Report presentation in our Guidance and Counseling subject: Guidance Services

1. Guidance
Services
by: Lera Mie Ramirez

2. Definition
The systematic and organized procedures,
tools and facilities to assist an individual in
securing knowledge and skills needed in making
plans and services, and in interpreting life.
These services provide comprehensive
information about opportunities, personality
development, effective studying and learning.

3. Purposes
Help students recognize, accept and develop their
potential, adjust to the school, and develop the skills
needed to cope with the problems they meet.
Help young people come to know and accept
themselves, their aptitudes and interests.
 Teach pupils/students learn to use their interests
and capabilities.
 Teach pupils/students develop the skills
to cope with the problems they meet
both inside and outside the school.

4. Scop
e 1. Services rendered to an individual and his needs –
inventory of each pupil, information regarding
opportunities, counseling for all pupils, follow-up on
studies, placement, and assisting teachers in case studies.
2. Services to staff members in providing for leadership, in securing
cooperation of the staff members, in assisting teachers in utilizing
information, in organizing and conducting in-service training.
3. Services pertaining to evaluation of services – follow-up making
results available, surveys, securing cooperation of parents and
community, and conducting research to further improve guidance
services.
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5. Characteristics of a
Good Guidance Service:
1. Identifiable aids to assist individuals.
2. Involved in achieving goals of education.
3. Provide for competent leadership.
4. Supported by functional preparations for teachers in guidance services.
5. Based on the knowledge of the needs of the pupils and upon
competencies of the staff members.
6. Services made available to all.
7. Needs the cooperation of parents and community.
8. More preventive than curative.
9. Founded on the concept of the totality of the individual.
10. Should be evaluated constantly.

6. Basic Guidance Services
1. INFORMATION SERVICES
The intentional and purposive delivery of information to
students; the primary purpose of which is to enable students
to use said information to reasonably guide their choices and
actions inside and outside of the school.
This service makes available to learners certain kinds
information not ordinarily provided through the instructional
program or during the regular period of instruction.

7. Types of Information and
Guidance Service Used:
1. Educational Information
- valid and usable data about present and probable future
educational requirements.
Examples:
 Plan and lay-out of school plan
 Policies governing school attendance, uniform, tardiness, etc
 History and traditions of the school
 Use of the library and other school services

8. Guidance Activities:
 Campus Tour/Open House before school starts.
 Early level: Guidance personnel will work with parents
and children in the discussion of informing children
about how the school operates.
 Grade six: Seminars informing students what lies
ahead in high school, if they go into one.
 High School level: Advise students of extra-curricular activities
of the school – joining in sports fests, friendly Quiz Bees
and other competitions.
 Providing printed materials like pocket-sized school map,
summary of the schools policy, vision/mission, list of contact
numbers for the school’s student personnel, etc.

9. Types of Information and
Guidance Service Used:
1. Occupational Information
- valid and useful data about positions, jobs, and
occupations.
Examples:
 Conditions for work
 Duties & requirements for work applications
 Rewards offered
 Existing or predicted supply of/demand for workers.
 Advancement/Promotion patterns

10. Guidance Activities:
 Classroom Discussions
Guidance personnel forums to get a general understanding
about the world of work. Learners can be helped if they come to
understand that there are many reasons for working, and that
money is JUST one of them.
 One-on-One Interview/Consultation
Guidance officers can reach out to students and schedule
interviews with them before graduation and are asked these
questions:
 What job you want to take?
 How much money you want to make?
 How long would you be willing to work?
 Dissemination of job vacancies and opportunities through
bulletin board, posters and flyers.
 Mock Job Fair or Mock Interview

11. Types of Information and Guidance
Service Used:
3. Personal-Social Information
- valid and usable data about the opportunities and influences
of the human being which will help learners to understand
themselves better and improve their relationship with others.
Examples:
 Boy-girl relationships
 Personal appearance
 Home and family relationships
 Manners and etiquette
 Way of living (health)
 Leisure-time activities
 Social skills

12. Guidance Activities:
 Home visits
 One-on-One Consultation
 Seminar-Orientation
Team Building

13. Basic Guidance Services
2. Individual Inventory Services
The process of accumulating and analyzing information about
an individual through the use of an Inventory Form and through
routine interview. Data may be used to check for students who may
need counseling or specialized guidance services.
Provides a synthesis of information about the individual
which can be used to gain understanding of themselves as a person
– their potential strengths and weaknesses, abilities, interests and
needs.
Covers the collection, organization and interpretation of
the data about pupils/students.

14. Information Obtained (for Individual Inventory Services)
1. Individual Identification Data
 Pupil’s complete name, address, birthdate, gender.
 Familial background – names of parents and siblings,
their birthdates and birthplaces, parents religion and
occupation, their hobbies and interests.
2. Cumulative Record
 information concerned with learner’s appraisal and should cover the
entire span of their academic career – past and present school
performance.
3. Test Records
 Provides information on the learner’s mental ability, aptitudes and
interests.
4. Interest Inventories
 Indicative of the learner’s likes and dislikes – thus can indirectly
guide the counselor in determining how the learner choose their
goals and purposes.

15. Information Obtained (for Individual Inventory Services)
5. Personalities Inventory
- designed to measure emotional adjustment, social relations and the
motivational aspects of behaviour. Assess the elusive non-intellective
aspects of an individual’s psychological makeup.
6. Non-Test/Self Evaluation Reports
- information that are obtained through non-test techniques, like
autobiographies and essays about an important experience.
Guidance Activities: (for Individual Inventory Services)
 Asking applicants to fill out Questionnaires
 Entrance exams
 Screening Interviews
Weekly Homeroom Guidance Class

16. Basic Guidance Services
3. Placement Services
- a continuous program which helps determine the
manner (how) to assign a student based on his/her personal and
social adjustment.
Types of Placement Services:
1. Educational Placement
- related to practically all areas of the educational program such
as academic courses, attendance, work experience, electives, part-time
work, and extra-curricular activities. Through Placement
Services, students are placed in grade levels, classes and activities
suitable to their needs, interests, abilities, and if applicable -
schedules.

