For those among you who've been following up regarding updates on the Guidance & Counseling developments, allow me to print here the scanned letter above from the Professional Regulatory Board of Guidance & Counseling regarding the upcoming Guidance Forum scheduled on April 18 at FEU, Manila. The schedule shall be printed below after the letter. Here they are:
Republic of the Philippines
Professional Regulation Commission
March 26, 2007
Dear _________,
The Professional Regulatory Board of Guidance & Counseling has been installed which signals the full implementation of RA 9258 known as the Guidance and Counseling Act of 2004 and the Implementation of Rules and Regulations specifically the following:
- qualifications for hiring and appointment of guidance counselors
- standards of practice
- code of ethics
- counselors' competencies
- curriculum
- licensure details
You are invited to a Guidance Forum on April 18, 2007 from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM at the Far Eastern University, Morayta St., Metro Manila. The registration fee is Php1000.
Anticipating your presence on this occasion.
Very truly yours,
Sgd. Dr. Rhodelia L. Gabriel
Chair, Professional Regulatory Board of Guidance & Counseling
Sgd. Dr. Rosa Maria I. Llanes
President, Philippine Guidance & Counseling Association
The schedule is as follows:
Guidance Forum
Program of Activities
7 A.M. Registration
8 A.M. Opening Ceremonies
Invocation
National Anthem
Welcome Remarks
Introduction of Participants
Introduction of Keynote Speaker
Keynote Address
Orientation to the Forum
Presentation of Professional Regulatory Board (PRB) Members
Presentation of Philippine Guidance & Counseling Association
(PGCA) Officers
9:00 A.M. - 12:00 Plenary Session 1
PRB-PRC Roles in the Licensure
Guidance and Counseling Act 2004
Implementing Rules & Regulations
Implications of the Law on Public Schools
Open Forum
12:00 P.M. - 1:00 P.M. Lunch Break
1:00 P.M. - 2:30 P.M. Plenary Session 2
Implications on Permanent Guidance Counselors Who
Are Not Qualified Based on the Law
Public Sector
Private Sector
Implications of the Law on TESDA
Open Forum
Counselors' Competencies Survey
2:30 P.M. - 4:00 P.M. Plenary Session 3
Standards of Practice
Code of Ethics
Open Forum
4:00 P.M. - 4:30 P.M. Closing Ceremonies
Awarding of Certificates
Closing Remards
Thus far the announcements. God bless
