This document discusses guidance and counseling. It defines guidance as assisting students to select appropriate courses of study based on their needs and interests, achieve academic excellence, make use of institutional resources, develop proper study habits, and participate in curricular and extracurricular activities. The types of guidance discussed are educational, vocational, personal, economic, and health guidance. Counseling is defined as involving a relationship between a person seeking help and a trained professional to help bring about desired changes and solve problems. The principles of counseling emphasize thinking with the individual, avoiding being directive, maintaining trust and confidence, putting the client's needs first, and including family/influencers in the process.