Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region V - Bicol
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF ALBAY
STO. DOMINGO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
GUIDANCE OFFICE

GUIDANCE ORIENTATION FOR TEACHERS 2022

Proposed Place of Orientation: ICT JHS OR SHS LAB
PROPOSED SCHEDULE
DAY TIME SCHEDULE GRADE LEVEL GRADE LEVEL
ADVISERS COORDINATORS
Wednesday, 9:00-11:00 am Grade 7 Ma’am Mitzi Ragos
September 28, 2022
Wednesday, 1:00-3:00 pm Grade 8 Ma’am Rhea Lyn
September 28, 2022 Barrios
Thursday, September 9:00-11:00 am Grade 12 Ma’am Edna Lositano
29, 2022
Thursday, September 1:00-3:00 pm Grade 11 Ma’am Wennie
29, 2022 Morales
Friday, September 30, 9:00-11:00 am Grade 9 Ma’am Marinel
2022 Masarate
Friday, September 30, 1:00-3:00 pm Grade 10 Ma’am Lilibeth Barra
2022

Proposed Components:
1. Prayer
2. Welcome Remarks
3. Orientation Proper
4. Processing questions and sharing
Committee
Ellen B. Abarientos-School Head
Marian B. Dulay- Guidance Designate
Jessica Nieto- SHS Guidance Advocate
John Carlo Balisnomo- ICT Coordinator
AGENDA
1. GUIDANCE FORMS
2. HOMEROOM GUIDANCE PROGRAM
 3. CAREER GUIDANCE PROGRAM
4. COUNSELING SERVICES AND REFERRALS
1. GUIDANCE FORMS
WHAT ARE THE GUIDANCE FORMS TEACHERS CAN ACCESS/RECEIVE?
1. PARENTS PERMIT
a. A parent's informed consent or right to involve their minor child's education,
including the right to approve or disapprove of particular curricula or to consent
to an extracurricular activity.
2. HOME VISITATION FORM
a. To identify the current situation of the learner's personal, emotional, social,
physical, or other factors which might affect their academic performance.
b. The teacher and parent/guardian may come up with a possible resolution or
agreement for the benefit of the students.
c. With the help of the visiting teacher, this form must be completed by the parent,
guardian who enrolled the student or by the adult student.
3. HOME SCHOOL VERIFICATION FORM
a. A guidance form expresses a parent or guardian to indicate that the student is no
longer participating in learning activities (NLPA).
b. This serves as a reference for an official list of students for the school.
4. ANECDOTAL RECORD
a. An anecdotal record defines as a collection of notes about a particular behavior,
individual, or group taken by an adviser/subject teacher during an observation or
a series of observations. Anecdotal notes may include a variety of observations,
such as things that were spoken during a conversation, the occurrence or
frequency of actions or behaviors, and a learner's ability to solve a particular
problem.
5. REFFERAL FORM- Adviser/subject teachers, school head, discipline committee, and
child protection committee can request, accomplish and submit this form to the
guidance counselor/designate who will facilitate learners to avail assistance or
services that address their mental health or other concerns.
HOW TO ACQUIRE THE GUIDANCE FORMS?
Hard copy
 A teacher can ask for a hard copy of guidance forms at the Guidance office.
Soft copy
In case the guidance designate is not around the school, teachers can access guidance forms
needed through the goggle form share folder to access guidance forms and print them on
their own.
2. HOMEROOM GUIDANCE PROGRAM
Program Procedure:
1. Due to limited numbers of HRGP-SLP, the guidance designate shall coordinate with
grade level coordinator the list of students (by section) who will avail of the HRGP-
SLM (hard copy).
2. The guidance designate will provide a soft copy through google drive to access
HRGP-SLM by the advisers. In addition, advisers may share the HRGP-SLM with
students who prefer to access it online.
3. Homeroom guidance learner’s development assessment. Advisers are expected to
secure a soft copy and two hard copies of the assessment with the rating in case the
form is misplaced, lost, or stained.
a. For the soft copy, the ICT coordinator will teach all advisers the mailing merge
function of MS word to efficiently prepare the Homeroom guidance learner’s
development assessment and attach it to the google drive shared folder for easy
access and reproduction.
b. the Guidance office will reproduce two copies of the Homeroom guidance
learner’s development assessment and shall attached to SF9 & 10
4. HRGP-SLM distribution and retrieval.
a. The guidance designate would request volunteered teachers or students to help
prepare HRGP-SLM and distribute the SLMs by quarter.
b. The advisers will get the SLM’s at the guidance office.
c. Advisers have the freedom to distribute the SLM at least once a week.
d. The SLMs will be returned one week after the next quarter by the advisers at the
guidance office.
e. Check and return the HRGP-SLM without attached output, clean, and identify the
number of returned SLMs. Please be considerate of the guidance designate/ staff
on checking, sorting, and packing the SLMs at the guidance office.
 5. Advisers who don’t want to engage in the HRGP may discuss with the principal and
explain the reasons for not participating in the program. Non-implementation or
improper implementation of Homeroom Guidance shall be subject to existing
applicable administrative actions.
3. CAREER GUIDANCE PROGRAM
PROPOSED SCHOOL BASED PROGRAM
PROPOSED DATE CGP ACTIVITIES
JHS SHS
OCTOBER 2022 ORIENTATION
NOVEMBER 2022 CAREER GUIDANCE WEEK
PARENTS CAREER TALK
ACCOMPANYING LEARNERS ON THEIR CAREER JOURNEY
2022
DRESS FOR SUCCESS
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
TRACK
NOVEMBER 2022 CURRICULUM EXIT
ORIENTATION
MAY 2023 EXPOS & COLLEGE FAIRS,
JOB FAIRS

