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Guidance and Counseling

Notes (ii) Evaluation of Guidance Programme : The guidance programmes being run in the schools
should be evaluated from time to time. The success of guidance programme should be explored
in the form of changes brought about as a result of guidance. If such changes are not seen, then
the entire programme would be considered ineffective. Hence, to follow the principle of
evaluation of guidance programme is essential for the success of guidance workers.
(iii) Responsibility of Skilled Workers : In the guidance programme, the specific problems of the
persons are tried for solution. Its responsibility should be of skilled workers otherwise there
will be a question mark on the success of this progaramme.

(iv) Responsibility of Teachers and Principals or Headmasters : The responsibility of guidance
programme should not be of teachers only but it should also be shared by the principal or
headmaster. In a guidance programme, if they are assigned specific roles, the guidance
programme can be conducted more smoothly.
(v) Advantage of Guidance : The benefit of guidance should be given not only to those who
demand it directly or who express its need. But the benefit of guidance should be given to
those persons also who can benefit it directly or indirectly. Hence, the scope of its advantage
should be wider.
(vi) Guidance by a Trained Person: In order to accomplish guidance process, the entire
responsibility of guidance should be of a trained person so that this programme can be executed
after contacting the related persons and departments.
(vii) Flexible Programme of Guidance: Variations among the needs of an individual and society
are must. Hence, keeping in view these variation, the guidance programme should be very
flexible so that necessary changes can be brought about.
(viii)Related to Every Aspect of Life: A man is a social being. The life of social being has various
aspects. The guidance programme should be related to all these aspects of life. The various
aspects of life include those aspects which study an individual’s physical and mental hygiene,
his family, school, social needs and vocational needs etc.
(ix) Cooperation among Related Persons: In the present circumstances various difficult situations
create many problems. In order to solve these problems it is very essential to develop a feeling
of cooperation among the persons involved in the guidance work.
(x) Preference to the All-Round Development: In order to develop a person’s personality, it is
essential to develop each and every aspect of the personality. Hence, the guidance service
should follow the principle in which attention is paid towards all-round development of a
person.
(xi) Guidance according to the Stages: All persons are not alike but still they show similarities and
variations. Guidance should be imparted according to the needs of children, adolescents and
adults so that desirable assistance can be provided to them.
(xii) Help in Achieving Useful Objectives: The function of the guidance programme should be to
achieve the useful objectives for a person and from this point of view, this programme should
be executed.
(xiii) A Continuous Process: Guidance process is a continuous process which goes on life long.
(xiv) Attitude of Guidance: Guidance is such a programme that its attitude appears in the curriculum
contents and teaching methods.
(xv) Guidance for All : The main principle of guidance is that it is not for specific person but it is
for all or it should be for all because at every step of life a person needs guidance. Practically
this wrong concept was developed that guidance is to be given to only mal-adjusted persons.
But due to some difficult situations, guidance service is restricted to those persons only who
give up their studies or remain unsuccessful. But according to this principle the facility of

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