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    This document discusses guidance and counseling in schools. It defines the relationship between guidance and counseling, noting that guidance precedes and is broader than counseling. It also outlines some common problems with guidance and counseling in Indian schools, such as lack of funding and trained counselors. Additionally, it provides recommendations for improving guidance and counseling programs, like allocating funds, training staff, and appointing counselors. Finally, it describes the key roles of school counselors in coordinating guidance programs and providing support to students.

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    Unit: 6 - Guidance and Counselling

     Relationship between guidance and counselling


     Problems of guidance and counselling
     Ways to improve guidance and counselling
     Role of school counsellor in guidance programme.

    Relationship between guidance and counselling:


    Guidance and counselling are like two sides of the same coin. They are quite often
    used interchangeably, because they are inseparable. Guidance precedes counselling and paves
    the way for it. All counselling is guidance, but all guidance is not counselling. Counselling is
    the more specialised and individualised part of guidance. However,
     guidance is meant for all, everyone needs it whereas counselling is for those who have
    problems and needs special assistance
     guidance is a general service and can be offered by anybody, for example: teachers,
    parents, elders etc but counselling can be offered only by those who are trained in
    counselling
     guidance can be offered publicly to a large group of people at a time, counselling is
    private and can be offered to one person at a time
     scope of guidance is wider than counselling, but scope of counselling is deeper than
    guidance
     Guidance is proactive but counselling is reactive.
     Guidance is the presentation of knowledge information and/or advice to individuals or
    groups in a structured way so as to provide sufficient material upon which they may
    base choices and decisions. Counselling may be described as the interaction
    developing through the relationship between counsellor and person in a temporary
    state of indecision, confusion or distress which helps that individual to make his own
    decisions and choices, to resolve his confusion or cope with his distress in a
    personally realistic and meaningful way.
     Guidance can be given in any normal setting whereas counselling requires special
    settings that permit privacy and confidentiality besides other services such as testing
    etc.
     Guidance is an integral part of education and assists in fulfilling in educational goals
    whereas counselling is organized as a specialized service to deal with problem
    situations faced by students.

    Problems of guidance and counselling:


    Guidance and counselling services in Indian schools are faced by various problems,
    some of the important problems may be mentioned as under:
     Lake of government priorities for guidance and counselling services
     Lake of adequate funds for providing facilities and staffs required for running
    guidance programme
     Lack of proper infrastructure in schools or educational institutions for guidance and
    counselling
     Non-availability of trained counsellors who can work as guidance counsellors in
    schools and educational institutions
     Lake of proper awareness and positive attitude of principals, teachers, parents and all
    concerned
     Large number of students in schools
     Poverty of parents leading to the fulfilling of the minimum necessities of students
    only
     High rate of drop out of students leading to the failure of any programme of guidance

    Ways to improve guidance and counselling:


    The following measures may be taken to improve the condition of guidance and counselling
    services in our schools and educational institutions:
     proper allocation of funds for the purpose of providing guidance and counselling
    services
     Awareness drive among parents, teachers and members of the community about the
    needs and importance of guidance and counselling services
     Appointment of trained guidance counsellors in all educational institutions
     training of coordinators including Principals, teachers, counsellors and other workers
    or staffs
     development of infrastructure required for guidance and counselling services in
    educational institutions
     seeking cooperation from all concerned including parents, teachers and other
    members of the community
     seeking help from NGOs and other organisations working in the field
     seeking help from specialised institutions for guidance and counselling
     including formal guidance and counselling sessions in school’s daily routine

    Role of school counsellor in guidance programme:


    The school counsellor has to play the most important role in the programme of school
    guidance. He has to shoulder the major responsibility of the whole programme. He has to act
    as a coordinator to make the programme a success. He must work in coordination with his
    Principal, colleagues, teachers, other staffs and the members of the community so that the
    students may derive full benefit out of the programme. The counsellor has to provide
    consultation and support to the students. Besides, he must work:
     to help in the process of total development of the students
     to give the students emotional support and assistance to solve their personal problems
     to help students with information about courses and career, available occupations, and
    other important information concerning educational and vocational planning
     to help in making proper choices of courses and career by the students
     to help the students in their vocational plans and in their preparation for the same
     to develop readiness for choices and changes to face new academic or occupatonal
    challenges
     to help minimize the mismatch between education and employment
     to help the freshers establish proper identity and to have adequate adjustment
     to help the students in their period of turmoil and confusion
     to help in checking wastage and stagnation
     to provide special help to the gifted, backward and the handicapped
     to create awareness about the needs of guidance and counselling among all concerned

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