Wamocho, Franciscah Irangi2025-06-202025-06-202003-09https://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/30239Supervisors Geofrey Karugu Augustine Nwoye Frank Ingule’l“hc major{›ur{iosc a/this sludy waz la collect baseI‹ne data to b« used in tleielt›ping a comprehensive guidance and counselling programme for students »'itli‘ special educationalneeds in special education secondary schools and vocation&1 rehabilitation training centres in Kenya. This was a quantitative study which involved collecting baseline data using penonal orientation inventory (POI) a standardized instrument which consists of 150 paired opposing statements to measure these” students values” and behavinurs Which are viewed to be importantin self-actualized persons. The population of the study was drawn from four purposively selected provinces viz: Eastern, Nyanza and Nairobi because of their higher percentage of special education institutions. Eight districts and two divisions were randomly selected born the four provinces. A total of 22S first and final year students aged between 13-26 years old were randomly sampled for the study. Data collected were analyzed using statistical package for social sciences (SPSS). The independent sample t-test was used to compare the difference between the POI of twD ma or scale's mean scores against the POI approximate range scores given in POI manual, and also to compare the mean of the students with disabilities against nominated subjects given in the POI manual.The results of the study indicated that students with special needs were non-self-actualizing. These findings suggest that these students are other directed and time incompetent and live in the past or future with a Not of regrets and sentiments. Based on the self-actualizing theory guiding this study and the findings of this study, indicated that there was need for a guidance and counselling programme to be developed for students withs,›« al ‹›c«sml›:chsl,ovldbe coxyreheneivc and coulJ involvethcorientation of tliCs¢ studcr›ts toward positive conceptOf peF8Of)âI growth (sclf-concept, self- ¢st¢cn›, s¢lf-acceptance end pursuity of independence). Such a pfO Cammc should fllriheraddress the students' educ3Ji0nal,S0cial, personal and vocational slid Rehabilitation needs based on their handicappillg Ond<l0^' °* id°Rtl"< bY POI. Finally, an outline for th• guidance programme for studentswith special peed$Wasdeve1Ciped focusing on areas of needsidentified by POIenThesis