Thesis

Guidance and Counseling University students are adolescents and young adults who face tremendous pressure to adjust the new environment. Students come to the University face different challenges. The social and the physical environment are the main challenges which are difficult to adjust with. Adjustment to new peer groups, academic atmosphere, loose family contact, and economic problem are some of the specific challenges.These challenges possibly lead students to personal crisis mainly emotional disturbance, stress, and other social crisis. These mainly lead to academic failure, drug addiction, social isolation, suicidal attempts and the like. In relation to these problems, the need for student orientation, guidance and counseling services is crucial. In spite of these facts, the University has decided to developed systematic services, thus, is necessary to develop this guideline to establish a university wide Center for Orientation, guidance and Counseling services and other centers in each college, school, and institute.Scope and ObjectivesThe overall objective of this guideline is to lay the ground in order to establish a center for orientation, guidance and counseling services with full responsibilities of dealing students psychosocial, emotional, academic and psychiatric needs at the University level. In line with this general objective, the center shall achieve the following specific objectives: * Ensure a systematic orientation, guidance and counseling services are in-place and accessible to all students in each College, School and Institute * Ensure provision of quality services with the allocation of appropriate resources including qualified personnel. * Give appropriate information to all students about the orientation, guidance and counseling service of the University and how to access such services. * Ensure the sustainability of the services.Strategies to addressing guidance and counselingTo address the orientation, guidance and counseling...