Philippine Normal UniversityThe National Center for Teacher EducationCollege of Teacher DevelopmentFaculty of Behavioral and Social SciencesPsychology ProgramTaft Avenue, Manila

The Guidance Services:Placement and Follow Up

A Presentation on Organization and Administration of Guidance Program

Scope and Key Concepts Placement Service

DefinitionTypesNatureFactors AffectingOrganization

Follow Up ServiceDefinitionNatureFactors AffectingOrganization

In A NutshellThis services is designed to enhance

student development by assisting them to select, and use, opportunities inside and outside the school. It is oriented to the preparation of an individual for admission to other educational, vocational or work-related programs.

Its main purpose is to assist students to achieve their career goals, e.g. by assisting them with subject selection, or placement, in a class or school, based on the subjects offered.

In A NutshellAs a service, it strengthens the career guidance

aspect of the school guidance and counseling programme. It helps the students to know their strengths and limitations and, through this, achieve self-direction.

This service offers the counselor an opportunity to collect, analyze, and use, a variety of personal, psychological and social data about the students. Not only does it offer the counselor an opportunity to understand the pupils, but it also provides them with a guideline for the type of help required.

Further, the counselor will be able to assist students to understand themselves better.

The Placement Service DefinedThe satisfactory adjustment of the individual to the next situation whether in school or on the job.The Placement Service has two (2) types:

Education Placement It takes into account the interests, aspirations and abilities of

the learner A student should be allowed to choose the subjects he would

like to pursue It is the role of the counselor or guidance teacher to ensure

that the curriculum addresses the needs of the client Career or Job Placement

It gives students an opportunity to gain an insight into a career which interests them

The counselor has to identify appropriate vocational or career placement centers, in accordance with the career aspirations of their pupils

Placement’s NatureThe placement service is that group of activities which provides the “follow-through” to pupil’s realistic planning. Placement activities should exist at all grade levels and serve the unique needs of all pupils.

To group pupils within classes or a single class To aid pupils in their transfers from one grade to another or

from one school to another To assist pupils in the selection of curricula or school subjects To assist pupils in the selection of extra class activities in the

school or other activities in the community To help pupils find part-time and summer employment To assist pupils in their efforts to enter college, vocational

school, or any other training situation To aid pupils in locating and securing permanent employment

Factors Affecting The Placement Service

The effective development of the placement service depends upon several factors, some of which are: The philosophy of staff members toward

the service; Personnel available to coordinate the

necessary activities; and Clerical assistance and materials.

Organization of the Placement Service

For Job or Career Placement Services: DiscoverOutlineResearch

The Placement in the Curriculum: Futuristic Plan of school courses Actual Process of enrollment Course Description

The Follow Up Service Defined

The organized effort of the school to keep in touch with former students.

The follow-up plan necessary in any school is determined by the placement or follow-through activities in which the school engages.

A series of systematic checks which are made to determine whether guidance services in particular and the educational program in general are meeting the needs of the individual pupil

The Follow Up’s NatureThe following types of questions are few examples of those which an adequate follow-up service should answer:

To what extent are pupils utilizing guidance and other school and nonschool services?

What effect have guidance services had upon pupil planning?

To what extent are curricular and extra class activities meeting pupils needs?

To what extent are pupils achieving up to capacity? To what extent are pupils oriented to the next grade or to a

new school situation? What kind of adjustments are pupils making to part-time,

summer, and permanent jobs?

Factors Affecting the Follow-Up Service

Although leadership is essential to the coordination of follow-up activities, it has to be augmented by the efforts of all staff members. The follow-up service, therefore, becomes valuable to the extent that:

All members of the staff participate actively , and There is a means of coordinating all follow-up

activities.

Organization of the Follow-Up Service

Follow-up Studies of School Leavers

1. Readiness and committee participation

2. Leadership3. Complexity of the planning

process4. Techniques5. Role of Pupils6. Record of follow-up activities7. Continuity in conducting

follow-up studies

Follow-up Studies of Pupils Attending School

1. Extent of Orientation Activities and Procedures

2. Extent of Reading Readiness Program

3. Extent of curricular and extra class activities

4. Extent of use of counseling service