The Information Service is grounded on the 3-point objective of Prevention, Remediation, and Development of maximum potential.

Prevention in order that the students can make informed choices; remediation in order that the students may be able to surmount ongoing concerns through new learnings; and lastly, in order that the students reach their maximum potential through the acquisition of new skills. This service also caters to other members of the school community such as the faculty and parents.

The Information service concerns itself with all the information-dissemination activities of the GOCARE department which includes, but is not limited to, undertakings such as:

• Seminars
• Self-Help E-Modules
• Mental Health month activities
• Homeroom Guidance Classes which are anchored from ASCA (American School Counselors Association) competencies for K-12 focusing mainly on the Academic, Career, and Social-Emotional domains of the student’s life and competencies aligned with the Department of Education

Counseling Service is “the heart” of school counseling which will embark upon the student’s developmental needs. It focuses on students who have social/emotional, academic, and career concerns. It also assists an individual (or small group) in resolving personal, social, or psychological problems and difficulties, usually by a professional.

1. Routine Interview – It is conducted to establish rapport and to know more about the students in terms of self, family, academic/school concerns, peer relations and other relevant information.
2. Individual Counseling – It is a one-on-one session with a student who need help in decision-making, defining goals and solving problems related to social-emotional, academic/education and career concerns.
3. Group Guidance and Counseling – A service which allows the counselor to serve several students simultaneously and which allow the students to explore personal and social problems in the security of the peer group.
4. Peer Counseling – Junior Peers Organization (JPO), the student arm of GOCARE, acts as a support group for fellow students experiencing maladjustments and other related experiences that may hinder effective learning and school success. JPO offers peer-to-peer support and encourages student referrals while promoting mental well-being, resilience, and holistic growth in each student. JPO facilitates activities that promote well-being such as creative therapies.

Through equitable access to functional career guidance, students will be equipped with the necessary skills that will prepare them whether for employment or further education.

GOCARE provides consultation services in which the professional expertise of the guidance counselors especially in the field of mental health, may be sought in the form of recommendation, facilitation, and collaboration. This service may be conducted with school administrators, faculty, students, and parents.

Research is a service-oriented activity conducted to discover new knowledge, advance current knowledge, and substantiate theory.

Program Evaluation is a program-oriented activity that seeks to collect relevant information and to measure the effectiveness of the GOCARE program and what areas or activities need to improve.