Types of Resources Available for the Implementation of Guidance and Counselling in Public Secondary Schools in Ndeiya Division, Kiambu County

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2021-04Author
Warui, Jane Wachera
Ogola, Martin
Nderitu, John
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Guidance and counseling programs have been implemented in Kenyan secondary schools to help
students improve their personal, social, and academic skills. The success of these programs, however, has
been questioned due to a paucity of studies attempting to clarify this idea, a problem that this study
discussed. The aim of this study was to look at the current state and challenges of guidance and
counseling. The study's aim was to ascertain the types of services available for implementing guidance
and counseling programs, as well as the most common cases of indiscipline among secondary school
students. Noise making, theft, property damage, and truancy were found to be the most common forms of
indiscipline in schools, the findings showed that, the schools under investigation have a long way to go in
terms of maintaining disciplinary management by supervision and counseling. This research recommends
that, schools can first invite parents, churches, other supporters, and the surrounding community to
endorse guidance and counseling programs for students' social adjustment. Secondly, the Ministry of
Education should reinforce guidance and counselling units in the implementation of the program in
schools by requiring all teacher counsellors who do not have basic guidance and counselling training to
attend mandatory in-service training. Finally, the Ministry of Education should make peer counseling
training more accessible so that advice and support can be provided.