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Salient Points in Guidance and Counseling
Salient Points in Guidance and Counseling
FREQUENTLY ASKED
QUESTIONS
GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING
DEFINED
As defined in the Rules and Regulations of RA 9258,
Rule 1, Section 3, guidance and counseling is an
“integrated approach to the development of a well-
functioning individual primarily by helping him/her to
utilize his/her potentials to the fullest and plan his/her
present and future in accordance with his/her abilities,
interests and needs.”
GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING
VS DISCIPLINE
Guidance and Counseling
Helps to set a goal by an action plan of activities for its
proper implementation
Discipline
Pertains to punishment or sanctions given for undesirable
conduct like deprivation of some privileges, temporary
suspension
Note: Contrary to the common belief,
counseling is NOT tantamount or the same
with discipline. Guidance Services Office
does not in any way deal with matters
regarding sanctions, punishments and
disciplinary actions of all forms.
GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING PROGRAM
Integral part of the educational system
Provides holistic development of the students
System of services designed to improve the
adjustment of every individual for whom it is
organized
Responsive to students’ needs
THE GUIDANCE FACILITIES
Physical facilities are essential components of
Guidance and Counseling Programs. The outcomes
of guidance work may be severely affected if the
facilities are not appropriate or sufficient for the
services rendered.
What are the required facilities then:
Receiving Area
Spacious and is provided with reading materials, self-help books,
magazines and other sources of information
Provides a welcoming touch, alive and inviting
Comfortably cool and properly lighted
Multi-purpose Room
Can be used as conference room and can be used for meetings, small
group sessions, small group dialogues, workshops and trainings
Free from distractions, well-ventilated and illuminated and preferably
sound-proofed
Testing Room
Provides a comfortable ambiance for test takers
Well-ventilated, well illuminated, preferably sound-proofed
Provides comfortable seats and tables for the test takers
Counseling Room
Counseling room should be private, enclosed from room to ceiling,
properly illuminated, soundproofed, free from distractions, well-
ventilated, preferably air-conditioned
The counseling room should be comfortable, homey, lively and inviting
Should have a tissue box and mirror
THE ROLES OF THE TEACHERS AND
ADMINISTRATORS TO THE
GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING
PROGRAM
THE TEACHER
The teacher is the first line of contact between the
student and the school Guidance Program. He/she
communicates with students on an almost daily basis, and
is in the position to establish a relationship based on
mutual trust and respect. An indispensable element in the
Guidance Program, the teacher can facilitate the
implementation of guidance services through various
roles (Gibson and Mitchell, 1999).
Listener and Advisor
Students will often confide in a teacher. If the teachers will able to help, there will be
less need for the students to see the guidance counselor.