VI.

THE RATIONALE FOR THE INCLUSION OF GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING AND VALUES
EDUCATION IN THE PHILIPPINES

The Values Education in the Philippines

The Department of Education Culture and Sports (DECS) provides and promotes
values education at all three levels of the educational system for the development of
the human person committed to the building "of a just and humane society" and an
independent and democratic nation.
Values Education
Values Education as a part of the school curriculum is the process by which values
are formed in the learner under the guidance of the teacher and as he interacts with
this environment. But it involves not just any kind of teaching-learning process.
First, the subject matter itself, values, has direct and immediate relevance to the
personal life of the learner.
Second, the process is not just cognitive but involves all the faculties of the learner.
The teacher must appeal not only to the mind but to the hearts as well, in fact, the total
human person.
Third, one learns values the way children learn many things from their parents.
Children identify with parents, and this identification becomes the vehicle for the
transmission of learning, be it language or the values of thrift and hard work. Hence, the
teachers personal values play an important role in values learning.
Goals and Objectives

The goal of Values Education is..

To provide and promote values education at all three levels of the educational
system for the development of the human person committed to the building o a just
and humane society" and an independent and democratic nation.
For the objectives,
Proper implementation of the program will develop Filipinos who:
are self-actualized, integrally developed human beings imbued with a sense of
human dignity;
are social beings with a sense of responsibility for their community and
environment;
are productive persons who contribute to the economic security and
development of the family and the nation;
 as citizens have a deep sense of nationalism and are committed to the progress
of the nation as well as of the entire world community through global solidarity;
and
Manifest in actual life an abiding faith in God as a reflection of their spiritual being.

Principles and Guidelines

Values education, pursued at the national, regional, local, and institution levels,
should be guided by the following general principles:
It must be oriented toward the total person of the learner-mind, heart, and entire
being.
It must take into consideration the unique role of the family in ones personal
development and integration into society and the nation.
In the school context, more important than lesson plans and any list of values are
the teachers themselves who have the proper sense of values, awareness of their
inner worth, and utmost respect for the person of the other.

Guidance Counseling

A. Beliefs
An effective school counseling program:
1. teaches life skills
2. involves all students
3. allows for goal setting opportunities
4. provides a safe place for problem solving
5. helps all children to become successful adults
6. understands and values the student's capabilities
7. facilitates and supports reciprocal integration of the curriculum
8. promotes supportive and collaborative issues among parents and the
community
9. include age appropriate issues such as careers, academics, and
personal/social
B. Other beliefs:
Additionally, effective school counseling programs:
1. encourage life-long learning
2. believe that all students are capable of learning
3. believe that when students trust in themselves they are more open to
learning
4. society benefits as a whole from a comprehensive school counseling
program

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 C. Rationale

A better job must be done in communicating the benefit of guidance and

counseling to the entire educational community of parents and community. By
applying a comprehensive school-counseling program, it becomes possible for
counselors to conduct an effective and beneficial program, for all students.

School counselors are expected to provide support to every student so each

individual can achieve success. Counselors work with all students, parents,
teachers, and community members. Counselors support the district's educational
program through professional organizations, development, activities, and
committee work. Counselors also support their own program through management
and research activities, community outreach, and professional development.
The following are rationale for a framework for school counseling:

Benchmarking
ensuring continuity
standardization
guiding and directing practitioners in program design, implementation,
and evaluation
providing one direction/purpose
direction setting in counselor preparation
ensuring professionalism
guaranteeing equity in services in public and private schools
providing structure that will inform the public about the importance of
school counseling
rationalize the nature of school counseling programs
define counselor competencies necessary to run the programs
make public school administrators recognize the counselors relevance
in the school system
D. Student Benefits:
1. Prepares all students in all areas of academics and career choices
2. Assists all students in the development of positive social and personal skills
3. Provides continuity for smooth and effective levels of transition from
Kindergarten through the Fifth Grade
4. Guarantees services to all students
5. Focuses on the students needs
6. Develops proactive skills
7. Provides age-appropriate levels of interaction and instruction
8. Helps all students become more resourceful in decision-making
E. Parent Benefits:

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 1. Encourages involvement of parents in students' learning environment
2. Provides parents timely, appropriate support and resources when needed
3. Increases opportunities for parent, student, and counselor interaction
4. Brings about better understanding of the guidance and counseling
program
F. Teacher Benefits:
1. Promotes a team effort to address school counseling competencies
2. Increases teacher accessibility to counselor as a multiple resource
3. Integrates curriculum and associated competencies
4. Integrates interdisciplinary approach with all curriculum areas
G. Administrator Benefits:
1. Creates structured program with specific school counseling
competencies
2. Provides accountability to school counseling program
3. Facilitates team approach between administration and school counseling
program
4. Encourages better understanding of the role of counselors and the total
guidance program
H. Local Board of Education Benefits:
1. Provides a rationale for school counseling as a comprehensive program in
the school system and the roles of counselors
2. Creates greater school-community interaction
I. Counseling Staff Benefits:
1. Provides a clearly defined set of functions.
2. Integrates the school counseling program with other school curriculum
programs.
3. Articulates competencies that students are expected to achieve
because of participating in a comprehensive developmental school
counseling program.

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