4. COUNSELLING AND REFERRALS

Counseling
a. must be voluntary. Learners shall not be forced to undergo counseling against their will.
b. must be provided after a referral was made by a teacher, student, any school personnel,
a parent or other significant person who may be related to the child being referred to who
shows:
 behavioral or conduct problem/s;
 self-harming behavior or suicide ideation;
 poor social skills;
 poor academic performance;
 difficulty in adapting to current situation; and
 signs of distress characterized by physical deterioration, lack of focus, and
motivation.
Counseling Procedure
a. The Statement of Confidentiality will be sent to the parents/legal guardians to get their
permission for their child to undergo counseling.
b. The Guidance Counselor conducts the intake interview to get necessary data essential for
understanding the concerns of the counselee.
 The counselor may either close the session after the intake interview or proceed
with the session for further counseling.
 If the session merits counseling after the intake interview, the Guidance Counselor
conducts counseling and terminates the case as deemed necessary.
c. The Guidance Counselor creates a counseling plan
 The Guidance Counselor sets the schedule of the sessions with the counselee. Each
counseling session is usually 40 minutes to an hour long depending on the nature
and seriousness of the case.
d. The case must be terminated once the counseling goals have been attained.
 If the counselee withdraws from the session, the Guidance Counselor shall
document at least two attempts to make a follow-up. In the event that the
counselee does not respond, the Guidance Counselor shall indicate in the counseling
record that the learner did not pursue the session anymore.
e. Guidance Counselor shall refer the counselee to an outside specialist if the case requires
clinical intervention or diagnosis.
f. All sessions must be documented through case notes.
Counseling Records
Counseling records should be kept confidential and can only be accessed by the Guidance
Counselor.
a. Any information about a particular learner may only be released to parents or guardians
with the approval of the Guidance Counselor and the learner’s consent.
Referral
Referral is one of the guidance services where learners are provided with assistance in
obtaining specialized services. This requires a wide-range of internal partners (i.e.
counselors, teachers, nurses and school administrators), external partners (i.e. government,
non-government agencies, organizations), and individuals in different professions, fields and
interests that could address the learner’s present issues, concerns or problems (Annex H).
 On the referral of learners, the teacher/adviser may refer the learner to the Guidance
Counselor through the following procedure:
a. The teacher/adviser shall accomplish the attached referral form.
b. The referral form shall be submitted to the Guidance Counselor via electronic mail or
physical submission while observing confidentiality.
c. Upon receipt of the referral form, the Guidance Counselor shall assess, evaluate, and
provide the schedule for intake interview or other services that may be deemed necessary
to address the needs of the learners.
d. The Guidance Counselor shall inform the teacher/adviser that the learner has been
given attention.
In case a learner is referred for intervention because of an issue or concern that is beyond
the capability, competency, or expertise of the Guidance Counselor, the following procedure
shall be observed:
a. The Guidance Counselor shall inform the parent, learner, teacher/adviser ( only if
necessary), and the school head about the referral. Consent shall be obtained from the
parent/guardian.
b. Schools or the Schools Division Office shall refer the learner to the nearest and most
accessible institution that provides mental health services.
c. The Guidance Counselor shall prepare the letter of referral to the specific professional and
agency/institution. The letter shall include:
