BRAND MANAGEMENTFINAL REPORTStudent Counseling CenterCOUNSELING GAZEBO

Submitted to: MAAM SOBIA SHUJAATFrom: FAIZA BAIGFARIHA ANSARIHADEEQA TUL FATIMAMAAZ ALI BAIGOBAIDULLAHOWAIS NUSRATRIJA SEHBAITABLE OF CONTENTSAcknowledgement5Letter of Transmittal:5Mission:7Vision:7Values:7PRIMARY FUNCTION OF OUR COUNSELING CENTRE:7WHO IS A CAREER COUNSELOR?8WHY TRY COUNSELING?8STAFF COUNSELING:9Who is the Service for?9Who are the Staff Counselors?9COUNSELING:9WAITING LIST POLICY:10HOW TO APPROACH A STUDENT WHO APPEARS TO BE IN DIFFICULTY:101.LISTEN102.ACKNOWLEDGE103.EXPRESS CONCERN104.OFFER HOPE.11IDENTIFYING AT RISK STUDENTS:111. Stated Need for Help:11WHAT SHOULD I EXPECT?12STUDENTS WHO MOST BENEFIT FROM CAREER COUNSELING INCLUDE THOSE WHO:12CAREER ASSESSMENT TESTS:13Strong Interest Inventory (SII):13Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI):14Aims and Objectives of Counseling:16How is Counseling Helpful?17KEY AREAS OF SERVICE:17Personal Counseling:17Professional Counseling Supervision:18Individual Counseling:18Group Counseling:18Psychological Testing:18Career Counseling:18Primary Counseling:18Secondary Counseling:18What is Counseling Supervision?19Supervision as a relationship:19How does Confidentiality impact Supervision?19LOSS & GRIEF19COUNSELING PRINCIPLE AND PROCESSES:20PERSONS INVOLVED IN STUDENT COUNSELING:21COUNSELING USUALLY TAKES PLACE ON A ONE-TO-ONE BASIS:21STUDENT COUNSELING:21WORK PLACEMENT:22CAREER AND RECRUITMENT COUNSELING:22STUDENT EXCHANGE COUNSELING:22THESIS COUNSELING:22LIBRARY:22PERSONAL COUNSELING AND PERSONAL STUDY PLANS:22PEER COUNSELING:23COMMON MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT GUIDANCE & COUNSELING:23COUNSELING GAZEBO FACEBOOK PAGE:24Updated Information: we will keep updating students regarding any change in the schedule or prior commitments24Feed Back: we will collect students feed back24Quick Guide: we will provide a quick guide for general problem, problems prevailing at the surface etc24SURVEY CONDUCTED IN OUR UNIVERSITY:24Objective of survey:24Analysis:24AGREE WITH STATEMENT * GENDER CROSS TABULATION24FEEL STRESSED ABOUT CAREER:26AGREE ON THE IDEA FOR A NEW COUNSELING CENTER:27NEED FOR PROFESSIONALS:28DECSION MAKING GETS EASIER THROUGH COUNSELING:28NEED FOR GUIDANCE:29Findings:29QUESTIONNAIRE30RECOMMENDATIONS:32

Acknowledgement

We would like to thank Ma`am Sobia Shujaat for giving us such an opportunity to learn and practice whatever we have been studying in the course. It has proved to be a learning experience. This task has given us a positive exposure of the basics and important aspects of the course. Being a brand management student it has given us a better understanding of the topics taught during the lectures and it has helped a lot for polishing our skills and experience to develop the report

Letter of Transmittal:

Date Of Submission: 13-5-2015Respected Teacher,We are pleased to present the report on student counseling center as per the requirements.The report has been prepared persuaded to the requirements of the criteria. It has helped us to polish our learning skills. This report has covered surveys, proper plan for counseling center and different aspects of the topic.Thank YouYours obedientStudents of BBA 8A Brand Management

Mission:

