Performance Level of Secondary School Designated Guidance Counselors in the Division of Quezon: Basis for the Development of an Enhancement Program

Abstract

The study aims to know the performance level of secondary school designated guidance counselors in the Division of Quezon. The study made use of descriptive-quantitative method of research where questionnaire was the primary data gathering instrument. Sixty (60) designated guidance counselors from secondary schools in the Third Congressional District of Quezon contributed in the study. Statistical tools were applied to tally and to tabulate the results. Findings revealed that most of the respondents were female, have one to five years of experience as guidance counselor, married, major in Values Education, and have units in Master’s Degree, and with age ranging from 34 to 40 and 41 to 47 years old, have teaching loads and function as coordinator for other services, and participated in division-wide trainings/workshops; very satisfactory in terms of individual inventory, information, counseling, consultation, presentation and wellness, referral, follow up, research and evaluation but excellent in placement. Similarly, the respondents gave a frequently evident rating to the best practices in guidance services. With regard to the problems, there were problems encountered in implementing the guidance function. This is evident on the highest statement indicating that heavy teaching load for the teacher-counselor and no definite time for guidance work is being encountered. The study also found out that there is a significant difference in the level of performance of the designated guidance counselors when they are grouped according to demographic profile. The researcher proposed a development program to improve the level of performance of designated guidance counselors in implementing guidance functions/services.