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Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region V Bicol Region
DIVISION OF CITY SCHOOLS – MASBATE
Osmeña Colleges
Osmeña Street Masbate City

Discipline and Ideas

in the Applied Social
Sciences

Professionals and Practitioners

in Counseling
Module 2
Most Essential Learning Competency:
 Discuss Roles and Functions of Counselors
 Identify specific work areas in which Counselors Work

Prepared By:

ELFER C. BOLANTE
DIASS TEACHER

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Lesson
Roles and Functions of
3 Counselors

EXPECTATIONS

You will discuss roles and functions of counselors.

Specifically, this module will help you to
 Explain the importance of each roles of counselors in different setting, such as
the industrial, educational and clinical setting.
 Define and explain the functions of counselors in the society.

Let us start your journey in learning more on Ethnocentrism and Cultural

Relativism. I am sure you are ready and excited to answer the Pretest. Smile
and cheer up!

PRETEST
Directions: Choose the letter of the best answer and write it on a separate sheet of
paper.
1. Counselors take an active role in counseling groups and individuals to
address developmental tasks and issues confronting them in the 21st
century. What is the role?
A. Developmental C. Providers of individual
classroom specialist and group services
B. Leaders and advocates D. Career
of academic success development
specialists

2. In order to address the learning needs of diverse groups, counselors prepare

modules and deliver talks like anxiety, resiliency, stress management and others.
A. School and C. School and Community
community collaboration
collaboration specialists
B. Leaders and advocates D. Advocates of students with
of academic success special needs

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3. Which of the following does follow “School and Community Collaboration”?

A. Allowing yourself to be counselled means that you have a problem only in
the school and have issues in academic success, that is only concern with
the school
B. Counselors’ ensures learner’s holistic development and success through
barangay, teacher and parent coordination
C. A counselor’s job is in only to see counseling as its objective and final
approach to student improvement
D. The school is an independent institution, it does not need help from other
schools in improving learner-community engagement.

4. Their functions are no longer limited to the academic success of students, but
they also provide activities that prepare and promote students’ career success.
What function of a counselor is this?
A. Leaders and advocates of academic success
B. Providers of individual and group services
C. Developmental classroom specialists
D. Career development specialists

5. One of their roles is to help students identify barrier to academic success like
peer pressure, family situations, or personal relationship issues. What function
of a counselor is this?
A. School and community collaboration specialists
B. Leaders and advocates of academic success
C. Developmental classroom specialists
D. Career development specialists

LOOKING BACK TO YOUR LESSON

Great, you finished answering the questions. You may request your facilitator to check
your work. Congratulations and keep on learning!

“Let’s Go Back”

To prove your understanding of the past lesson, you should be ready to

accomplish this task.

Directions: Below are some questions. Answer on the space provided.

1. Why is it important for counselors to know and understand their personal values?

2. What is the essence of understanding that each person is inherently good

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3. Why is it that effective counselors do not give advice?

BRIEF INTRODUCTION
As we determine complex problems in the school, especially in this pandemic
times, the roles and functions of counselors in educational institutions are tested and
challenges. Their predefined roles and functions in the educational system makes their
profession ever more needed and recognized as they help and assist our learners
during these pandemic times.

DISCUSSIONS
Roles and Functions of Counselors

Counseling is an intimate form of learning,

it demands a practitioner who is willing to be an
authentic person in the counseling/therapeutic
relationship (Corey, 2015). It involves the person to be
immersed in someone else life, and be able to give
an authentic support and understanding, especially in
the school and clinical setting. Much in our country’s
setting, where we have a young population. Counselors
faced a daunting task to understand this current
population.

And even in the pandemic setting, counselors are

defined by the roles and functions that they do, both in the clinical and school setting;
and mostly appreciated on the outcome that they produced for the benefit of their
clients. Counselors have the duty to their clients, especially if they come seeking
comfort and care, counselors’ roles become more of a responsibility to their clients.
When counselors counsel, wounds are opened, feelings will be explored and
perception and growth will be secured as the counselor and client journey to
wellness and back to functionality in society (Corey, 2015).

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Roles of
Counselors
Here in the Philippines, Counseling is
a profession (R.A. 9258 also known as the
Guidance and Counseling Act of 2004) that allows
you to help others manage their responses to life’s
challenges (Cleofe et al., 2015). It is more just
listening, its “active listening”; its more emphatic,
it’s caring; the relationship of client and
therapist/counselor are guided by rules and
regulations (Code of Ethics, R.A. 9258) so as to
protect not only the Counselors, but also the
rights of clients. And as the counseling profession
evolves, so do their roles and functions to adapt in
the changing times,to response to various
changes such as, economic, social and
technological. And this changes also affects clients.
Most especially in the academic or
school setting, the role of a counselor is important in the school to assist students
in their academic well-being (Cleofe et al, 2015). Some examples of these are the
increasing number of students whose parents that are overseas workers; the better
facilitation of students’ learning by addressing their behavioral concerns; progress
in knowledge and use of technology in the classroom; and cultural diversity in
the classrooms by having students from either different regions in the country or
different countries. Given this situation, the guidance counselors are considered
important members of the educational team. They provide assistance to
students’ academic pursuit, socio-economic need, career plans and moral
development. In this way, the guidance and counseling program ensures that students
are able to cope well with their circumstances. This results in nurturing students
who shall be responsible and productive members of society.
Functions of Counselors
Erford (2014) emphasized that professional school counselors do not take
rigid and static set of functions in the educational system. This means that
professional counselors perform their roles in a continuous state of transformation
in response to the current challenges. Therefore, professional counselors function as
follows:
1. Providers of individual and group counseling services. School counselors take
an active role in counseling groups or individuals. In a school setting, professional
counselors are equipped not only in helping individuals understand themselves, but
also in providing correct evaluation of either behavioral or clinical problems a student
may have.
2. Developmental classroom guidance specialists. Professional counselors also
prepare lessons and implement guidance instructions to students. These are executed
by developing clear and measurable objectives to meet the needs of the students. To
meet these objectives, professional counselors deliver talks, seminars, workshop, and
other interesting activities. Lastly, professional counselors improve their programs
and mode of instruction through consistent feedback and evaluation.

