Guidance and Counseling

Guidance
and
Counselin
g

Guidance

n
i
s
t
s
Understanding self and
i
s
developing a positive selfas

image
Showing respect for the
feelings of others

Understanding the
decision-making process
Maintaining effective
relationships with peers
and adults
Developing effective study
habits
Being prepared to make
the transition in school

Understandin
g self and
developing a
positive selfimage

Understandin
g self and
developing a
positive
self-image

Showing
respect
for the
feelings

Who
is
the

Understandi
ng the
decisionmaking

DecisionMaking

A decision is
one when there
are different
things you can
do and you pick
one of them.
You make lots
of decisions

Some decisions are easy

like.......

What to eat?

What to wear?

Some decisions are difficult

like.......

hoosing a career

Some decisions are difficult

like.......

oosing good friends

How to make right

decisions???

Example

Amy really wants a

new
phone.
Unfortunately,
the
one she wants costs
Php 3, 000, and she
has only Php 1, 500.
She wonders how she

Identify the problem

Amy does not have enough money

to buy the phone.

What are your choices??

Think of all the possible

solutions.

What are your choices??

Come up with list of possible solutions:

1) Save her money until shes has got
enough money.
2) Borrow money from her parents or
friends.
3) Buy a cheaper phone.

Consider the consequences of

your solutions.

List both the negative and

positive consequences.

Consider the consequences of

your solutions.

1) Save her money until shes has got

enough money.
+: She will feel proud about her
accomplishments; she will get the phone she
really wants.
-: She has to wait.

Consider the consequences of

your solutions.

2) Borrow money from her parents or friends.

+: Amy will get the phone right away.
-: She wont feel independent; friends or
parents might say NO to her.

Consider the consequences of

your solutions.

3) Buy a cheaper phone

+: Amy will get the phone right away.
-: Amy wont get the phone the phone
she really wants.

What is important to you???

What is important to you???

What is important for Amy??

....getting the phone she really wants???
.... getting the phone right away???
....not borrowing money???
After choosing what is important, cross out
other solutions.

Step 7: Make the

decision

Make the decision

Amy decided to wait in order to

save some more money for phone.

Maintaining
effective
relationships
with peers

Developin
g effective
study

Being
prepared to
make the
transition in

With pupils
individually
With pupils and
parents in small
groups

How is elementary counseling

conducted?
Parental permission is
obtained prior to any
individual or group
counseling.

Be successful
in school

Establish
effective
study skills

Adjust to a
new school

Build positive
feelings toward
self and others

Develop skills
in interacting
and
communicating
with others

Identify and
accept their
own and
others
strengths and
weaknesses

Recognizing
the causes and
effects of your
actions

Benefits
for Pupils

Become
responsible for
your own
behavior

THANK
YOU for
Listening!

References
Tulio, D.D. (2008). A breakthrough in school:
Guidance and Counseling. Mandaluyung City:
National Bookstore.
Philippine Guidance and Counseling Association,
Inc. (2006). Code of Ethics for Counselors & The
Counseling Programs. Retrieved from:
http://counpsychphil.blogspot.com/2007/03/code-of-ethics-forcounselors.html