2. Definition of Guidance
“”To give light to those
who sit in darkness and
in the shadow of death,
and to guide us into the
path of peace” Luke1:79
Drawing the passage from the “Book of
books ” is the best way to illustrate what
guidance is and how it works on an
individual.
3. Guidance is the way to
shed light to a troubled
person it means extend
assistance to help him
find peace.
4. MAN
Social being
Born with people and lives with
them
He naturally relates with them
He in turn knowingly and
unknowingly influences them
Thus he is shaped and conditioned
by the group he is in. At home,
school among his circle of friends
and practically wherever he goes,
man is confronted occasionally
with conflicts.
Man likes to find out what he
really wants, what he really needs
to understand better.
5. AIMS AND PURPOSE OF GUIDANCE
The Fundamental purpose of
guidance is to develop in each
individual up to the limit of his
capacity, the ability to solve his
own problems and to make his
own adjustments.
6. Guidance aims at aiding the
recipient to grow in his
independence and ability to
be responsible for himself.
7. IMPORTANCE AND FUNCTIONS OF GUIDANCE:
Provide ASSISTANCE to an individual
Provides SELF –KNOWLEDGE
Provides SELF-DIRECTION.
8. APPLICATION OF GUIDANCE
Experiences of the individual himself and that
of others may be very helpful in making
choices, but they may also lead to choices that
are unwise and harmful.
In order to make experiences valuable, the
individual must learn to analyze the past
experiences to see whether the previous
problem is like the present one and whether
the solution arrived at before was a good one
or whether a better one can be found.
9. It is a service that is universal --
-- not confined to school or the
family. It is found in all phases
of life in the home, business and
industry, in the government, in
social life, hospitals and prisons
indeed it is present wherever
there are people who can help.
10. BASIC PRINCIPLES OF
GUIDANCE
Guidance is based on a true concept of the
client. One can only understand his client
by taking time talking to him, listening to
him and consequently understanding his
needs. Knowing and accepting his true self
is the key to learning more about him.
11. Guidance is designed to provide assistance to a
person in crisis in solving it through self-
discovery and self-direction. It facilitates the
client to assess for himself what confronts him
and eventually to come up with his own
decision to resolve the conflict.
12. Guidance is learning process.
Whenever a change in one’s
behavior is seen or affected, there is
learning and guidance. Both purport
to attain a change in the learner.
13. Guidance is helping the client understand
himself. A person needs someone to help him see
himself, understand what make him react to such
situation including how and why he acted as such.
This is the essence of guidance, assisting a client
to really know his good as well as his bad points.
14. Guidance leads one to make
intelligent choices, move on to a
wise decision or adjust to any
situation at hand.
