THE GUIDANCE SERVICES

Forms of guidance services - Personal, Social, Health and Safety Guidance and
Counseling, Educational Guidance & Counselling, Career Counseling, Community
Involvement, Psychological Testing, Marriage Counseling

Personal, Social, Health and Safety Guidance and Counseling - Incorporation of wellness
practices into daily living; Demonstration of resilience and positive coping skills; Possession of
assertiveness skills necessary for personal protection

Educational Guidance & Counselling - Provides support at key moments during your time in
school. The __ is involved in helping with the transition from primary to secondary school and
with helping with subject choices in first year and fifth year. The __ also works with students on
developing their study skills and future prospects.

Career Counseling - Also known as career guidance, is counseling designed to help with
choosing, changing, or leaving a career and is available at any stage in life. One's career is
often one of the most important aspects of adulthood, and embarking on a new career, whether
for the first time, the second time, or any time thereafter, can be a stressful event, especially
when economic difficulties such as recession are a factor. A __ can help by outlining and
discussing one's potential career options.

Community Involvement - It is a generic term for any of professional counseling that treats
dysfunction occurring within a group of related people. This term describes a preventive system
of counseling that works to combat psychological impairment through the improvement and
development of community support. A community is defined as a group of interacting individuals
who share a commonality. This commonality can be anything from location of residence to
career interest, but a community counselor will use this common characteristic to council groups
of people.

Psychological Testing - Preadmission tests are given for new students; Aptitude tests are also
given such as interest inventory, personality tests

Marriage Counseling - also called couples therapy, is a type of psychotherapy. __ helps

couples of all types recognize and resolve conflicts and improve their relationships. Through __,
you can make thoughtful decisions about rebuilding and strengthening your relationship or going
your separate ways

Guidance personnel - Guidance Director, Guidance Counselor, Psychometrician,

Clinical Psychologist, Counseling Psychologist, School Psychologist, SocialWorker

Guidance Director - He/she has the overall authority for leading the personnel under his/her
administration. He reviews the guidance and counseling program they offer each year. To be a
__ one should possess the following: strong work ethic, excellent organizational skills, flexibility,
ease and experience with computers and willingness to coordinate efforts with others.
Guidance Counselor - A __ assists people with personal, family, educational, mental health
and career decisions and problems. He provides options that will help the client to resolve
his/her problems. Its overall function is to talk to students, provide options, listen to problems,
help the students to develop coping skills and learn to solve problems and become a good
decision maker on their own.

Psychometrician - The one who develops a test is called __, while the one that conducts
testing services is called a psychometrist.

Identifies and selects tests, Sets the schedule of testing services, Administers, corrects and
interprets test results, Provides counselors with test results, Encodes and makes summaries of
test results, Prepares testing materials, Keeps test materials and test results - A
psychometrician has the following responsibilities

Clinical Psychologist - Aims to reduce psychological distress and enhance and promote
psychological well-being.

Counseling Psychologist - Assess and evaluate individuals’ problems, through the use of
case history, interview, and observation and provide individual or group counseling services to
assist individuals in achieving more effective personal, social, educational and vocational
development and adjustment.

School Psychologist - Provide a broad range of skills to address students’ needs in a variety
of areas. Expert in special education and have large role in the eligibility process for special
education

SocialWorker - Works with people who have socially excluded or who are experiencing crisis
and their role is to provide support to enable service users to help themselves.

Procedures in initiating a guidance program - The Program Development Cycle

The Program Development Cycle - ORGANIZING, PLANNING, DESIGNING,

IMPLEMENTING, EVALUATING

ORGANIZING - Commit to action, Identify leadership for the program improvement efforts

PLANNING - Adopt the developmental guidance and counseling program model and the
program development process to be used, Assess the current program

DESIGNING - Establish the desired program design, Publish the program framework, Plan the
transition to the desired program, Develop and implement a master plan for changed
implementation

IMPLEMENTING - Make program improvements, Make appropriate use of the school

counselors’ competencies

EVALUATING - Evaluate the developmental guidance and counseling program.