INTRODUCTION
Personal guidance includes personal
psychological or emotional relationship which is a person develops himself.
Paterson has included social, emotional and leisure time guidance in personal
guidance. In fact, the problems regarding
health, emotional adjustment, social
adjustment and leisure and recreational problems are included in personal
solution.
Under social adjustment and
individual’s economic problems are included. The aspects of life’s character
and spiritual fields can also be included in
the personal guidance. In other words, the problems which cannot be
included in personal guidance. In other words, the problems which cannot be
included in educational and vocational guidance, we can included them in
personal guidance.
MEANING AND DEFINITIONS OF PERSONAL
GUIDANCE
According to Hopkins, “ personal
guidance is that guidance which is concerned with the problem of health,
emotional adjustment and social adjustment of an individual. It also includes
his recreational and leisure-time problems”.
According to Ruth strang. “ personal
guidance is the assistance given to an individual to solve his personal problems
such as emotional and social adjustment,
economic and social relationship and problems connected with his physical as
well as mental health”.
NEED AND IMPORTANCE OF PERSONAL
GUIDANCE
Personal guidance is needed in case
of personal problems. It aims at social and emotional well being of the pupils.
There are certain personal problems
that need guidance and require personal guidance. They are,
i.Problem
concerning with physical health
ii.
Problem concerning mental health
iii.
Family problems
iv.
School problems
v.
Vocational problems
vi.
Marital problems
vii.
Sex problems
viii.
Personality problems
ix.
Religious problems
x. Economic problems
It may be stated that the children
with personal problems are able to adjusted to society and lead a normal life in
the community, if he personal guidance is provided them.
OBJECTIVES OF PERSONAL GUIDANCE
1. To assist the individual
gradually to develop life goals that are socially desirable and individually
satisfying.
2. To help him to plan life so that
these goals may be attained and to integrate his activities with reference to
those goals.
3. To assist the pupil to realize
that it is natural to experience period of turmoil.
4. To help him grow in
self-directive ability.
5. To give the individual the assistance
that will enable him overcomes the awkward years in physical development.
6. To encourage the pupil to work to
the limit of his capacity with full knowledge that he may not
be as capable as other pupils.
7. To assist the pupil to move
gradually from dependence on other to independence of judgement and action.
8. To assist students to understand
and resolve their emotional problems.
9. To assist students in exploring
various mechanisms of adjustment.
10. To assist students to improve
mental health.
11. To help students to improve
mental health.
12. To assist in learning and
developing life skills.
13. To identify personal and social
aspects that is hindering the normal development of the child.
14. To help the students in
minimizing the gaps between personal aspiration and social demands.
15. To help the individual to develop
to his fullest competencies and be a good citizen.
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