17. Guidance Activities (for Educational Placement):
 College Admission Tests
 Dissemination of Printed Communications listing colleges, universities
and trade schools with a summary of their particular area of specializations.
 Surveys/Tests designed to determine the student’s suitable specialization
2. Vocational Placement
- also known as “job placement”. Graduates receive appropriate
training and preparation to ensure them that they can land in a
stable job after school/graduation.
Guidance Activities (for Vocational Placement):
 OJT/Internship – students are sent to external businesses and agencies
to familiarize them on the actual working environment.

18. Guidance Activities (continuation for Vocational Placement):
 Posters and Printouts for Job Opportunities
 Linkages with schools, industries and agencies for job placements.
- allows students to choose a job which fits academic
preparation, needs, abilities and interests.
 Job Fair
 Series of Symposia
- where professionals and vocation animators are
invited to discuss their job requirements and activities.
 Field trips
- posted in bulletin boards.

19. Basic Guidance Services
4. Counseling Services
- core of the guidance program that is a form of intervention
that leads to a more effective behaviour. This is done where there
is a pressing need to talk to the student or pupil urgently.
Types of Placement Services:
1. Group Counseling
- a group activity aimed to assist EACH INDIVIDUAL
member of the group to solve his/her problem and make
adjustments on how he/she behaves in the group.

20. Guidance Activities (for Group Counseling):
 Organizing Home Room Organizations
- earliest form to bring about group guidance activities.
- students/pupils are grouped into committees assigned for
a particular task. Most of the time, a leader is chosen to
spear head the activity.
- usual groups/assignments:
Sweepers of the Day; Front yard Cleaners.
 Lectures, conferences, programs, parties and convocations.

21. 2. Individual Counseling
- the counseling service is now more focused to one
individual – how he/studies, plays or behaves in a group.
Guidance Activities: (for Individual Counseling)
 Consultation – one-on-one scheduled guidance talk between
the client and the guidance councillor.
 Voluntary Counseling/Walk-in Counseling – when an individual
seeks the help of counselor to aid him/her in a difficult or
challenging situation.
 Referral Counseling – a parent, faculty, counselor or other students
recommends a consultation/appointment between the student
and guidance counselor.

22. Basic Guidance Services
5. Vocational/Career Services
- set of services specifically designed to assist students in their
career and planning choices. It creates awareness and appreciation of
the different stages of life and professional careers.
- Cultivates proper attitude towards work decision and choice
Example: Job Fair (as discussed thoroughly
in the “Job Placement Services” earlier)
settings.
Guidance Activities:
 Career Education Example: seminars or seminar-workshops on writing an effective
resume, application letter, cover letter,
biodata etc.
 Career Information Example: Job posting and dissemination
 Career Placement

23. Basic Guidance Services
6. Remedial and Enrichment Services
- practical measures adapted to enrich students especially
those that need more attention to cope up with regular classes.
Mostly made available to students or individuals with reading,
speech or any other form of learning difficulties.
Guidance Activities:
 Remedial Classes/Periods
 Tutorial sessions
 Organizing specialized groups for specific subjects
like Math Club, Science Club, etc.

24. Basic Guidance Services
7. Special Guidance Services
a. Developmental Learning Services
-Seminars or workshops facilitated by counselors or invited resource persons
on topics not covered by the information service and personality education classes.
- The aim of such program is to facilitate the learning experience of students on
a wide variety of topics that could help them in their adjustment in school and life in
general.
b. Psycho-therapeutic Intervention Program
- programs specifically planned, designed, and implemented to meet the
need of a particular group of students (i.e. athletes, single-mothers).
- the aim of such program is to promote psychological wellness and prevent
future incidents of maladjustments or to remedy an already existing case of
maladjustments among students belonging to special target groups.

25. Basic Guidance Services
8. Research and Evaluation
Research is a guidance function where the counselor develops and
implements research plans that would generate empirical data about students and student
life that could be used to inform policy and decision-making in the school, especially on
matters relevant to student welfare and development, and to inform the direction and
suitability of the various guidance services, as well as of the other student services and
programs provided.
Evaluation, on the other hand, is a guidance function where the counselor
develop and implement assessment and evaluation plans that would provide soft and hard
data on the quality, results, and impact of the various student services and programs.
Evaluation data can be used as basis for enhancement of existing programs and
development of new programs.

26. Basic Guidance Services
9. Follow-up Services
- intended to secure information about former students
and provide continuing services for students after they
leave school. This technique for evaluating the
appropriateness and adequacy of the instructional
program.

27. Types of Follow-up Service
a. In-School Follow-up - help diminish the number of
drop-outs by knowing the causes/reasons why
students leave school. Also helps students
adjust to student life.
Guidance Activities:
 One-on-One Consultation and Monitoring
A test is given, results are kept and are communicated to the student concerned.
Counselors continue to monitor the child’s behaviour every now and then.
 Parent Conference
Counselors coordinate and gets in touch with the parents so the child’s
behaviour is still observed even at home.

28. Types of Follow-up Service (continuation)
b. Out-of-school Follow-up
- applies to services extended even to the graduates to instill
in them a sense of belongingness. It also helps the school
analyse its effectiveness.
Guidance Activities:
Organizing alumni homecoming parties
Organizing alumni associations
Interviews with former students
Interviews with employers
Questionnaires for former students
Questionnaires for employers
Feedback from employers

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