Counseling Gazebo fosters the personal, emotional and academic well-being of students and helps them, reach their full potential by providing complete counseling, standard training across campus. Our entire staff is committed to providing a safe, welcoming and affirming environment for all students.Vision:

Counseling Gazebo wants to develop itself as a trusted, highly visible, comprehensive counseling center that continually strives to enhancethe mental health and the overall well-being of students.It embraces diversity and works within the university to promotea welcoming environment for all students, faculty, and staff.Values:

Individual attention:We are committed to providing individualized attention to students characterized by respect, care, and a genuine desire to be helpful. Creativity:We believe that being innovative and creative will help student in every aspect of their life. Healthy Organizational Climate:We show compassion, mutual trust, and humor in our interactions. We actively try to create a sense of community that is helpful and respectful of individuals finding balance in theirprofessional lives.PRIMARY FUNCTION OF OUR COUNSELING CENTRE:

The primary function of the Counseling Centre is to help students develop their personal capabilities.It is important to note that our services are available to currently registered students. The Counseling Centre helps students develop their study strategies throughacademic support programming.The Centre offerssupport for study problemsin which students learn to apply strategies for managing university level academic work more effectively. A counselor is available Monday - Friday for currently registered students who feel they need to be seen immediately Students are seen on a first come, first serve basis

WHO IS A CAREER COUNSELOR?

Your Career Counselor would hold a masters degree in counseling and would have expertise in career development theory, counseling techniques, administration and interpretation of assessments, and career information resources. Job search/ career attainment process is also a critical aspect of your career development, and therefore, Job Search Advising and Career Counseling are intertwined. A Career Counselor is also fully trained to assist with all aspects of job search.The Counseling Service is here to help you gain understanding and insight into any difficulties you may be experiencing, to develop emotional resilience and put into effect real change, enabling you to fulfill your academic and personal potential. The Service offers free and confidential support, but it is not an emergency service.WHY TRY COUNSELING?

Counselors help you to deal with problems that are having a negative effect on your academic work, as well as your enjoyment of university life. Counseling may include individual, group and class work to provide both an intervention and prevention service. The intention of the counseling service is:

To respond to emotional, social, intellectual, academic and career needs in a developmentally appropriate manner To provide an environment which is conducive to self-exploration in order to develop an awareness of personal uniqueness which is of primary concern in the counseling process To promote personal and social development appropriate to developmental stages To help students, through their families and the community, grow in areas such as self-esteem and individual responsibility, and in skills such as decision making and social relationships To support a students academic progress through a variety of interventions which may include individual assessments, goal setting, assisting with the development of Individual Education Plans (IEP), study habits and organizational skills.STAFF COUNSELING:

Who is the Service for?The Staff Counseling Service is available free of charge to all staff who hold a University contract of employment: academic, academic-related, assistant, research and technical.Who are the Staff Counselors?The Service is staffed by professionally attributed and widely experienced Staff Counselors. All are used to helping people from many different backgrounds and cultures and with a wide range of personal issues.

COUNSELING:

In general, if work is affecting your emotional or psychological health, or if your emotional or psychological health is affecting your work, you may find counseling helpful. Members of staff at the University approach the Counseling service for help with a wide range of issues. Staff may come with work issues such as stress, bullying or harassment, work block or difficult relationships with colleagues. They may also come with personal issues such as bereavement, family or relationship difficulties, cultural experiences, or for support with questions relating to their sexual orientation or gender identity. The Counseling Service is inclusive of all University staff and able to respond sensitively to a diverse range of different concerns that people may have. Most work or personal issues can be helped through counseling. If you are not sure whether counseling could help you, please ask for a Pre-counseling session, when you could discuss this with one of the counselors.The Counseling sessions last 50 minutes. At the first session you can talk over the reasons for seeking counseling and together with your counselor decide on the most appropriate way forward. Some find this exploratory session sufficient on its own; others will want ongoing individual counseling or referral to other help. We usually find that most people are helped in 6-10 sessions.We organize our work by offering each client an appointment 'slot' (e.g. 9am on Monday) with a particular counselor, which remains the same for the duration of the sessions. The waiting list is for one of these 'slots'. It is important to complete the availability chart on the Pre-Counseling Form to indicate times when you will be able to consistently attend. We do at times have single sessions available and can use these to see someone quickly if appropriate while they are waiting.WAITING LIST POLICY:

