Discuss the purpose of guidance and counselling to the following: individual students, teachers, adults and the society in general.

Discuss the purpose of guidance and counselling to the following: individual students, teachers, adults and the society in general. PDE712 Pg 200

*Not in Past Questions and Answers Yet*

Assisting individual students to:

1 find out and make individuals aware of their basic personal prerequisites, abilities, assets, liabilities and potentialities;

2 access correct and usable information on vocation;

3 clarify misinformation about some vocations;

4 make choices from alternative careers and realization of priorities (Schaffer 1978);

5 make appropriate and satisfying personal, vocational and educational choices;

6 acquire a positive image of self through self-understanding, the needs and problems of each person;

7 develop proper attitude of themselves, towards others, towards the school;

8 have positive disposition towards values, interests, morals, beliefs and discipline;

9 develop to optimum and utilize their skills and overcome the sources of their weakness and to improve the standard of education;

10 live within the framework of an institution;

11 have good sense of awareness, ability to acquire a good knowledge of the world of work, possibility of continuing education and ability to make realistic decisions.

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Assisting teachers to:

1 access opportunities for further training and advancement in occupations;

2 understand the needs and problems of each student;

Purposes of Guidance and Counselling to adults:

1 It helps to guard individual’s mental health.

2 It helps to promote human effectiveness.

Purposes of Guidance and Counselling to the society in general:

1 To assist schools authorities/administrators in improving educational objectives and programmes of interpersonal relationships

2 To contribute to educational planning

3 To mobilize all the available resources of the school or home for satisfaction of the vocational, educational and socio-personal needs of the students

4 To help people achieve independence with a minimum of conflict with institutional values.

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Evaluation

1. Guidance and counseling assist individual students in finding out and making individuals aware of their basic personal prerequisites, abilities, assets, liabilities, and potentialities to __________.
a) improve their mental health
b) enhance their academic performance
c) make appropriate personal choices

2. The purpose of guidance and counseling is to provide students with __________ on vocation.
a) incorrect and unusable information
b) accurate and usable information
c) limited information

3. Guidance and counseling help in clarifying __________ about some vocations.
a) accurate information
b) misinformation
c) general knowledge

4. Students can make choices from alternative careers and realize their priorities with the help of guidance and counseling by __________.
a) relying on their instincts
b) following societal expectations
c) making informed decisions

5. The purpose of guidance and counseling is to assist students in making appropriate and satisfying __________ choices.
a) personal, vocational, and educational
b) personal and educational
c) vocational and educational

6. Through self-understanding, guidance and counseling help students acquire a positive image of __________.
a) their school
b) their friends
c) themselves

7. Guidance and counseling aim to develop a proper attitude of students towards __________.
a) their teachers
b) their peers
c) themselves, others, and the school

8. Students are encouraged to have a positive disposition towards __________.
a) values, interests, and morals
b) discipline and beliefs
c) all of the above

9. The purpose of guidance and counseling is to help students develop and utilize their skills, overcome weaknesses, and __________.
a) improve the standard of education
b) become perfect individuals
c) avoid challenges

10. Guidance and counseling assist students in living within the framework of __________.
a) their families
b) their community
c) an institution

11. Students with a good sense of awareness, knowledge of the world of work, and the ability to make realistic decisions are more likely to __________.
a) succeed academically
b) have a fulfilling career
c) have a positive attitude towards school

12. The purpose of guidance and counseling for teachers is to provide opportunities for further training and advancement in __________.
a) their personal lives
b) their current occupation
c) unrelated fields

13. By understanding the needs and problems of each student, guidance and counseling help teachers in __________.
a) developing better teaching strategies
b) maintaining discipline in the classroom
c) improving their personal lives

14. Guidance and counseling help adults by guarding their __________.
a) physical health
b) mental health
c) financial stability

15. The purpose of guidance and counseling for society in general is to assist school authorities/administrators in improving __________.
a) student-teacher relationships
b) educational objectives and programs
c) community engagement