 basic information about the learner;
 reason for referral; and
 type of intervention needed.
d. The Guidance Counselor shall monitor the learner’s progress/ status by securing the
contact information of the professional and agency or organization where the learner is
referred.
PROGRAM IMPLEMENTERS
PROGRAM ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
IMPLEMENTERS HRGP CGP COUNSELLING AND
REFERRALS
School Head Supervises and monitors -Designate Career -Designate a
the implementation of Guidance Guidance Advocate
Homeroom Guidance and Advocates for S.Y. in the absence of
ensures that proper 2022-2023; Guidance Counselor
intervention for each -lead the for S.Y. 2021-2022;
learner will be provided. implementation of -Secure the
a. planning for the annual the Career implementation of
HG implementation and Guidance Program counseling and
monitoring; including referral services for
b. preparing of supervision and learners;
timelines/calendar of monitoring of -Ensure the
activities, monitoring plan school career conduct of
for the entire duration of guidance activities; orientation for
the program, and inclusion -conduct teachers, learners,
of HG in the school forms orientation for and parents on
(SF-9 and SF- 10); teachers, learners, counseling and
c. allocating budget for and parents on referral.
Homeroom Guidance that Career Guidance
is included in the School Program.
Improvement Plan (SIP)
and Annual
Implementation Plan (AIP);
d. adhering to the
stipulated loading of
teachers and class
programming for S.Y.
2021-2022;
e. providing the necessary
equipment (computer,
printer, photocopier,
risograph, etc.) and
supplies (printing
materials, office supplies
etc.);
f. strengthening
partnership with
stakeholders;
g. orienting the teachers,
parents, learners, and
other stakeholders;
h. creating mechanisms
that would ensure efficient
distribution and retrieval
Homeroom Guidance
modules and outputs;
i. preparing and
conducting of Homeroom
Guidance Class
Observation (Annex
1); and
j. submitting the
 Homeroom Guidance
School Implementation
Report
Guidance serves as the program -assist the School -Conduct
Designate manager and ensures the Head in the over-all counseling to
correct content and implementation of learners;
pedagogy’ of Homeroom the school career -Document each
Guidance in school. guidance activities; counseling case
a. assist the School Head in -provide technical being handled;
the planning for the assistance to career -Provide referral
annual HG implementation advocates on the services to outside
and monitoring; implementation of mental health
b. prepare the annual school career professionals when
budget proposal on guidance activities; necessary;
Homeroom Guidance -provide counseling -Conduct a case
implementation; and referral consultation as
c. conduct the orientation services when deemed necessary;
of teachers, parents, necessary -Conduct a
learners and other conference with
stakeholders; learner’s
d. coordinate with the parents/guardians;
Class Advisers on the and
implementation of -Make an annual
Homeroom Guidance; report on the
e. provide technical number of cases
assistance to class advisers handled and their
and other guidance nature.
services or interventions to
learners
Advisers serves as Homeroom serves as Career serves as Mental
Guidance implementer in Guidance health advocate
the class. implementer in the implementer in the
a. distribution, facilitation, class. class.
and retrieval of
Homeroom Guidance SLMs
and outputs in different
learning modalities;
b. evaluation and
discussion of Learner’s
Development Assessment
results to the learners and
parents quarterly;
c. accomplishment of SF-9
and SF-10 in accordance to
the Learner’s
Development Assessment
results;
 d. referral of learner to the
Guidance Counselor only if
counseling intervention or
other guidance services
are needed; and
e. collaboration with co-
teachers and parents in
developing the
competencies of the
learners at home.

Prepared by:

MARIAN B. DULAY
Guidance Designate

Approved By:

ELLEN B. ABARIENTOS EdD.

Principal II