The document discusses the importance of information services in guidance and counseling. It notes that an information service provides students with information not ordinarily given in instruction to help with decision-making, increase feelings of security, and encourage curiosity. Useful information serves needs like developing healthy attitudes. Organizing, storing, and disseminating information through various methods is also discussed as important aspects of an effective information service.

2. -its function is to make
available to students certain kind
of information not ordinarily
provided through the instructional
program or during regular period
of instruction.

3. -Information service
has always been
important in guidance
and counseling.

4. 1.Understanding the
information needs of
clients
-Children and adolescents need
information that is accurate, recent, and
available—and they need time to acquire
it (Tyler, 196).

5. Useful
information serves several
important needs (Hoppock,1957):
-Increases feelings of security
-Encourages natural curiosity
-Extends horizons
-Encourages wholesome attitudes
-Develops
desirable
approaches
to
decision-making
-Helpful when pragmatic decisions have
to be made

6. 2.Versatility
-One
of
the
harsh
realities
beginning counselors face is discovering
they cannot have all the information
suitable for their clients and consultees
readily in mind.

7. 1.Finding and acquiring useful
information
-part of the training
counselors includes learning
recognize useful information.
of the
how to

8. Excellent Basic Sources
 National
Agencies
Trade
and
Professional
 Government Agencies
 Commercial Publishers and Producers
 Business and Industry
 Educational
Programs
Institutions
or
Training

9. 2.Organizing,
Storing,
Disseminating Information
and
 Organizing and Storing Information- a
systematic approach is necessary to
achieve an orderly information service.

10.  Disseminating Information Via Printed
Materials
e.g bulletin boards, school
pamphlets, magazines etc.
paper,

11.  Disseminating Information Via Personto-Person Approach
e.g
Orientations,
Seminars
Workshops, Forum, Meetings, etc.
and

12.  Disseminating
Information
Computerized Approach
e.g
Audio-Visual
Advertisements
Via
Presentations,

13. -the need of pupils for information
designed to aid them in making
appropriate
choices,
plans,
and
decisions becomes more acute as
they
become
increasingly
selfdirective.

14.  Information about school
 Learning to use the library
 About courses and curricula
 Learning about self

15.  Learning
activities
about
co-curricular
 Learning about school services
 Learning
resources
about
community
 Learning about job opportunities