Guidance & Counseling Overview

Counselor's Role

Involves providing advice, conducting assessments, and managing emotional triggers from clients' stories.

Client Empathy

Experiencing clients' emotions, sometimes leading to sleepless nights.

Client Gratitude

Simple gestures like 'thank you' can reignite a counselor's passion.

Challenges of Counseling

Balancing fulfilling days with emotionally burdening nights.

Vocational Guidance

Emerging during the Industrial Revolution to guide displaced workers.

Frank Parsons

Established the Bureau of Vocational Guidance in 1908.

Progressive Education

Contributed to the growth of school counseling in the 1920s-1930s.

Carl Rogers

Introduced non-directive counseling and Client-Centered Therapy.

Evolution of Counseling

Vocational counselors shifted from guidance to counseling for social-emotional issues.

Pre-Colonial Counseling

Indigenous help-seeking through superstition, elders, and faith healers.

Psychological Clinic

Established in 1932 by Dr. Sinfroso Padilla for student discipline and emotional issues.

Foreign Influence

Foreign experts like Dr. Rey G. Bose helped develop Filipino counselors.

Professionalization

Universities started offering counselor education programs in the 1950s.

PGCA Establishment

Philippine Guidance Counseling Association formed in 1953.

Guidance Act of 2004

Enacted to professionalize guidance counseling practice in the Philippines.

Vacant Counselor Positions

DEPED faces a shortage of 4,400 qualified counselors in schools.

Vacancies for guidance counselor positions

4,460 nationwide as of March 2024, outnumbering recent graduates

Definition of Guidance

Process of guiding an individual, evolving from moralistic advice

Counseling

Part of 'talking therapies' for discussing and resolving personal issues

Primary purpose of school's guidance program

To offer a range of services to students for support and development

Responsive Services in Guidance

Addresses immediate learner concerns for prevention and intervention

Counseling Services

Enhances intrapersonal and interpersonal development through various methods

Confidentiality in Counseling

Must be maintained except in cases of clear danger or legal requirements

Peer Counseling

Interactive support between peers to promote positive change

Guidance Curriculum

Systematic guidance content delivery for skill development

Homeroom Guidance Program

Organized segment of school services for a class group's guidance

Individual Planning in Counseling

Assists students in setting and achieving educational and personal goals

Psychological Testing Confidentiality

Requirement for counselors and psychometricians to uphold test confidentiality

Career Planning in Counseling

Process of assisting individuals in setting and achieving career goals

Placement in Counseling

Assists individuals in finding suitable positions based on their skills and goals

Follow-Up in Counseling

Continued support and monitoring after placement or goal achievement

System Support in Guidance Program

Involves program, staff, and school support activities for effective delivery