M2.4 School Personnel

Question 1

What can the Guidance Program not function effectively without?

Answer 1

The Guidance Program cannot function effectively without the wholehearted support of the head of the institution.

Question 2

How many roles does the head of institution have?

Answer 2

Three.

Question 3

What are the roles of the head of institution?

Answer 3

1. Program Leader and Supporter
2. Program Consultant and Advisor
3. Resource Provider

Question 4

What does the head of institution do as program leader and supporter?

Answer 4

As President, Director, Dean, or Principal, the school head is responsible for establishing, supporting, encouraging and acknowledging the Guidance Program and for communicating program descriptions, accomplishments, and needs to the Board of Trustees, parents, faculty, personnel and students.

Question 5

What does the head of institution do as Program Consultant and Advisor?

Answer 5

Having the best vantage point within the institution, the head acts as advisor and consultant on needs that can be addressed by the Guidance Program, policies that affect program operations, resolution of problems, and directions for program development.

Question 6

What does the head of institution do as Resource Provider ?

Answer 6

The institutional head provides information and direction regarding budget expectations, staffing possibilities, facilities, and equipment. He/she is also in a position to help allocate funds for salaries, services and other activities.

Question 7

Who is the first line of contact between the student and the school Guidance Program?

Answer 7

Classroom Teacher

Question 8

Who communicates with students on an almost daily basis, and is in a position to establish a relationship based on mutual trust and respect?

Answer 8

Classroom Teacher

Question 9

Who is an indispensable element in the Guidance Program from the School Personnel?

Answer 9

Classroom Teacher

Question 10

Who can facilitate the implementation of Guidance services through various roles?

Answer 10

Classroom Teacher

Question 11

Who is the classroom teacher in the Guidance Personnel?

Answer 11

The teacher is the first line of contact between the student and the school Guidance Program. He/she communicates with students on an almost daily basis, and is in a position to establish a relationship based on mutual trust and respect. An indispensable element in the Guidance Program, the teacher can facilitate the implementation of Guidance services through various roles (Gibson and Mitchell, 1999).

Question 12

What are the roles of the classroom teacher in the Guidance Personnel?

Answer 12

1. Listener-Adviser
2. Referral and Reinforcing Agent
3. Discover of Human Potential
4. Career Educator
5. Human Relations Facilitator
6. Guidance Program Supporter

Question 13

What does the teacher do as the listener-adviser?

Answer 13

Students will often confide in a teacher and ask for advice. If the teachers is able to help, there will be less need for the students to see the guidance counselor. If not, he/she can be of help in other, less direct ways.

Question 14

What does the teacher do as the Referral and Reinforcing Agent?

Answer 14

Daily personal contact with students enables the teacher to detect needs and strengths. From projects written work and frequent interactions, he/she is aware of individual needs and can be instrumental in identifying and referring students who need counseling.

Question 15

What does the teacher do as the Discover of Human Potential ?

Answer 15

ecause class activities can help identify student talents and potentials, the teacher can encourage and assist their development and provide inputs for career planning, when the counselor and the student discuss these concerns.

Question 16

What does the teacher do as the Career Educator?

Answer 16

The teacher can incorporate and integrate career education with teaching. He/she can develop positive attitudes and respect for honest work and promote positive attitudes towards education and its relationship to career preparation and decision-making.

Question 17

What does the teacher do as the Human Relations Facilitator?

Answer 17

The teacher can be a model of positive human relations while he/she plans and directs group interaction. The role modeling services as an experience of healthy human relationship.

Question 18

What does the teacher do as the Guidance Program Supporter?

Answer 18

The teacher can encourage and support the counselor and create a motivating environment for the Guidance Services. He/she can encourage student commitment to the counseling process and reinforce the counseling outcomes. The teacher can give information that may help the Guidance Office improve services, since he/she can get honest feedback from the students.

Question 19

What is every school required to have?

Answer 19

Every school is required to have an on-campus clinic with medical doctors, nurses, and dentists.

Question 20

What is the health personnel?

Answer 20

A personnel that every school is required to have.

Question 21

What makes up the health personnel?

Answer 21

medical doctors, nurses, and dentists

Question 22

What can the health personnel do?

Answer 22

1. Identify children whose medical needs may be related to social or emotional difficulties needing attention
2. Help in determining whether or to what extent physical ailments or defects are an obstacle to a student’s performance, adjustment, or anticipated development
3. Refer student who may malinger or may frequent the clinic at specific times and days, perhaps in fear or avoidance of certain classes