This document discusses the history and present state of counseling and guidance in Irish education over the past 50 years. It notes how religious schools were previously segregated by gender in the 1950s-1960s, and how new education concepts were introduced in the late 1980s, including the establishment of counseling and guidance departments in secondary schools. The document asks the reader about their experience with and understanding of counseling and guidance departments and their various roles and activities in schools. It stresses the importance of having the best qualified professionals in teaching positions who are dedicated to helping students and bettering society through education.