Guidance and Counseling for

Elementary Students

By: Jeel Christine C. de Egurrola

M.Ed. GC – Batch 09
 Maximizing students’ potentials

Understanding self and developing a

positive self-image
Showing respect for the feelings of
others
Understanding the decision-making
process
Maintaining effective relationships
with peers and adults
Developing effective study habits

Being prepared to make the

transition to the intermediate school
 With students and
parents individually

With students and

parents in small groups

…..when requested and deemed appropriate

How is elementary counseling conducted?

Parental permission is obtained prior

to any individual or group counseling.
 Be successful in Establish effective Adjust to a new
school study skills school

Develop positive Develop skills in

Build positive
feelings about interacting and
feelings toward self
work, family and communicating
and others
society with others

Identify and accept

Cope with change Recognizing the
their own and
in themselves and causes and effects
other’s strengths
their surroundings of their actions
and weaknesses

Benefits Become
responsible for
Receive crisis
intervention when
for Students their own behavior necessary
 Understand their children’s progress in school

Select strategies to motivate their children

Develop realistic goals with their children

Become actively involved in their children’s school life

Parent education and discussion groups for child-related issues

To identify students with special

needs and abilities
Benefits Find other professionals within the
school or community
for Parents
 A clearly defined curriculum
provides information about the
program of the community

Benefits
for the Community
 Duties and Functions of Counselor
• Provide students and groups with educational
counseling
• Work with students, including those with
academic and social development problems and
those with special needs
• Help students evaluate their abilities, interests,
talents, and personality characteristics
• Use interviews, counseling sessions, interest and
aptitude assessment tests, and other methods
 Duties and Functions of Counselor
• Provide play therapy and art therapy for
students who cannot disclose in the
counseling sessions
• Observe younger children during classroom
and play activities
• Confer with teachers and parents to evaluate
the children’s strengths, problems, or special
needs
How does a counselor work with students?

Classroom • Regularly visits classrooms to teach students how to get

along with others, following school rules, safety, and
Guidance others

Small Group • Invite students who share common concerns to meet

for a few sessions
Counseling
Individual • Available to talk with a student privately of the concern
is very private and does not work well with groups or
Counseling with a presence of a parent

Art and/or Play • If children cannot express with words, they can express
their thoughts and feelings through play and/or art
Session session(s)
 Confidentiality
Practical Considerations

Minor students should be informed of the counselor’s general

obligation to disclose information to acquiring parents prior to
forming the counseling relationship.

Guidance should be limited to the areas supported by school

policy.
When working with minors, counselors should encourage
family involvement when possible.
Parents of minors have the right for information in most
circumstances.
 Confidentiality
Practical Considerations

Legal counsel should be sought when a guidance counselor

encounters a “grey area.”

The safety of students and the safety of the third parties

should paramount in the counselor’s consideration.

Abuse will always be reported

Threats of injury to third parties will be reported.

 Confidentiality
and Parents

Informs parents of the counselor’s role with the emphasis of the

confidential nature of the counseling relationship between counselor
and counselee

Provides parents with accurate, comprehensive and relevant

information in an objective and caring manner, as appropriate and
consistent with ethical responsibilities of the counselee
 Confidentiality
2. Confidentiality. The counselor must preserve and safeguard the
confidentiality of the clients except:
2.1 When disclosure is required to prevent clear and imminent danger to the
client or others;
2.2 When legal requirements demand that confidential matter be revealed;

4. Maintenance of Records. Counselors maintain records in sufficient detail to

track the sequence and nature of professional services rendered and
consistent with any legal, regulatory, agency, or institutional requirement.
They secure the safety of such records and, create, maintain, transfer, and
dispose of them in a manner compliant with the requirements of
confidentiality and other articles of this Code of Ethics.

Source: Philippine Guidance and Counseling Association, Inc. (2006). Code of Ethics for
Counselors & The Counseling Programs – Chapter II: Counseling Relationship.
 Confidentiality

Source: Philippine Guidance and Counseling Association, Inc. (2006). Code of Ethics for
Counselors & The Counseling Programs – Chapter II: Counseling Relationship.
 Confidentiality

Source: Philippine Guidance and Counseling Association, Inc. (2006). Code of Ethics for
Counselors & The Counseling Programs – Chapter VII: Consulting and Private Practice.
Elementary Counselors work with…
Goals of Elementary Guidance
Counselors
How can Elementary Guidance
Counselors help students?
Premises of Child Guidance
Premises of Child Guidance
Premises of Child Guidance
Principles of Child Guidance
Principles of Child Guidance
 References
• Tulio, D.D. (2008). A breakthrough in school: Guidance and
Counseling. Mandaluyung City: National Bookstore.
• Philippine Guidance and Counseling Association, Inc. (2006).
Code of Ethics for Counselors & The Counseling Programs.
Retrieved from: http://counpsychphil.blogspot.com/2007/03/code-of-ethics-
for-counselors.html