Complexity in provision of guidance and counseling services in secondary schools in Uganda

Abstract

This scholarly article on complexity of provision of counseling services in secondary schools in Uganda focuses on attitudes and perceptions of teachers and students towards counseling services, contribution of government, implementation of counseling services and challenges met and way forward. It is expected that the submissions in this paper shall add immensely to the growing body of knowledge that seeks to explore issues of guidance and counseling in schools whilst dissecting the complexity that obtains in the modus operandi of guidance and counseling programs in schools today. The paper also opines that where complexity lies, is where effectiveness also lies. Thus proper conceptualization and appreciation of the complex nature of guidance and counseling in the schools could be the springboard for transformation of the same in the secondary schools.