HOME

AcademicColleges & Sites

Colleges
Humanities & Soc. Sci.
School of Management
Science & Mathematics

MPCS

University Registrar Office

The University Library

Integrated Library System

Learning Resource Center

Interactive Learning Center

Online Research Books Borrowing System

News& Events

Madayaw News

Bid Bulletins

Freedom Wall

MAIL& DOWNLOADS
Forms
2010-2011 UPCAT Forms
STFAP Form
Downloadable PDF Forms

Booking
Resource Booking

Publications& Gallery
Gallery
Photo
Video Gallery

Journals

Reports

UPLB RDE

UPLB Journals Online

BANWA

CSRSLogin

Student

Adviser

Services and Facilities

Office of Student Affairs

Basic Guidance Services

Guidance Programs

Student Organization & Activities

Office of the University Registrar

University Health Service

University Library System

UP Press Bookstore

Interactive Learning Center

Learning Resource Center

UP Mindanao Multi-purpose Cooperative

GUIDANCE PROGRAMS
Written by Administrator | 01 June 2009
To implement these basic guidance services the following guidance programs are regularly conducted by the
Counseling and Testing Office (CTO) among students:
1.

Personal Counseling (PC)

Offers counseling, problem-solving, and decision-making sessions with students.

a. Group Counseling is arranged when students have common concerns and difficulties and are seen to benefit
from a group relationship.
b. Individual Counseling is conducted among referred counselees, those who voluntarily request for individual
counseling and those with special needs and difficulties that need follow-up on a long term basis.
c. Peer Counseling is conducted among students by trained students with listening and encouraging skills.
2. The Information Service is delivered to the students through the following programs:
2.1 Students Routine Interview (SRI)
All freshmen and student transferees are invited for an individual interview with their designated counselors to
establish rapport with them and to gather information regarding their academic and personal adjustment concerns.
2.2 Readmission Evaluation Interview (REI)
A service provided to all readmitted students to assess reasons of failure and initiate appropriate recommendation to
Faculty and the Dean of Students and to monitor the students study plan.
2.3 Exit Interview (EI)
Conducted among dismissed or graduating students transferring to other colleges or universities, on optional basis. It
is designed to find out their insights regarding their academic and personal life in the university as well as to get
recommendations to incoming students.
3. Psycho-Social Development program (PSDP)
All freshmen are enjoined top attend a weekly session with the Guidance Services Specialist on topics concerning
their educational, social, emotional, and psychological adjustment in the university. This program is conducted in
coordination with the Learning Resource Center which provides the module and direction of the sessions. PSDP also
provides incoming students an opportunity to learn about the vision, mission, goals of U.P., its values and ideals.
4. Peer Counseling Program (PCP)
This program will provide opportunities to any U.P. students who has the interest, capability and availability to assist
his peer or fellow students to improve his/her social functioning or to help him/her cope with his/her problems.
Qualified students are provided with training on self-development and counseling strategies by the Counseling and
Testing Office.
5. Psychological Testing Program (PTP)
All freshmen and interested upperclassmen are provided testing on any psychological test, mental ability, aptitude,

interest and personality on an optional basis. Students who are shifting courses or are applying for readmission are
required to take aptitude and interest tests. Those who are in the academic delinquent list are tested on study habits
and mental ability.
6. Job Fair Program (JFP)
All graduating students are enjoined to learn tips on applying for a job and are prospective employers before they
graduate from the university.
UP System || UP Diliman || UP Manila || UP Los Baos || UP Visayas || UP Baguio || UP Open University
Counseling Service (CS)
It is a service wherein competent staff in the Counseling and Testing Office (CTO) as well as trained peer counselors
assist individual students or a group toward better understanding of himself/themselves and his/their environment. It
encourages him/them to satisfactory adjustment or acceptable resolution of problems he/she encounters.
Individual Inventory Service (IIS)
This service pertains to the activity of gathering data about the students to enable the counselors, professors and
administrators to understand the student better before counseling is conducted. It is a cumulative record of personal,
family and educational data from birth to present. Information such as students family background, mental ability,
interest, aptitude, achievement, personality traits and health condition serve as the key to the counseling activity upon
which personal assistance is based. The cumulative record is kept during the duration of the students studies in the
university until five years after his/her graduation.
Psychological Testing Service (PTS)
It refers to the administration, scoring and interpretation of psychological tests to individual or group of students used
to assess his/their behavioral tendencies. Psychological tests are also used as tools in counseling students.
Follow-up Service (FS)
Follow up sessions are conducted among students who are counseled, referred by faculty, administrators and other
university staff. The follow-up service ensures that the student has learned appropriate behaviors and decisions
regarding his/her problem or need.
Career Development and Placement Service (CDPS)
This service takes care of assisting students in their career decision-making from knowing their abilities and potential,
providing them information regarding the university course offerings and requirements, information on job trends, job
referrals and employment opportunities.
Information Service (IS)
This service makes available to students certain kinds of information not ordinarily provided through classroom
instruction. It enables the counselor to give important facts concerning personal, social and educational adjustment.
It includes the orientation among Freshmen and incoming students, workshops, seminars and community extension
services to disseminate information on the relevance of the Guidance Services to students adjustment and academic
life as well as to provide information to ensure maximum welfare of students.

Research and Evaluation Service (RES)

A service which consists of the conduct of researches on students UPCAT scores, psychological test results, values,
attitudes and the evaluation of the basic guidance services at the end of the school year.