BASIC GUIDANCE SERVICES

Counseling Service (CS)

It is a service wherein competent staff in the Counseling and Testing Office (CTO) as well as
trained peer counselors  assist individual students or a group toward better understanding of
himself/themselves and his/their environment.  It encourages him/them to satisfactory adjustment
or acceptable resolution of problems he/she encounters.

Individual Inventory Service (IIS)

This service pertains to the activity of gathering data about the students to enable the counselors,
professors and administrators to understand the student better before counseling is conducted.  It
is a cumulative record of personal, family and educational data from birth to present. 
Information such as student’s family background, mental ability, interest, aptitude, achievement,
personality traits and health condition serve as the key to the counseling activity upon which
personal assistance is based.  The cumulative record is kept during the duration of the student’s
studies in the university until five years after his/her graduation.

Psychological Testing Service (PTS)

It refers to the administration, scoring and interpretation of psychological tests to individual or
group of students used to assess his/their behavioral tendencies.  Psychological tests are also
used as tools in counseling students.

Follow-up Service (FS)

Follow up sessions are conducted among students who are counseled, referred by faculty,
administrators and other university staff.  The follow-up service ensures that the student has
learned appropriate behaviors and decisions regarding his/her problem or need.
Career Development and Placement Service (CDPS)
This service takes care of assisting students in their career decision-making from knowing their
abilities and potential, providing them information regarding the university course offerings and
requirements, information on job trends, job referrals and employment opportunities.

Information Service (IS)

This service makes available to students certain kinds of information not ordinarily provided
through classroom instruction.  It enables the counselor to give important facts concerning
personal, social and educational adjustment.  It includes the orientation among Freshmen and
incoming students, workshops, seminars and community extension services to disseminate
information on the relevance of the Guidance Services to students’ adjustment and academic life
as well as to provide information to ensure maximum welfare of students.

Research and Evaluation Service (RES)

A service which consists of the conduct of researches on student’s UPCAT scores, psychological
test results, values, attitudes and the evaluation of the basic guidance services at the end of the
school year.
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GUIDANCE OFFICE

The Guidance Office extends basic guidance services like orientation, counseling, testing,
information dissemination (academic, vocational,personal and social), career guidance, placement
and referrals.  It also provides modules for adviser’s use during homeroom classes.  The
Guidance Office primarily employs both individual and group guidance techniques to better address
the specific needs of the scholars.

Basic Guidance Services

Appraisal – administers and interprets standardized psychological test to aid in understanding students.

The test measures ones’ ability, study habits, aptitude, and personality.

Information – provides students information on college and universities, available scholarships,
and possible careers.

Counseling – provides one on one or group counseling. The purpose of this basic service is to help the

student identify the root cause of the problem and facilitate in identifying possible interventions that
will help them cope with their problems and concerns.

Placement – assists students in applying for college admission and scholarships.

Special Programs – The special programs are expanded services that aim to strengthen the
preventive thrust of the guidance program.  These Programs cut across year levels.

            Probation Follow-up Program. This program is intended for students who have probationary

academic status. This consists of activities/sessions that aim to assist the scholar in improving his/her
academic performance.
            Personal-Social Awareness Program. This program is intended to address the personal and
social concerns of the students in order to help them adjust in their new environment and in the
adolescent stage. Some of the activities includes structured exercises (included in the module),
seminar in a healthy boy-girl relationship and conflict resolution.
            Spiritual/Moral Development Program. This program consists of activities that aim to address
the spiritual concerns of the students (i.e retreat, recollection and values formation camps).
Leadership Development. This leadership training program focuses on basic leadership traits and
styles as well as on group dynamics. Another element of this program is values integration that is
deemed to be necessary in leadership development.
Faculty-Personnel-Parent Service Program. This program consists of activities that aim to strengthen
the parent-child or the teacher-student relationship. Activities may include quarterly parenting
seminar that talk about various issues and concerns of adolescents and how to effectively deal with
them.
Dormitory Outreach Program. This program is basically for the interns. This consists of activities that
aim to assist the intern students in adjusting to the dorm life. Some of the activities may include
Monthly fellowship, homesickness, and fellowship culmination

Peer Facilitator’s Group. This program aims toextend help tothe students through peer counseling.
The members of the group were chosen based on their year level, academic performance and behavior
and most importantly, on their willingness to help their fellow student.