Career Guidance and Counseling

Course Contents
Introduction: Concepts of Guidance and Counseling; Importance and needs for guidance
and counseling in schools.
Theories of guidance and counseling: Traditional theories; Recent theories
Types of Guidance and Counseling: Educational; Spiritual; Psychological; Career; Family
History of counseling service: Sri Lankan, Western world and Asian.
Process of Counseling and Guidance: Aptitude, attitude, behavior, attainments and
interests; Counseling with individuals and groups; Collection of data for educational,
psychological and Career counseling.
Guidance and Counseling in action: Social issues; Ethical issues; Counseling service in
schools and in the community
School Based Counseling Service: Need for SBCS; Organizational arrangement;
Amalgamation with Zonal provincial national counseling units; Role of teachers; Parental
contribution; Community involvement.