1. Personal guidance
According to Wilson, “personal guidance is the assistance given to an individual in his physical, emotional, social, moral and spiritual development and adjustment”.
Needs of Personal guidance
* For personal adjustment
* It is essential for developing individual competence
* It is needed for avoiding interpersonal tensions and conflict
* For family and vocational life
* It help in taking decision with regard to personal problems
* It brings happiness and satisfaction in the life of the individual
* For integrated and balanced personality
Process of Personal guidance
1. Collection of data
· Physical, mental, intellectual, social, emotional, and academic, personality, interest and aptitude etc. are collected by using appropriate tool.
2. Diagnosis of the problem
· Analyze the problem and identifying the causes of the problem
3. Prognosis
· Based on diagnosis, the future course of development of the problem is judged by counselor.
· Detected possible causes, remedial measures etc.
4. Rendering guidance
· Establishing proper rapport, realize the main cause of the difficulty
5. Follow-up
Educational guidance
It is a process for helping an individual to plan a suitable educational programme and make progress in it.
Jones: “It is the assistance given to the pupils in their choices and adjustments with relation to schools, curriculum, courses and school life”.
Need of Educational guidance
* Select right type of education
* Reduce examination anxiety
* For effective study habits
* For meaningful educational experience
* To reduce wastage and stagnation
* Overcome educational problems
* For selecting appropriate curricula and course
* Educational growth and development
Vocational guidance
› National Vocational Guidance Association (USA): “Vocational guidance as the process of assisting the individual to choose an occupation, prepare for it, enter upon and progressing in it”.
Need of Vocational guidance
* To assist student to make the best possible vocational choice
* Provide information about occupational opportunities
* Help student to understand the problem of unemployment and its cause
*For vocational adjustment
* For efficient use of Manpower and resources
* To develop the potentialities of youngsters to the optimum level
* For achieve vocational goal