1. OBJECTIVES
1. To achieve harmonious relationship among student-members and school personnel.
2. To enhance leadership potential of student-members.
3. To train students in the area of helping their peers.
4. To enable students to come up with realistic decisions and demonstrate self-awareness of others.
5. To provide the students with leadership and facilitating skills needed for individual and group processing.
2. SCOPE
This program shall be open to
all students. It shall cover recruitment, selection, training and management of peer facilitators.
3. REFERENCES
None
4. POLICIES
1. The Guidance and Counseling Center, represented by the Peer
Moderator and Co-Moderator, shall identify qualified student-applicants as peer facilitator.
1. Membership shall be open to all interested LCCian students.
2. Psychology students are strongly encouraged to become part of the group.
2. The Guidance and Counseling Center,
represented by the Peer Moderator and Co-Moderator, shall prepare the necessary training modules for peer aspirants.
1. To qualify as peer facilitators, applicants shall be screened based on the recruitment process stipulated in the Constitution
and By-Laws of the organization.
3. The Peer Facilitators shall undergo a series of training stipulated by the Mendiola Consortium, as well as internal
training with the Guidance and Counseling Center.
4. The Peer Moderator and Co-Moderator shall be in-charge of the management of peer facilitators which covers tracking
of records, follow-up and overseeing them throughout the school year.
5. The Peer Facilitators’ Program shall be presented in the form of an extra-curricular organization, as well as
an umbrella organization of the Guidance and Counseling Center.
1. The Peer Facilitators’ Program, as an extra-curricular organization, shall be recognized as the “Peer Volunteers’
Association,” under the Office of the Student Affairs
2. The Peer Facilitators’ Program, as an umbrella organization of the Guidance and Counseling Center, shall be involved in all
activities of the said center.
5. NARRATIVE PROCEDURES
1. Identify qualified applicants as peer facilitator.
RESPONSIBILITY |
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ACTIVITY |
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Peer Members |
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- Gives
applicants the application form and inform them of the nature of the organization
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Peer Applicant |
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- Upon
accomplishing the form, applicant undergoes a test battery and thorough interview with the peer officers and moderator.
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Guidance Counselor
Peer Officers |
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- Evaluates
applicants
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- Posts
selected peer members on the designated bulletin board.
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5.2 Participation and evaluation
of attended training (Mendiola Consortium).
RESPONSIBILITY |
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ACTIVITY |
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Guidance Counselor |
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- Schedules
the training of Peer Facilitators with the Mendiola Consortium.
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- Submits
the communication letter to the VPAA office for approval together with the budget requisition.
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VPAA |
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- Reviews
and approves the activity
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Guidance Counselor |
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- Disseminates
the letter to the Deans of different colleges, Student Affairs Office and other departments involved in the program, upon
the approval of the VPAA,
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- Informs
the participating peers.
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- Informs
the participants about the evaluation of the seminar/s attended
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Mendiola Consortium |
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- Tallies
all the evaluation responses and that would be a basis for future activities
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3. Internal seminars/workshops/training activities
RESPONSIBILITY |
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ACTIVITY |
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Guidance Counselor |
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- Schedules
the training of Peer Facilitators based on the school calendar.
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- Submits
the communication letter to the VPAA office for approval together with the budget requisition.
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VPAA |
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- Reviews
and approves the activity
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Guidance Counselor |
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- Disseminates
the letter to the Deans of different colleges, Student Affairs Office and other departments involved in the program, upon
the approval of the VPAA,
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- Informs
the participating peers.
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- Informs
the participants about the evaluation of the seminar/s attended
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Peer officers |
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- Tallies
all the evaluation responses
- Submit
evaluation report to the Peer Moderator for documentation.
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5.3 Request student participants
to be excused from their classes.
RESPONSIBILITY |
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ACTIVITY |
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Guidance Counselor |
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- Furnishes
the Student Affairs Office a copy of the approved letter of the VPAA.
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- Asks
for an excuse letter slip to be presented by the students to their respective professors.
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6. FLOWCHART PROCEDURES
7. LIST OF FORMS
7.1 Membership form
7.2 Feedback Form
7.3 Budget Requisition form