Types of services in guidance cell

The Types of Guidance services provided in a school Guidance Cell

1.   SERVICES IN GUIDANCE CORNER OF A SCHOOL

2. Orientation Services It assists new students to know the information’s about school , its history and traditions, its rules and regulations, its strength and weaknesses, facilities available for them etc. (ii) It helps students to adjust with school situations and enables students to develop academic standard, personal qualities, high moral values as well as ethical standards from rich experiences of the school .  It assists students to achieve success in academic life by learning to study carefully, developing interest in study, taking examinations and notes sincerely and utilizing time properly. (iv) It helps students to know the almost all useful information’s regarding School Infra Facilities such as physical plant, library, hostels, class-rooms, laboratories, workshops, gardens, play grounds, different teaching aids and other facilities. (v) It assists students to provide remedial facilities reading, language programme, projects and clubs and different financial help by schools. (vi) It assists students to develop social adjustment abilities , citizenship education, well adjustment in different school activities and facilities, with different members of school and finally it assists to develop an idea and feeling among students that is a self directed, intellectually oriented experience.

3. Individual Inventory Service The individual or student’s information is needed to assist the student to know the clear picture of his abilities, interests, aptitudes, skills, personality characteristics, achievement standard, level of aspiration and his physical health status as well as his mental capacities . Steps: Data Collection Data Maintenance Data Use Assisting in Choices/ Decisions.

4. Occupational Information Services To identify the choice available among the multifarious vocations opened to them. (ii) To evaluate their self-perception of activities and interests against actual occupational needs. (iii) To develop self awareness and self-confidence in individual about various occupations. Types of Information: ( i ) Educational information (ii) Occupational information (iii) Personal-Social information.

5.   Counseling Service: Objectives The client’s realistic acceptance of his own capacities, motivations and self attitudes, The client’s achievement of a reasonable harmony with his social, economic and vocational en­vironment and Society’s acceptance of individual differences and their implications for community employment and marriage relations . Types of Counseling: Directive Counseling Non-directive Counseling Eclectic Counseling

6. Placement Services Elements: Fitness for the job which implies the ability, skills, interests, aptitude and capacity of the individual on student in the context of his job placement. Satisfaction of the individual which implies the student’s placement in a job should be better selected and meant for the purpose of deriving maximum satisfaction out of the job . Types: 1. Educational Placement 2. Vocational Placement

7. Referral Services This referral service is arranged for the purpose of specialized help. In this special cases student is advised by teachers and counselors to go for taking special help from specialized person or agency. Because the student needs specialized help and much care to overcome the problems . Refers to : Area Counselor NGOs Govt. Agencies Psychiatrist Psychologist

8. Remedial Services Like referral service, the remedial service is a kind of specialized service which is meant for exceptional children such as student having speech defects, hard of hearing, incapable of reading and developing study habits etc. These exceptional children are not normal children those who will read, think and act properly. So that they need special treatment to overcome these handicaps . Special Teachers Special Classes Special Pedagogical Strategies meant for developing study skill.

9. Follow-Up Service 1. Follow-up service is a welfare attempt and a continuous process. 2. Follow-up service needs careful evaluation by the expert teachers and guidance workers. 3. During schooling each class is follow-up for at least five years. 4. Follow-up service is helpful and meant for all students of the school. 5. Follow-up service serves the goals and purposes of students and school in, a systematic way. 6. Follow-up service assists guidance workers to know how far a particular educational institution has been successful and systematic in offering educational experiences to its pupils. 7. Follow-up service is helpful for the students to know how far they made right choices in educational and vocational placement. 8. Follow-up service is helpful for the student to know how far he is able to get benefit from the educational and vocational opportunities. 9. Follow-up service gives hints whether the student needs further guidance service or not. 10. Follow-up service even if is conducted for former students for the purpose of interaction and collection of information.