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Guidance and counseling is an important educational tool in shaping the orientation in a child from negative ideas that is planted in the child by his/her peers. Hence the need school for the counselor to assist the child in moulding their future through counseling therapy. The school counselor is seen as a role model and highly respected by students. The counselors by their training are expected to be friends with the school child, listen to the child’s complains, short comings and proffer guidance to the child in a quest of moulding the child in the right part to take in their life pursuit.

“The total development of a child can only take place in an environment conducive for teaching and learning”. It is in realization of the above that all educational services which can promote teaching and learning in schools are given prominent attention by educational planners. Counseling services are among the school educational services. It is believed that guidance and counseling services in school shall develop, assess and improve educational programmes; enhance teaching and improve the competence of the teacher and reduce cost for the children. In short, families and schools have a duty to assist young people in their self-growth towards becoming a self-fulfilled and well-adjusted adult.

Counseling and guidance can provide a good basis for a broader education for life. While being non-medical and non-psychiatric, it can be used as therapy for individuals with specific personal problems, or it can be the foundation of a more general “life skills training programme” for the student who, though not suffering from any particular problem, should be assisted in building up his/her personal resources in order to cope effectively with their future lives. Hence, the Role of Guidance and Counseling in Effective Teaching and Learning in Schools for the Child Future Success.