There are times when the wait for counseling is longer than we would like. This happens when the demand for counseling is greater than the number of appointments we can offer, but it is also due to a minority of staff not confirming or not keeping appointments - and thus the appointments are 'wasted'. To reduce waiting times for everyone, we have the following policy:Priority on our waiting list takes into account the severity or urgency of your situation and the length of time you have been waiting. When an appointment offer is made we ask that you confirm it by a given date. This then secures your appointment. However, if you do not respond we will reallocate the appointment to someone else. If you do not attend a confirmed appointment we will normally, at your request, reinstate you on the waiting list but only from the date of your request.We do our best to accommodate personal and work commitments but, if your available times are very restricted, this is likely to increase your wait. The more flexible you can be the more likely you are to be seen promptly.Up-to-date information about waiting times can be found on ourFacebookpage.

HOW TO APPROACH A STUDENT WHO APPEARS TO BE IN DIFFICULTY:

If you decide to approach a student youre concerned about, or if a student reaches out to you for help with personal problems, the following suggestions might make the opportunity more comfortable for you and more helpful for the student:

1. LISTEN to the student in private when both of you have the time. Give the student your patient, undivided attention, and let them talk with minimum interruption. Often just a few minutes of effective listening are enough to help the student feel cared about and more confident about what to do.

2. ACKNOWLEDGE the students thoughts and feelings in a sensitive, compassionate way. Let the student know you understand what they are trying to communicate by reflecting back the essence of what theyve said

3. EXPRESS CONCERN without making generalizations or assumptions about the student. Be specific about the behaviour which gives you cause for concern. 4. OFFER HOPE. Reassure the student that things can get better. Help them realize they have options and resources, and that things will not always seem hopeless. Your purpose should be to provide enough hope to enable the student to consult a professional or other appropriate person and not to solve the students problems.IDENTIFYING AT RISK STUDENTS:

The indicators listed below are important when considering whether to refer a student. To prevent possible over-interpretation of a single or isolated behaviour, it is useful to consider everything you know about the student and to look for clusters of signs.1. Stated Need for Help:Students may communicate a need for help directly. Listen to the content of what is being said and how it is being said (tone of voice, expressions, and gestures).Having someone listen can result in the student feeling better.2. Marked Changes in Mood or Behaviour:Actions which are inconsistent with a students normal behaviour may indicate that they are experiencing psychological distress. Indicators include marked changes in behaviour, such as: Withdrawal from usual social interaction, including classroom participation Withdrawal from academic work (missed classes, assignments, or exams) Disruptive behaviour in class Conflict with classmates, instructors, friends, and family Repeated requests for special consideration, especially when this represents a change from previous functioning Noticeable changes in energy level Notable changes in personal hygiene and/or appearance that suggest neglect Spells of unexplained crying, outbursts of anger, or unusual irritability Difficulty concentrating, confusion, marked indecisiveness Expressed feelings of helplessness or hopelessness

3. Difficulties Communicating and/or Apparent Distortions of Reality:Communication difficulties and apparent distortions of reality may be symptomatic of more severe psychological problems that require professional assessment and treatment. Many students find the workload demands of their program are much greater than they anticipated. While it is expected that all students will go through some adjustment period in this regard, those who demonstrate a consistent discrepancy between their performance and their potential may need assistance. Difficulty in keeping up with course work, inadequate preparation for exams, incapacitating test anxiety, or problems associated with concentration suggests a referral to Counseling would be helpful.WHAT SHOULD I EXPECT?

