Students are challenged dally to make decisions in an Environment fraught with tension and uncertainty. Faced with social, economic, and Cultural issues to a degree not experienced by previous generations, students must have proactive choices to nurture the potential they each have to become successful learners. Guidance and counseling programmes, as educational programmes, creates options for students to develop and emphasise strategies which enhance this potential. The present book provides a vivid and in-depth description of all fundamental aspects related with educational guidance and counseling. The nature, purpose, techniques, procedures and scope of educational guidance and counseling programmes are covered comprehensively. The skills needed by counselors, significance of carrier development, techniques of counseling students with special needs etc., are also described in detail. This book will assist guidance counselors, guidance supervisors, Teachers and parents.