GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING PROGRAM FOR TEACHERS IN MATRIX

Consistent with the institution’s commitment towards total and holistic human
development for the well-being of society and environment, the University Guidance and
Counseling Center’s vision is to provide a preventive, responsive, and comprehensive
program that cultivates and promotes academic, personal, social, and career growth for all

Vision students through the concerted positive impacts brought about by advocacy, leadership,
systematic change, collaboration, values formation, and effective instructor supervision and
management. In addition, it is the center’s vision to guide and nurture academically-
equipped, morally responsible, and psycho-socially intelligent individuals to be holistically
positive contributors and members of society.

The mission of the University Guidance and Counseling Center is to facilitate

developmentally appropriate academic, career, personal, and social growth of students by
providing equal access to innovative, dynamic, proactive, inclusive, and comprehensive
school guidance programs with the supervision and collaborative efforts of the school’s

Mission competent and effective instructors, parents, guardians, school personnel, and other
significant community members. Furthermore, the center aims to mold and motivate
students to become lifelong learners, well-rounded individuals, and responsible citizens as
well as instill long-lasting impacts on their developing academic, career, personal,
psychological, and social potentials in a safe and positive environment.
 Teachers are the very essence of academic institutions. Having this said, it is very
important to realize that teachers need just as much care and regard as the students.
Teachers are the ones who are directly interacting with students almost on a daily basis.
Amid the hectic workloads, busy schedules, work-from-home setup, and personal or family
problems at home, the mental, emotional, and psychological health of teachers are at risk
now more than ever. With the present global situation and the current academic setting we
have right now, it is undeniable that stress and other psychological and mental issues are
quite rampant nowadays and unfortunately, teachers are not in any way safe from these.

Overview In line of the university’s vision mission, it is significant to note that teachers are one of the
major contributors in the overall development of students. Hence, it is just as essential to
check up on their mental/psychological health and personal/social development as these
factors can greatly affect their overall performance and relationship with students which in
turn may compromise the some aspects of the students’ development.

This particular program aims to address the above mentioned concern related to
mental health and personal/social development of teachers.
Standards/Competenc
PERSONAL, EMOTIONAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL,
ies/ AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
Indicators for
Teachers/Instructors
STANDARD 1: Teachers will be able to reinforce and
strengthen professional and social relationship with
colleagues

COMPETENCIES:
1.1 Improve and apply positive interpersonal skills
1.2 Improve and demonstrate effective
communication skills
1.3 Develop conflict resolution and mediation skills

STANDARD 2: Teachers will be able to gain and

utilize techniques in goal-setting, decision-making,
and problem solving both individually or as a group
member.

COMPETENCIES:
2.1 Acquire skills in goal setting, decision-making,
and problem solving

2.3 Showcase gained skills in goal setting, decision-

making, and problem solving

STANDARD 3: Teachers will be able to adapt new

techniques on how to manage stress
 COMPETENCIES:
3.1 Acquire skills and new techniques related to stress
management
3.2 Figure out what stress management techniques
and styles suit each individual

3.3 Practice the ability to apply skills and techniques

related to stress management

3.4 Have an avenue or outlet for de-stressing

STANDARD 4: Teachers will be able to develop skills

and techniques to assess, understand, regulate, and
appreciate themselves and other people more.

COMPETENCIES:
4.1 Acquire self-knowledge on results and
interpretations from psychological tests and self-
assessment sessions through periodic monitoring

4.2 Understand and reflect on the interpretation of

such results

4.3 Realize and become aware of the different areas

or aspects in need of improvement, regulation, or
resolution

4.4 Apply and practice realizations and takeaways

4.5 Practice and maintain skills for personal safety

 and self care

4.6 Understand and appreciate differences and

diversity

Resources
Program
Persons Evaluation
Standard and Component Timetable (People
Involved /
Competencies and Sample Responsible,
Concerned
Activities Materials
needed)

Guidance
Standard 1: Curriculum
Strengthening and
reinforcing social University Staff and - Staff Team - Annual. End of - People: Guidance - Post-activity
relationships Teachers building Activity Summer / Midyear Counselors, feedback and
Term (July 2022) Guidance survey, Review and
Competencies: Associates, Third Assessment upon
- Positive party facilitators the next Team
interpersonal skills - Materials: Laptop, building activity
- Effective visual aids or
communication powerpoint slides (if
skills face-to-face,
- Conflict resolution depends on the
and mediation skills games and
activities prepared
by facilitator)

Teachers, - Kumustahan - Before the - P: Guidance - Post-activity

 department heads, beginning of the counselors and feedback and
deans school year (August associates survey
2022) - M: Laptop,
Headset, smart
phones

Teachers, - Faculty meetings - Monthly - Review of Minutes

department heads, - P: Guidance of the Meeting,
deans counselors and progress reports,
associates and specific follow-
- M: Laptop ups.

Responsive
Services
- - Post-session
- Group Counseling - As needed - P: Guidance evaluation.
and Interpersonal counselors and Monitoring and
conflict mediation associate, Admin follow-up with
and management (if specified length of
needed) time

Standard 2: Goal- Teachers - General - Before the - Admin, Faculty, - Post-activity

setting, Decision- Orientation for the beginning of the Deans, Department feedback and
making, and Incoming Academic school year (August Heads, Guidance survey
Problem-solving Year 2022) Counselor
skills - Assess actions
taken on the next
Competencies: faculty meeting
- Acquire, apply,
and practice goal-
setting, decision-
making, and
problem-solving
skills

Standard 3: Stress Guidance

Management Curriculum
Abilities - Post-activity
- Stress - November 2022 - People: Guidance feedback and
Competencies: Teachers Management and April 2023 Counselors, survey
- Relearn or explore Webinars and Guidance
stress management Online Workshops Associates, Third
skills and party facilitators
techniques and find and speakers
out which ones fit - Materials: Laptop,
each individual visual aids or
- Apply and practice powerpoint slides
the said skills and
techniques
- Have an avenue Faculty - Kumustahan (by - Monthly - P: Guidance - Post-activity
or outlet for de- (departmental) department) counselors and feedback and
stressing associates survey, specific
- M: Laptop, follow-ups upon the
Headset, Smart following session
phones

Responsive
Services
- Document the
- Phone-a-friend - As needed - P: Guidance number of calls and
Textline and Hotline counselors and messages. Report
associates summary of data at
- M: Laptop, the end of each
Headset, Smart semester.Satisfacti
phones on survey

- Individual - As needed - Post-session

Counseling and evaluation.
Referrals Monitoring and
follow-up with
specified length of
time. Progress
 reports.

Standard 4: Guidance
Personal, Social, Curriculum
Emotional, and
Psychological Teachers - Psychological - August 2022, - Guidance
Development Well-being Check January 2023, and Counselors,
June 2023 Accredited or third
Competencies: party psychology
- Acquire self- practitioners
knowledge from
self-assessments - Psychological
- Improve, regulate, Well-being Scale
and resolve
concerning
personal and
professional - Individual Self- - August 2022 and - Guidance - Employee
aspects Assessment (with June 2023 Counselors Performance
-Demonstrate skills interviews and evaluation by
for personal safety checklist) and Peer respective
and self care Evaluation supervisors and
- Understand and students
appreciate diversity
System Support
- Guidance
- Research and - End of the school Counselors and
Development year Admin

- Professional
development