Your Career Counselor WILL:

Helpyoufigure out who you are and what you want out of your education, your career, and your life. Be someone for you to talk to about your thoughts, ideas, feelings, and concerns about your career and educational choices, who will help you sort out, organize, and make sense of your thoughts and feelings. Help you identify the factors influencing your career development, and help you assess your interests, abilities, and values. Help you locate resources and sources of career information. Help you to determine next steps and develop a plan to achieve your goals.

Your Career Counselor WONT:

Tell you what to do, or tell you what you should major in or what career you should pursue.

STUDENTS WHO MOST BENEFIT FROM CAREER COUNSELING INCLUDE THOSE WHO: areunsureof theireducational and career goals want to confirm whether they have made asound career choice want to learn more about thecareer pathsthat are open to them are trying to decide ifadvanced studiesare right for them require advice on how to write apersonal statement need help preparing for anadmissions interview

CAREER ASSESSMENT TESTS:

Our career counselors will guide students on taking and interpreting career assessments tests. The tests most frequently used are theMyers-Briggs Type Indicatorand theStrong Interest Inventory (SII). These tests will provide students with feedback about their personality preferences and interests and how they relate to your career choices.Strong Interest Inventory (SII):The Strong Interest Inventory is an instrument that can help you discover your interests. It identifies themes and specific areas of interest, and it compares the strength of your interests with those of individuals in a variety of occupations. It can help you to confirm areas of interest and to identify new options to investigate further.

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI):The MBTI is designed to help you identify your natural personality preferences and provides insight into qualities such as how you make decisions, interact with people, gather information, and get energized. The MBTI does not measure aptitudes, but helps you better understand yourself: your motivations, strengths, and potential areas of growth.

Aims and Objectives of Counseling:Counseling aims at helping the students understand and accept themselves as they are, and counseling is to help the student to help himself.The main objective of counseling is to bring about a voluntary change in the students. For this purpose the counselor provides facilities to help achieve the desired change or make the suitable choice.The purpose of student counseling is:-1. To give the student information on matters important to success.2. To get information about student which will be of help in solving his problems.3. To establish a feeling of mutual understanding between student and teacher.4. To help the student work out a plan for solving his difficulties.5. To help the student know himself better-his interests, abilities, aptitudes, and opportunities.6. To encourage and develop special abilities and right attitudes.7. To inspire successful endeavor toward attainment.8. To assist the student in planning for educational and vocational choices.

How is Counseling Helpful?The counselor works with you to help you identify your strengths, gain insight into your ways of thinking, feeling and behaving and begin a process of change and growth. Sometimes students know WHAT they need to do but they just can't get themselves to do it! Counseling can help you understand what is getting in the way of your making the changes you want in your life.Counseling can also teach you ways of dealing with stressful life events and circumstances you cant change. The counselor helps you analyze and respond to internal pressures and negative attitudes towards yourself or others. This may include developing a new set of coping strategies or helping you to refine those already in use.Sometimes, the most helpful aspect of counseling is that the counselor is objective and is not involved in the situation you're trying to resolve. The counselor has only your best interests to consider.It can be difficult to begin counseling due to fears or even feelings of embarrassment. But most students find that once they come in, they feel some relief and hope because they begin facing their difficulties instead of avoiding them. If you're uncertain whether counseling is right for you, we invite you rot come in and to discuss it. The counselor will talk with you and decide together if counseling might be useful.KEY AREAS OF SERVICE:Personal Counseling:Personal counseling provides an opportunity to be listened to while you talk about the challenges that you are facing in life. This mode of counseling can be short-term, even as short as a one-off session, or longer term over a period of weeks or months. It is generally specific to a particular problem area which you are experiencing. Our counselors will assist you in finding the necessary options which will support change and coping mechanisms.

