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· Advisors need to consider and understand students’ values and individuality in the development programs. It is important to recognize that students have value and deserve to be respected.

· Advisors should recognize that student’s development is not always predicted by theory. Different students develop at different rates. Development may not always be painless.

· It is important to promote student’s development, afford student opportunities for academic success while protecting the sense of community and cultivating the necessary productive skills to excel in the complex word. (In Abes, 2016).

· Advisors need to promote resourcefulness, creativity, and accountability through effective feedback, collegiality, and teamwork.

· It is important to always to seek to expand the existing partnerships through programs and services that promote mutually-beneficial partnerships with different community entities.

· It is crucial that advisors remain responsive to the constituent needs while upholding the high standards and expectation of student development. This is aided by the provision of accessible, accurate, and courteous services.

· The resources and staff should be aligned appropriately in order to ensure student success throughout the time from college exploration and recruitment to post-graduation planning.

· It is necessary that advisors develop, implement and occasionally review the objectives and goals of the program in order to ensure a tangible assessment of the quality and effectiveness of the program. (Galassi, & Akos, 2015).

· The programs and its policies should be both diverse and inclusive and should foster a campus climate.

· Advisors should assist with academic planning as well as offering personal and educational support for students to attain the defined objective.

· There should be tangible efforts to create awareness and to promote the services offered by the department.

· Advisors should collaborate with the administration to ensure that students are informed all the steps of the program in early stages of the matriculation process. (Stefani, 2011).

References

Galassi, J. P., & Akos, P. (2015). Strengths-based school counseling: Promoting student development and achievement. New York, NY: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.

In Abes, E. S. (2016). Critical perspectives on student development theory.

Stefani, L. (2011). Evaluating the effectiveness of academic development: Principles and practice. New York: Routledge.