Introduction

School years might be the happiest period in an individual s life. It is a point in one s life when friends are made, new experiences are encountered, and transitions turn up as one grows and builds character and personality. The school is a nurturing environment where a person is cultivated and molded in preparation for adulthood.

Introduction

But the life of a student is not all that it s cracked up to be. Especially that of a teenager. With raging hormones matched with a sea of seemingly grave dilemmas, who else can you turn to when no one seems to listen?

History
This is where counseling steps in. The history of school counseling leads back to the twentieth century. The foundations of counseling and guidance principles could possibly be traced from ancient Greece and Rome with the philosophical teachings of Plato and Aristotle. Even some of the techniques and skills of modernday guidance counselors were practiced by Catholic priests in the Middle Ages.

Timeline - International

Boston Vocation Bureau helped outline a system of vocational guidance in the Boston public schools. (United States)

Vocational guidance spread throughout with more than 900 high schools in the U.S. (WWI)

the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) was formed

CACREP accreditation of counseling program begins

1909

1918

1964

1981

Timeline - International

American Vocational Association renamed Association for Career and Technical Education

No child left behind policy (NCLB U.S.)

CACREP accredits 165 counseling programs (132 school)

1998

2001

2002

Counseling in the Philippines

Philippine Association for Counselor Education, Research and Supervision (PACERS) Established in March 6, 1976 Goal was to gather together educators and researchers committed to the development of guidance and counseling practices in the Philippines.

PACERS history
Through these years, PACERS has remained and continues to be an advocate of professionalism among counselors.
sponsorship of talks on homeroom guidance, current trends in counseling, social effectiveness training and reality therapy. workshops introduced intervention strategies to help or regain family wholeness.
PACERS ventured out to the provinces The Board formed as working think-tank group called P-Group composed of young, energetic and innovative counselors.

1980 s

1970 s

The historic EDSA Revolution put a halt to the plans and preparations for the annual conferenceworkshop. The officers convened to reexamine PACERS focus and direction in keeping with the country s post revolution call for rehabilitation and reconciliation.

1990 s

2000 s and Onwards

Wrap up
School counseling extends its hands to troubled students. It offers them a safety ground where not only support and assistance is wholeheartedly given out in their best interests, but also, a lending ear during times when no one might listen.

References
Guidance and School Counseling - A Brief History of School Guidance and Counseling in the United States - Counselors, Counselor, Students, Education, Vocational, and Professional History School Guidance Counseling PACERS