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12) Responds to requests for conferences by faculty members, parents and/or guardians of
students n specific problems, issues, and concerns, vis-à-vis the correlation between students’
academic performance and decorum / behavior.
13) Plans and implements / coordinates learning sessions, training programs, conferences, and
symposia for the psychological, emotional, and holistic growth of students.
14) Promotes involvement of the faculty, other institutional constituents, and parents by organizing
conferences for them to foster partnership on student development and to generate
coordinative effort at monitoring progress and results of guidance and counseling
interventions undertaken.
15) Initiates research and development activities related to diagnostic instruments development for
application in the academic setting and studies on psychological / emotional issues affecting
students; disseminates research findings to concerned academic administrators and faculty
members with guidance on the correlation of findings with classroom practices geared at
student development.
16) Monitors results of guidance and counseling interventions undertaken on students in both
quantitative and qualitative terms; undertakes referral to experts/ other professional counselors
in special cases noted.
17) Initiates and sustains networking with similar Institutions, foundations, and professional
organizations to establish collaboration for information exchange, reciprocal usage of facilities
and resources, and joint projects.
18) Participates in employee recruitment / intake through the administration and interpretation of
pre-employment tests and interviews and preparation of applicants’ profile.
19) Administers records and file management of confidential instruments, documents, and reports
related to testing, guidance, and counseling activities.

▪ Guidance Counselor
It is the role of the Guidance Counselor to provide a comprehensive student support
program within the school environment offering counselling with students on a one on one basis or
in a group setting assisting the students with specific difficulties, acting as a mediator or providing
information on other life skills. He/she is responsible for building relationships with appropriate
external agencies and keep up to date on the availability of resources for students.

Duties and Responsibilities
1) Participates in the development and update of guidance counseling policies, procedures,
programs, projects, activities, and services.
2) Attends to referred, call-in, or walk-in student requiring guidance and counseling sessions;
conducts individual and group counseling sessions with students in the areas of
personality, career, interest, aptitude, mental ability, achievement, etc. in the context of
developmental, preventive, or remedial approaches to help them achieve their academic
and personal development goals.
3) Conducts routine, in-depth, and follow-up interviews with students with specific concerns
as referred by the school administrators and faculty members; conducts follow-up studies
on cases of clients and student protocols and undertakes further referrals to other
professional counseling practitioners as may be necessary.
4) Prepares psychological reports, case studies, and profiles of individual students.
5) Interprets psychological test results to students, school administrators, faculty members,
and parents or guardians.

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