Organization And Administration Of G & C

1. Explain the nature, purpose, and principles of guidance.
2. Distinguish between guidance and counseling.
3. Discuss the role and responsibilities of school personnel in administering guidance programs.
4. Discuss the uses of tests in guiding and counseling students.
5. Justify the need for evaluation of guidance programs.
6. Identify factors to consider when designing a counselor's office.

13 weeks, about 45 hours in total. Yours will differ.

1. Week 1Module 1: Basic Concepts

   • Unit 1: Basic Concepts: Organization and Administration of Guidance Services · 3 hours

     Define organization and administration.. Discuss the various guidance services a counselor is expected to carry out.. Highlight the duties of a counselor in information and placement services..

2. Week 2Module 1: Basic Concepts

   • Unit 2: An Overview of Guidance and Counselling Services · 3 hours

     Define guidance, counseling, and psychotherapy.. Distinguish between guidance and counseling.. Discuss the importance of guidance and counseling services in school and non-school settings..

3. Week 3Module 1: Basic Concepts

   • Unit 3: Nature, Purpose and Principles of Guidance · 3 hours

     Discuss the nature of guidance.. Enumerate the purpose of guidance services.. Define the term 'principles' and discuss the basic principles of guidance..

4. Week 4Module 1: Basic Concepts

   • Unit 4: Impediments to the Development of Guidance and Counselling · 3 hours

     Identify structural and ethical problems affecting the development of guidance.. Suggest solutions to each problem.. Discuss the prospects of guidance and counseling in Nigeria..

   • Unit 5: Initiating and Developing Guidance Programme in Schools · 3 hours

     Highlight the stages involved in organizing a school guidance program.. Discuss the role of the school guidance committee in implementing the program..

5. Week 5Module 2:

   • Unit 1: Establishment of Guidance Services in Various Organizations · 3 hours

     Identify places where guidance services contribute to organizational goals.. Discuss steps for establishing guidance services in schools, hospitals, industries, and remand homes..

6. Week 6Module 2:

   • Unit 2: Guidance Organizational Structure · 3 hours

     Explain organizational structure.. Identify and describe various types of organizational structures.. Highlight factors determining the choice of organizational structure..

7. Week 7Module 2:

   • Unit 3: Roles of School Personnel in the Administration of Guidance Programme · 3 hours

     Discuss why the counselor needs support from other school personnel.. Explain the role of the Principal, parents, teachers, and librarian in implementing guidance services..

8. Week 8Module 2:

   • Unit 4: The Role of The Guidance Counsellor · 3 hours

     Define a guidance counselor.. Discuss the counselor's role as initiator of the guidance program.. Describe the students' role as the main focus of the guidance program..

   • Unit 5: The Instructional Staff and the School Guidance Programme · 3 hours

     Discuss the roles of instructional staff in the school guidance program.. State hindrances to instructional staff involvement.. Enumerate qualities required of a counselor to enlist instructional staff support..

9. Week 9Module 3:

   • Unit 1: Designing a Counsellor's Office · 3 hours

     Discuss factors to consider when designing a counselor's office.. Enumerate items expected in the counselor's main office.. Discuss the importance of specific items for effective counseling service..

10. Week 10Module 3:

    • Unit 2: Establishment of a Private Guidance and Counselling Centre · 3 hours

      Enumerate factors to consider before establishing a private counseling center.. List forms of private counseling services and discuss steps involved.. Discuss problems militating against effective private counseling centers..

11. Week 11Module 3:

    • Unit 3: Service Delivery: Effective Techniques and Strategies · 3 hours

      Define techniques and strategies.. List counseling techniques.. Discuss how techniques can assist students in solving problems..

12. Week 12Module 3:

    • Unit 4: Use of tests in Guidance · 3 hours

      Define a test.. Describe tests a school counselor can use.. Discuss the uses of tests in guiding and counseling students.. Analyze the limitations of tests in guidance..

13. Week 13Module 3:

    • Unit 5: Guidance Programme Review and Evaluation · 3 hours

      Justify the need for evaluation of guidance program.. Describe types of guidance program evaluation.. Identify and discuss activities involved in the evaluation process.. List tools used in evaluating guidance program..