The Role of the Guidance Counselor in Bullying of Grade Seven Students at Tagaytay City National High School: An intervention

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Research indicates that bullying has a weighty and invasive effect on the learning environment of a school. It is a pressing issue in schools today, and there is a wide range of recommended practices for addressing this important problem. Therefore, the study examined the roles that school counselors play in uncovering the problem, identifying the different types of bullying, and implementing interventions in Tagaytay City National High School.

METHODS

The researcher employed the descriptive method to achieve the objectives of this study. Descriptive Method aims to describe the nature of the situation as it exists at the time of the study and to explore the causes of particular phenomena. Percentage, weighted mean, and Spearman's Rank Correlation were used for the statistical treatment of the data presented.

RESULTS

Cyberbullying was perceived by the grade seven students as having the highest severity. Implementing classroom rules regarding bullying is the most effective way to always remind the students about the consequences of their actions and constant reminder by the guidance counselors through activities such as group guidance regarding bullying, peer pressure, and conflict resolution would tend to minimize bullying. The most prevalent type of bullying in Tagaytay City National High School are cyber bullying, verbal aggression, and relational aggression. Establishment of classroom rules regarding bullying and regular classroom meetings with the parents are the interventions in Tagaytay City National High School. There was a moderate small positive correlation between the role of guidance counselor to bullying interventions which when interpreted statistically means that the two variables may not be significantly related. Bullying interventions may not totally depend on the role of these guidance counselors.

DISCUSSIONS

Parents, teachers, and school administrators should help students engage in positive behavior and teach them skills so that they will know how to intervene when bullying occurs. Older students can serve as mentors and inform younger students about safe practices on the internet. Parents should have open-ended conversations, so that they could learn what is really going on at school and take the appropriate steps to rectify the situation. Most importantly, parents should let their child know that they will help him/her.