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Unit 7: Organizing Guidance Services at School and College Level

(ii) He should understand their emotional problems after understanding the emotional Notes
situation of the pupils and should solve these problems.
(iii) The teacher should understand in detail the interests of the pupils, their aptitudes, needs,
achievements etc.
In addition to the above mentioned responsibilities, Ministry of Education, Govt. of India, has
also mentioned the following responsibilities or duties of the teacher in the guidance programme
in its Manual of Educational and Vocational Guidance published by the ministry.
(i) Collecting Information : A school teacher can collect essential information concerning pupils
in the school guidance programme.
(ii) Providing Assistance in Moral Development : The teacher should encourage the pupils to
speak the truth frankly and can help them in their moral development
(iii) Developing Interests and Aptitudes : A teacher involved in the school guidance programme
can search out the interests and aptitudes of the pupils and can prove helpful in providing
them proper direction.
In brief, the following can be the roles of the teacher in the guidance programme :
(i) To collect information concerning the pupils and to prepare their cummulative record.
(ii) To identify the adjustment related problems.
(iii) To prepare the case history of the problem history.
(iv) To observe the pupils in various situations.
(v) To send reports to the parents of the pupils, their guardians and to the headmaster.
(vi) To participate actively in the parent-teacher association.
(vii) To help the pupils in evaluating their progress.
(viii) To provide various opportunities to the pupils for their maximum development.
(ix) To seek expert opinion just to study the pupils.
(x) To help the pupils in their adjustment in educational, vocational and social areas.
(xi) To create best environment in the class.
(xii) To provide cooperation to other guidance workers.
(xiii) To provide personal counseling to the pupils.
7.2.3 Functions or Responsibilities or Roles of a Psychologist in School
Guidance Programme
The role of a psychologist in the school guidance programme cannot be under-extimated.
(i) There can be no better contribution which a psychologist can make in analysing pupil’s
personality through the psychological test and other sources, such as a psychologist can
collect information regarding the interests, aptitudes, abilities and potentialities etc. more
scientifically.
(ii) A psychologist can help a person in solving his emotional and other problems and in
acquiring maximum adjustment.
(iii) A psychologist can provide technical contribution in exploring the pupil’s personality-related
problems.
(iv) Also, the psychologist can interpret the results obtained from the psychological tests properly.
(v) It is the duty of the psychologist to diagnose and to provide remedy to the gifted pupils as
well as pupils suffering from inferiority complexes. Also, he should understand the problem
of such pupils and help them to remove those problems.

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