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1. EPS 3102: Guidance and Counseling Guidance and counseling: definitions, nature, contemporary issues necessitating guidance and counseling in secondary schools, distinctions between guidance and counseling (6hrs) Principles of guidance: goals of guidance in education, functions of guidance services in secondary education (6hrs),

2. EPS 3102: Guidance and Counseling Types of guidance: Personal guidance; Educational guidance: definition, functions; Vocational guidance: relevance of vocational guidance, current labor conditions and market in Uganda (6hrs). Counseling: definition, nature of counseling, types of counseling, process of counseling, qualities of a counselor, counselor ethics (8hrs) Theories of counseling (6hrs)

3. Mode of Delivery Lectures Group discussions Individual presentations Assignments Tests

4. Assessment Assignments 20% Tests 20% Final exams 60% Total 100%

5. References 1)Bond, T (2000). Standards and ethics for counselling (2nd Ed.). London: Thousand Oaks. 2)Bradley, T. E. (2009). Orientation to the counselling profesion: Advocacy, ethics, and essential professional foundation. ISBN- 13:9780132283519 3)Sklare, G. B. (2009). Brief counseling that works: A solution-focused approach for school counselors and administrators. ISBN- 13:9781412904582 4)Ranganathan, N. (2012). Education for mental health: Rethinking issues in guidance and counselling. Delhi: Shipra Publications. 5)Steven, D., & Lent, R. W. (2005). Career development and counselling: Putting theory and research to work. Hoboken, N.J: John Wiley. 6)Komives, S. R. (2003). Students’ services: A handbook for the profession. (4th Ed.). ISBN- 13:9780787960506.

6. Definition of Guidance Guidance is rooted in the word to guide which means to: Show Assist Direct someone.

7. Definition of Guidance Guidance may thus be defined as the process of; Providing information to some one Giving assistance to someone in order to do something correctly or successfully.

8. Definition of Guidance Creating a conducive learning environment that makes life easy /beneficial Offering advice to someone to promote self direction and growth.

9. Definition of Guidance Subasinghe (2016) defines guidance as an assistance given to an individual in making intelligence choices and adjustments. Rwechoka (2010) also defines guidance as the process of helping an individual to gain self-understanding, self-direction , and to adjust fully to the environment.

10. Definition of Counseling Counseling is rooted in the word counsel which means the wise one . Therefore counseling may be defined as the process of; Helping an individual to solve his/her problem.

11. Definition of Counseling Restoring hope, comfort and confidence in some one. Helping an individual conduct the SWOT (strength, weakness, opportunity, threat) analysis of the self. Giving moral support to someone in a problem.

12. Definition of Counseling Subasinghe (2016) defines counseling as a professional relationship which empowers the mental health , moral behavior and professional objectives of a person , family or a group of people.

13. Definition of Counseling Ramakrishnan et al. (2013) define counseling as a service designed to help an individual to analyze himself/herself in relation to his capabilities , achievements , interests and mode of adjustment .

14. Similarities between Guidance and Counseling Both happen in a process (gradual/ongoing). Both help an individual to change / keep on the right path. Both promote growth and self direction.

15. Similarities between Guidance and Counseling Both involve an interaction between two or more people. Both promote the well being of an individual.

16. Differences between of Guidance and Counseling Guidance Counseling Preventive (help us avoid running into problems) and developmental. Curative (cures), preventive and developmental. Broad and generally comprehensive. In-depth and specific. Voluntary and p ublic oriented. Involuntary and p rivate/confidential.

17. Differences between of Guidance and Counseling Guidance Counseling Information oriented. Value oriented. Initiated by the experts like teachers. Initiated by the clients. Future oriented. Present oriented.

18. Differences between Guidance and Counseling Guidance Counseling Client participates in assessing needs and evaluating progress. Assessment / diagnosis and evaluation is in the domain of the counsellor . Concern is with the process of decision-making. Understanding how decision is reached is as important as the content of the decision. Concern is with decision (decision seen as product). The way it is reached is not regarded as especially significant.

19. Differences between Guidance and Counseling Guidance Counseling Client and counsellor jointly negotiate a contract about agenda and methodology. Counsellor determines objectives and methods of counseling. Guidance can be done for an individual as well as for a group. Counseling is done to one individual at a time. Intellectual attitudes are the raw materials of guidance. Emotional attitudes are the raw materials of the counselling process.

20. A ims and Objectives of Guidance and Counseling The need to achieve self acceptance. Through guiding and counseling, the individual should know oneself and accept his or her weaknesses .

21. To achieve self control. The individual should be able to attain the ability to cope with the difficulty and challenging situation

22. Total development. The individual should be able to attain growth and abilities in all areas (physically, socially, morally, spiritually, economically, etc.).

23. Achieving competence. The individual should be able to solve his/her problem successfully and make relevant decisions.

24. Pathological analysis. Individuals should be able to identify their problems and solve them.

25. Waste and stagnation . The individual should be able to check against and make use of available resources adequately .

26. Behavior change. Each individual should be able to change the behavior to those which are productive.

27. Justification of Guidance and Counseling in Schools Individual or group problems. There is no student without a problem. Insight. Students need to develop an insight into themselves and their environment. Adjustment. Students need to adjust and cope with the changing situations.

28. Justification of Guidance and Counseling in Schools Inadequate information. There is need to equip students with information, knowledge and skills that can help them to solve their problems, succeed in their studies, etc. Behavior change. Students need to shape their behaviors towards those which are desirable in schools.

29. Assumptions of Guidance and Counseling The teachers who offer them are professionally trained. The client is willing to listen and accept to change. The counselor knows how to approach the situation.

30. Assumptions of Guidance and Counseling It isn’t compulsory to expose the client to guidance and counseling. Everybody needs the services of guidance and counseling. It should be unique to each individual .