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Unit 20: Organizing Counseling Services at College Level

• In the college settings in India teachers are the primary guidance personnel. They render non- Notes
professional assistance to pupils which may be of some help. In the advanced countries, most
school systems have accredited counseling programmes provided by the personnel on the
staff of the schools.
• There are following functions of school counselors in elementary and secondary schools :
(i) The counsellor helps emotionally disturbed children to arrive at happier and satisfying
solutions to their problems.
(ii) The counsellor helps children with their academic difficulties.
• The college curriculum is a systematic organization of courses of study and activities designed
to further students’ knowledge and competencies. Several types of curricula such as general,
business and vocational, and industrial arts are offered. In India curricular openings are
relatively few with little choice afforded to pupils.
• One of the important criteria of a good system is a desirable counsellor student ratio. As
counseling involves both individual contact with most pupils and long term contact with some
pupils in need of counseling assistance, the counsellor-student ratio must be reasonable.
• The counselors should be qualified for their positions. They should be personally inclined and
professionally prepared to be counselors. A master’s degree in counseling is an essential
qualification.

20.12 Keywords

Vocational : Connected with the skills, knowledge etc. that you need to have in order to do
a particular job.
Employment : The work, especially when it is done to earn money.
Curriculum : The subject that are included in a course of study or taught in a school, college
etc.

20.13 Review Questions

1. Write a note on the counseling is colleges.
2. Explain the methods of vocational counseling and difficulties.
3. Explain the role of teachers in counseling.
4. What is educational counseling and curriculum ?
Answer: Self Assessment
1. (i) Comprehensive (ii) Self Evaluation
(iii) Vocational Counseling (iv) Personality Evaluation, job analysis.
2. (i) T (ii) T (iii) F (iv) F
3. (i) a (ii) c (iii) b
20.14 Further Readings

1. Guidance & Counseling: S. Nageshwara Rao, Discovery Publishing House
2. Guidance & Counselince: B.G. Barki, B.Kukh, Opadhyay, Sterling Publishers Pvt.
Ltd.
3. Guidance & Counseling : Suzanne E. Wade. Pam Schuctz, Lawrence Erlbaum
Associates.

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