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Guidance and Counseling Kulwinder Pal, Lovely Professional University

Notes Unit 9: Personal Guidance at School Level

CONTENTS
Objectives
Introduction

9.1 Meaning of Personal Guidance at School Level
9.2 Need of Personal Guidance for Different People (Students)
9.3 Aims of Personal Guidance at School Level
9.4 Organization of Personal Guidance at School
9.5 Types of Guidance Services
9.6 Attitudes and Interests of School Students
9.7 Process of Personal Guidance Programme
9.8 Summary
9.9 Keywords
9.10 Review Questions
9.11 Further Readings

Objectives

After reading this unit students will be able to:
• Explain the meaning of personal guidance at school level
• Discuss the need of personal guidance for different People (Students)
• Describe the aim of personal guidance at school level
• Discuss the organization of personal guidance at school level
• Explain the types of Guidance Services at school level
• Discuss the attitudes and interests of school students
• Describe the process of personal guidance programme

Introduction

One of the functions of education is to provide opportunities for each student to reach his full
potential in the areas of educational, vocational, personal, and emotional development. Personal
Guidance is an integral part of education and is centered directly on this function. Guidance and
counseling services prepare students to assume increasing responsibility for their decisions and
grow in their ability to understand and accept the results of their choices. The ability to make such
intelligent choices is not innate but, like other abilities, must be developed. In this paper, I examine
the aims of guidance and counseling programs, the role of the counselor, major guidance and
counseling services, methods of counseling, and evaluation of guidance and counseling programs.

9.1 Meaning of Personal Guidance at School level

Personal guidance refers to the help given to an individual towards a better adjustment in the

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