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Making a Guidance Programme
Issues to Consider
Page 1 Profile of School
- Name of school
- Type of school
- Location
- Population
- Staffing
- Resources available
- Socio-economic conditions of the community from which the students come
Page 2 Needs Assessment
- Vision
- Goals
- Objectives
- Mission
- Philosophy
- Rationale
Page 3 Content
Page 4 Strategies
Page 5 Method of Evaluation
Unit Expectation of the Guidance Counsellor
- Promote a student-oriented programme bearing on the academic aims of the school.
- Establish a focus on the effective development for students.
- Promote and maintain a focus on effective interpersonal relationships among all elements of the school community.
- Complete and submit the following:
- A copy of the annual programme
- A yearly report
- A copy of the school’s schedule of activities
- Time table
- Budget
What the Guidance Services Should Do
- Enable students to select learning experiences commensurate with their abilities
- Help students cope with academic difficulties
- Lead to an appropriate understanding and acceptance of authority, thereby eliminating most disciplinary problems
- Provide a climate in which the student is in good working relationship with the administration and accept his/her responsibility as a member of society
- Help students to have sufficient insight into their problems to recognise when help is needed
- Enable students to have a systematic plan for their work
- Influence students to be less prone to whimsical changes
- Effect better student self-knowledge and consequently vocational choices consistent with student ability and interest
- Eliminate a wastage of talent and unrealistic goals
The Job Tasks of the Guidance Counsellor
The Preventitive
Those pro-active initiatives implemented to deter or undermine the onset of individual or group problems.
The Interventitive
Those activities initiated to reduce the risk to or the impact on the group of a problem situation already existing.
The Administrative
Those activities related to the proper and timely delivery of the service
The Supportive
Those activities important to achieving the overall objective of student development and facilitated by the counsellor, but not necessarily initiated by her/him.
Professional Development
Those activities which will enhance the counsellor’s performance and competence.
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