Professional Counseling Supervision:Effective Supervision is experienced as supportive and challenging. The supervisee grows both professionally and personally. Supervision is available for trainee and experienced practitioners working within counseling, psychotherapy, ministry, coaching and health professions.The following aspects of Supervision require professional consideration:What is Counseling Supervision?Supervision as a relationshipHow does Confidentiality impact Supervision?Individual Counseling:The Students who preferred one to one conversation with their mentor and dont want their problem to get public, for them we provide individual counseling.Group Counseling:Students who want to feel that they are not the only one with that particular problem. For them we can provide group counseling. Here a bunch of students 10 to 12 would gather and share their felling regarding the problem.Psychological Testing:Psychological testing (sometimes called assessment) is a process that can help you gain a deeper understanding of yourself through the use of psychological tests. Students can apply for a test if they feel any sort or problems in studies.Career Counseling:Primary Counseling:Primary counseling involves the students that are coming to university and cannot decide which field to choose for their bachelors. The responsibility of a primary counselor is to guide him or her and make her aware of her interests. So that they can choose wisely.Secondary Counseling:Secondary counseling would include the counseling provided to the students when they are choosing their majors. The counselor will help her or his to identify which majors suits them best.What is Counseling Supervision?

Working under supervision means that a counselor uses the services of another more experienced and qualified counselor to review their counseling practice with clients. Supervision also considers the ethical professional development, and often the personal development, of the counselor. Supervision is a professional service which encourages the counselor in the process of self-awareness whilst facilitating self-learning which results in ongoing professionalism. The supervisor, in this relationship, acts as a consultant.Supervision as a relationship:The quality of the relationship between the Supervisor and the Supervisee is an important, although complex, one. The approaches to Supervision are varied. It is vital that the approach works for the Supervisee. This important aspect determines the effectiveness and success of the Supervision and the relationship between the two parties. The elements necessary in the relationship are: Warmth Trust Genuineness Ethical boundaries Confidentiality RespectSupervision involves maintaining a relationship as well as giving attention to the skills and process of the Supervisee.How does Confidentiality impact Supervision?Confidentiality is an indispensable requirement of therapy as all issues are of a sensitive nature. Knowing that confidentiality is an internalized 'norm' in the counseling profession, clients enter the therapeutic process in safety.LOSS & GRIEFLoss can be loss of hope for the future as well as loss in the past. Loss may also include loss of a way of life, person, of a relationship, of a home, a job, or loss through illness. Loss of hope, of identity, of an expectation or loss of a dream can also be significant.

Grief is an emotion that is purely individual. Feelings of despair or sadness brought on by a sudden death, or by a death after prolonged illness, are similar, but different. For the most part, grief is a reaction to experiencing loss. In our society, the death of a friend or family member is associated with varying degrees of grief. We will discuss the Stages of Grief, and the ability to mourn, and we welcome your comments and experiences. It is often through sharing that we find the most peace in our grief.

COUNSELING PRINCIPLE AND PROCESSES:

During the counseling process, trained and qualified counselors will assist you in the following areas of the grief process:We will help you to: * Actualize the loss * Identify and experience feelings * Assist in areas of living beyond the loss * Find meaning in the loss * Facilitate relocation of the loss * Provide time to grieve * Interpret normal behavior * Allow for individual differences * Examine defenses and coping stylesEveryone experiences loss and grief at some time. The more significant the loss, the more intense the grief is likely to be. Let us journey with you as you face your challenging time of grief and loss.

PERSONS INVOLVED IN STUDENT COUNSELING:

Student counseling helps the student to prepare and stick to his or her personal study plan, to find answers to various study-related problems as well as to engage in active student life.Student tutors assist new students with issues relating to studies and other matters.Any questions relating to a particular course are always answered by the teacher of the course. The student has a designated supervisor for work placement and thesis work.You can find your academic advisor or teacher tutor on the student extranet under your degree programmes pages.Bahria university students also have access to a nurse, doctor, and psychologist. Their contact information is available on the student extranet.

COUNSELING USUALLY TAKES PLACE ON A ONE-TO-ONE BASIS:

A counselor and client will normally sit with one another for an hour to discuss any relevant issues which are presented by the client. The counseling process involves a 'getting to know you' period just like any new relationship. The client is able to choose a counselor and counseling style which is best suited to their particular situation. In order to make the counseling process as comfortable as possible, you may request either a male or female counselor. The counselor and client play an equal role in the counseling process. There is no 'expert' in a counseling relationship. The counselors intention is to make the counseling process both safe and supportive.STUDENT COUNSELING:

Academic advisor: provides student counseling either full-time or part-time Teachers Student tutors: peer counseling International affairs tutors: students who help in student exchange Student Affairs Office Degree program directorsWORK PLACEMENT:

Work placement coordinators and advisors: provide work placement counseling, and review work placement assignmentsCAREER AND RECRUITMENT COUNSELING:

Recruitment services: assists student in finding work placement positions and employment Career advisor: provides students with various career and job search servicesSTUDENT EXCHANGE COUNSELING:

International Services: counseling for incomingand outgoing studentsTHESIS COUNSELING:

Thesis counselor MethodscounselorLIBRARY:

Information specialist Information search counselingPERSONAL COUNSELING AND PERSONAL STUDY PLANS:

Please feel free to turn to your student counselor for assistance in all matters relating to the planning of studies, as well as in different kinds of problem situations that may result during course completion or at different stages of the study period. All students are to prepare a personal study plan (PSP), which forms the basis of the counseling process. Student counseling and persons responsible for it are designated for each degree programme. The aim is to make plans in advance when faced with longer study periods or extended absences. Each semester, or at least once a year, the different degree program organize info sessions on admissions, choosing ones major, international work placement and student exchange and other relevant topics. When it is deemed necessary, additional classes are given for courses with more failing grades than the average.PEER COUNSELING:

Students support each other during the course of their studies by sharing information and materials, setting up reading clubs etc. GAZEBO supports these activities by offering premises and tools for group meetings.

COMMON MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT GUIDANCE & COUNSELING:

It is anticipated that Student Teachers studying the Guidance and Counseling course will hold a number of misconceptions about guidance and counseling. Course Instructors need to be aware of such misconceptions, which are commonly shared by the public, so that they can help Student Teachers confront and critique these misconceptions. Some of the important misconceptions are listed below: Guidance and counseling deal only with severe psychological problems and, hence, are not required for students. When dealing with students, there is not much relationship between the theory and practical aspects of guidance and counseling. Guidance is always provided in group form, as many students have more or less similar issues on which they need guidance. Counseling is a complex process that can only be facilitated by professional experts. A teacher cannot be a counselor. Every teacher can be a counselor without undergoing any counseling training, as it does not require specific skills.

COUNSELING GAZEBO FACEBOOK PAGE:

Through face book page:Updated Information: we will keep updating students regarding any change in the schedule or prior commitmentsFeed Back: we will collect students feed backQuick Guide: we will provide a quick guide for general problem, problems prevailing at the surface etc

SURVEY CONDUCTED IN OUR UNIVERSITY:

Objective of survey:The main objective behind the survey we have conducted is to evaluate the need of a proper counseling center in our university. Although there are few teachers who acts as an advisor but they cannot give individual attention to each and every student in the university. Moreover most of the time teachers arent available due to their daily schedule. Therefore we decided to conduct this survey so that students can easily share their views regarding the issue they face without a student counseling center.Analysis:AGREE WITH STATEMENT * GENDER CROSS TABULATIONAgree With Statement * Gender Cross tabulation

Count

GenderTotal

FemaleMale

Agree With StatementAgree448

Disagree437

Strongly agree336

Strongly Disagree549

Total161430

The above chart shows the cross tabulation between two variables. It is shown that there are 4 males and four females who believe that the statement written on the website under the heading Academic Guidance is true to some extent. Whereas there are 5 females and 4 males who strongly disagree with the statement, and think that no such guidance is provided to them.

Satisfaction With A Teacher Counsel You

FrequencyPercentValid PercentCumulative Percent

ValidNo1860.060.060.0

Yes1240.040.0100.0

Total30100.0100.0

According to the above bar chart 40% student believes that they are satisfied by an individual teacher counseling them, whereas 60% thinks that they are not satisfied.

FEEL STRESSED ABOUT CAREER:Feel Stressed Out About Career

FrequencyPercentValid PercentCumulative Percent

Validno1136.736.736.7

Yes1963.363.3100.0

Total30100.0100.0

According to the pie chart majority of the students believes that they get stressed out when thinking about their career, or selecting their majors. The reason is students dont get professional guidance towards the issue, when needed

AGREE ON THE IDEA FOR A NEW COUNSELING CENTER:

Agree With The Idea Of A New Couseling Center

FrequencyPercentValid PercentCumulative Percent

Validdont know620.020.020.0

no26.76.726.7

Yes2273.373.3100.0

Total30100.0100.0

As clearly shown in the pie chart majority of students agree with the idea of having a proper student counseling center in our university.

Need Of Professionals * Department Cross tabulation

Count

DepartmentTotal

EngineeringMedicalMedia sciencesManagement

Need Of ProfessionalsNo20259

Yes546621

Total7481130

NEED FOR PROFESSIONALS:In the above cross tabulation table, departments are compared with the student view regarding the need of professionals. As it is mentioned that 6 students from management sciences thinks that there is a need for professional counselor to guide students. More over 5 students from engineering department,4 from medical and 6 from media sciences agree with the of professional counselor.

Decision Making Easier Through Counseling

FrequencyPercentValid PercentCumulative Percent

ValidIdont know516.716.716.7

No620.020.036.7

Yes1963.363.3100.0

Total30100.0100.0

DECSION MAKING GETS EASIER THROUGH COUNSELING:

63.3 % of students have this perception that decision making gets easier if provided better counseling.

NEED FOR GUIDANCE:Need For Guidance

FrequencyPercentValid PercentCumulative Percent

Validno1446.746.746.7

YEs1653.353.3100.0

Total30100.0100.0

46.7 students think that they dont feel the need of guidance before admission, whereas 53.3% believes that they feel the need of guidance before admission. Findings:As per the analysis, we can see it more clearly that there is a need for a Student counseling center. According to the data we have gathered, it can be seen that students are more inclined towards the statement that Bahria University dont provide professional guidance or provides any services like in other universities. Moreover, 73% students say yes to the idea about introducing a proper counseling center, when asked. This shows that as the market for intellectual employees facing tough competition, students are working hard to be ahead in this competition with other universities. But since there is no counseling service provided to the students, they are facing difficulties and it is affecting their career.

QUESTIONNAIRE

We are conducting the survey to evaluate the need of a Student Counseling Center. All answers that we receive are compiled and will be kept confidential. We thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback! 1. Gender :

Male Female

2. Kindly mention the department, you are studying in:

Management Sciences Engineering Medical Media Sciences

3. Did you feel need for guidance before getting admission?

Yes No

4. Bahria University provides academic guidance to all students through a team of professional student advisers Do you agree with this statement written on the official website? Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree

5. Do you think Counseling will help you in making decisions and solve problems?

Yes No Dont know

6. Do you feel stressed out thinking about your career? Yes No

7. Do you need professionals to counsel you?

Yes No

8. Do you feel satisfied, when an individual teacher counsels you?

Yes No

9. Do you agree with the idea that our university should introduce a proper Student Counseling Center?

Yes No Dont know

RECOMMENDATIONS:

After conducting surveys internally that is in our university and externally in other universities like Iqra, Karachi University etc, we have come to this conclusion that our university really needs a new counseling centre. It would add value to our university, and will also help every student to accomplish their goals in future without any difficulty.