THE PHILIPPINE WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY

Granted Autonomous Status by the Commission on Higher Education on June 2, 2008

Guidance and Counseling Program

Director:

Second Floor Malvar Wing, Taft Avenue, Manila

Tel No. (632) 528-8421 local 129

Mission

Guidance Office is mandated to enforce the policies and regulations of the university pertaining to student's behavior and impose disciplinary measures, formative and developmental programs to students.

Vision

The vision of the Guidance and Counseling Department is to be an integral part of each school's total educational program and to be essential for every student's success. A program that reaches every student and emphasizes a more proactive, wellness oriented approach.

It is developmental by design and includes sequential activities organized and implemented by competent guidance counselors and other staff in collaboration with administrators, teachers, students, parents and other community partners. The basic premise of the developmental approach is that all students need counseling related services and that many important aspects of adolescent development can be effectively delivered to larger groups of students with common needs.

General Objectives

The Guidance and Counseling Department aims to provide programs and services relevant and responsive to the changing needs of the PWU students and growing demands of the society. Through embarking on a developmental process of molding adolescents in a globally competitive milieu, the following objectives are hoped to achieve:

Services

The guidance and counseling program contains the following components: