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GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING OF STUDENTS

INTRODUCTION Guidance and counseling: twin concepts Not synonymous Guidance in the educational context Counseling: specialized service of guidance

OBJECTIVES To establish the difference between guidance and counseling To identify some of the issues that students face. To come up with an effective way of how lecturers and staff can effectively guide BU students in a collaborative way so as to produce well rounded graduates.

DEFINITION OF KEY TERMS Guidance is a process of helping every individual, through his/her own effort to discover and develop his/her potentialities for their own personal happiness and social usefulness. Counseling is essentially a process in which the counselor assists the counselee to make interpretations of facts relating to a choice, plan or adjustment which he needs to make.

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING Broader and comprehensive In-depth and narrow More external An internal analysis Targets intellectual attitudes Works more with emotional attitudes

COMMON STUDENT ISSUES Background issues: Relationships Finances, etc Poor upbringing Poor families 1st generation: tertiary Abuse: sexual, physical, emotional, etc Relationships Finances, etc

PURPOSE OF GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING Provides needed information and assistance Improves the understanding of self Helps in adapting to changes or new environment Provides efficient use of capabilities and talent Produces a well-rounded being

GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING SKILLS Communication skills Active listening Clarification Reflection Effective questioning skills Rapport Empathy

FACTORS/THINGS TO WATCH OUT FOR Transference Countertransference Being biased Attachment Sympathy

WAY FORWARD Collaboration: Botho University Counseling unit at SAAD Student Officers Lecturers (different faculties) Staff

GROUP WORK Get into groups according to your faculties/offices Identify the issues you face with your students as individuals and as faculties/offices How can these issues be resolved or minimized for us to produce well rounded graduates?

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