1. WHAT HAVE I LEARNED IN ADMINISTRATION AND SUPERVISION
OF GUIDANCE- Dr. Alicia Pangilinan Francisco
A. FACTS
Every guidance program has a plan that includes organization which unifies or consolidates the
program as a whole as well as the staff that will administer such.
Meaning there must be a target to be reached within with the participation of all members not
those that had no unity in the accomplishment of the goals as planned.
The aim of GUIDANCE is to the self-development of an individual child, therefore it must be the
concerned of all therein focusing on the interests, needs and purposes of the school child.
With the following considerations:
Serve all – and continuous
Concerns with the whole individual and his total environment having specific needs and
problems. The needs and problems must be identified so as to give proper remedy rather than
rejection.
Providing solution to the child’s problem with long term effect
Provides trained personnel and specialists necessary to solve the child’s problems.
Provides adequate information for securing in occupational and educational requirements
through tests and other techniques.
Provides leadership in all areas
Simple and comprehensible
Summing up the general principles in the organization of
GUIDANCE ARE:
Purposes to be achieved
Functions to be served
Allocation of responsibilities
Appraisal of the program
SOME FACTORS BELOW ARE TO BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION:
Age at school level- Different ages have different needs and approaches
Size of the school- The size of school and the population therein affects the kind and extend of
guidance program.
Available facilities- Its availability affects the success of the guidance program
Attitude toward guidance – It is recognized by all so a workable guidance program can be
affected.

2. ***** REMEMBER: Guidance organization should be simple,
flexible and comprehensible.
FORMS OR TYPES OF ORGANIZATION:
Non- Centralized- with little or no coordination among the teachers and administrators. No
system with overlapping authority and responsibility. It is good to have some Psychologists to
carry out guidance effectively.
Centralized- It is usually under the charge of a guidance expert who can effectively secure the
cooperation and coordination of all concerned with the administration, down the line from his
assistant to the specially trained personnel, like the psychologists, to the guidance counselor to
the teacher counselor, to the homeroom teacher who is the last link between the
administration and the students.
In such a set-up, there’s no duplication of efforts in helping an individual toward self-development
GUIDANCE PERSONNEL
A Chairman- Superintendent, President, Director, or Dean- better known as the Educational
Administrator
Homeroom and classroom Teachers- known as homeroom sponsor- aimed to develop
desirable pupil-teacher relationship, assist in the guidance of pupils, develops desirable ideals
and habits- personal and civic, and expedite the handling of administrative routine.
Teacher-Counselors- guides of a pupil attitude and behavior
Coordinators and counselors- With administrative responsibility and coordinates the guidance
services between the administrators and staff members and also counsels students.
CHARACTERISTICS OF A GOOD COUNSELOR
He/She is:
Concerns with the health, personal, educational, social, and vocational needs of each
counselee.
Participates in the administration, correction, recording, and interpretation of tests and tests
results
Assist in pupil programming, meets the parents and representatives of school agencies
Confers with deans, the staff associates, teachers and co- counselors
Sponsors students’ activities and assists in pupil-initiated projects
Should have sufficient credits in Psychology and experience in teaching
A Master of Arts Graduate in Foundation of Guidance, Measurement of Guidance, Policies and
such elective in Mental Hygiene, Abnormal Psychology, Remedial Techniques and Testing
Techniques.

3. ****** Understands human beings and interested in
them.
-Patient, alert to other’s attitude and reactions, reliable and trustworthy, know how to interpret facts
and respect them too, discerner of the good and worthiness of an individual and emotionally mature.
TIPS OF KNOWING THE EMOTIONAL MATURITY
Respect people’s life
Not childish when stressed
Serve happily
A giver
With parental way of dealing others
Loving
Not ashamed of emotions
Not based actions on wishful thinking
Not annoying others
Fair
With sense of humor
Work in principles
****** A SUCCESSFUL GUIDANCE COUNSELOR IS FAIR, WITH COMMON SENSE, INTERESTED IN PEOPLE,
FLEXIBLE AND ADAPTABLE, UNDERSTAND OTHER’S LIMITATIONS, WITH SENSE OF MISSION, AND CAN
UNDERSTAND PEOPLE.
Specialists ( Doctor, Nurse, Dentist, Psychologists, Psychiatrists, Social Worker and Vocational
Counselor)-
-Their participation depends on the availability of funds, school population and attitude of the
community.
Psychologist- administers, corrects, and interprets the results of standardized tests.
Psychiatrists- when pupils’ emotional difficulties are beyond understanding.
A Social Worker- study the [pupils’ home life and the out of school’s conditions and cooperate
with the counselors and teachers in understanding the underlying causes of undesirable
behavior.
The Librarian- guides the learning activities and very often brings about the results of the
observation of their attitude, interests and attitude
Attendance Officer- checks reasons behind pupils’ absences and the
Parents- the firs factor of influence in the child’s life. With report cards – teacher can report the
absences, tardiness, manners and behavior, data from their attitudes and interests.

4. Community Health, welfare and guidance agencies- most important resource of guidance.
PROCEDURE IN EVOLVING GUIDANCE
Survey pupil’s needs and problems
Classroom Approach
Visitation Approach
Case-Study Approach
An Over-all school study
Study of Guidance Tools
Starting with a counseling Group
Meeting Obvious Needs
Locating Weaknesses
Research Approach
B. INSIGHTS/ REFLECTIONS
1. Learning the persons involved is a must and the time to be spent in the
implementation of guidance program.
2. Personnel to deal and or who will serve must be qualified
3. The staff or personnel must have a heart to the mission and they are interested in
people
4. The needs and problems of the child as the center must be thoroughly identified
5. Guidance facilities must be considered
6. Need to be participated by all people around
7. Need the involvement of the community
**** A centralized guidance program is preferable.
**** A guidance counselor preferably a graduate of
Master of Arts focusing in Psychology
****Above all can understand human beings and
interested in them.
SUBMITTED BY:
BELINDA R. BALASTIGUE
San Jose Elementary