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3. Leaders and advocates of academic success. Professional school counselors

have an ethical responsibility of promoting academic success by helping students
identify barriers affecting school performance. These barriers may be personal
(example: living with an absentee or separated parents); socio-emotional (ex. peer
pressure); moral dilemmas (ex. failing an exam or cheating to pass an exam), or career-
related barriers (ex. indecisiveness about a course in college). Professional counselors
guide the students by identifying strategies so they can positively cope with these
challenges and see these challenges as opportunities for growth.
4. Career development specialists. Professional counselors also provide activities
that will prepare students for the demands and requirements of their chosen profession.
These activities include formal writing of resumes, having proper responses to job
interviews and knowing appropriate clothing for job applications. Furthermore, to
ensure proper coping and success in the workplace, professional counselors help
students develop essential, basic skills such as effective communication, creativity,
decision-making, critical thinking, and work ethics.
5. Agents of diversity and multiculturalism. Professional school counselors are
trained to deal with and address the needs of people from different cultural
backgrounds. For example, because of the ASEAN Integration foreign students study in
our country; counselors may provide assistance to these foreign students through
activities that allow interaction with Filipino students, aimed at helping them cope with
their new environment. At the same time, the counselor will also carry out a program
for the Filipino students, aimed at helping them demonstrate hospitality, respect, and
understanding for their foreign classmates.
6. Advocates of students with special needs
and students-at-risk. Professional counselors
give attention to students with special needs-such as
the athletes, honor students, students with absentee
parents, those with learning disabilities and other
clinically diagnosed students. They are special groups
who need additional assistance to help them cope
better by providing comprehensive assessment
programs to better understand and address their
special needs. For example, students with absentee
parents might have stronger needs-in comparison with
students whose parents are always around-for social
and emotional support. With this, the counselor may
help them become engaged in extracurricular activities
or he or she could even organize a symposium that will
help them become more adjusted with their situation.
With professional counselors also concerned with the
promotion of mental health, they could also organize
activities that will help students understand depression,
anxiety, phobia or addiction

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7. Advocates of a safe school environment. Conflicts, which may lead to violence,

happen in some school communities. For instance, there are issues on bullying-
physical, verbal, cyber, psychological, etc. nowadays. Hence, a comprehensive school
counseling program with intervention components such as school bullying campaign
and peer and mentoring can address this issue.
8. School and community collaboration specialists.
To ensure student’s holistic development and success,
professional school counselors work in collaboration
with the other school authorities and with the parents of
the students. For example, they cooperate with
teachers to better assist students with learning
difficulties or behavioral problems. At times, school
counselors are tasked to prepare seminar to facilitate
teachers’ better understanding of the personality
dynamics of students. Though conferences, counselors
collaborate with the parents to best facilitate and
promote excellent academic performance of the
students.
Finally, counselors also collaborate with the mental
health practitioners when a student needs referral. For example, those with depression
may experience hormonal imbalance resulting in depressive moods. To provide proper
response to the circumstance, the professional help of a psychiatrist or a clinical
psychologist is needed.

ACTIVITIES
Activity 1.1. Situational Analysis
Objective: Determine the Roles and Functions of a counselor in given situations
Directions:
1. Identify what role and function is or not portrayed in given situations.
2. Provide the role and functions for each given situation. Provide explanation.
3. Answer the follow-up critical thinking questions.
4. Answer it in another sheet of paper

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Situation 1

Counselor Manabat only sees that students who have financial capacity, deserve to
go to better schools. So he organizes career orientation for students who are in
middle class. He organizes a different career orientation for the others who cannot
afford.
Roles and Function:

Situation 2
For Counselor Domingo, the LGBTQ+ community and students who have
multicultural backgrounds are all accepted in a Catholic school. So counselor
Domingo provided a seminar for all the incoming grade 11 and 12 students in the
school.
Roles and Function:

Situation 3
The school is having a crisis of academic performance for grades 11 and 12
students. Their school is having a NAT next month. The principal tapped the
services of Guidance Counselor Morales for the students’ improvement and
development. Ms. Morales requested a meeting of both the parents, teachers and
other related parties to discuss some academic interventions and rehabilitation
measures to promote development of the learners.
Roles and Function:

Critical Thinking Questions:

1. Do you think that when counselors are also determining academic success,
it goes beyond their roles and functions? Should it only be within the
expected boundaries of counseling? Defend your answer.

2. Is counseling strictly for students who have behavioral problems? Should

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relationship problems in school count as an aspect to consider in counseling?

Defend your answer.

3. Why do you think multiculturalism is a challenge for counselors and

4. Can you trust a counselor especially when discussing some of your problems
in your family? Why? Why not? Give your explanation.

5. Why do you think counseling should be a professional one, given that even
teachers can also counsel and give advice? Do you think teachers are also
good counselors? Defend your answer.

6. educators alike, especially in achieving academic and career orientation?

7. Can you trust a counselor especially when discussing some of your problems in
your family? Why? Why not? Give your explanation.

8. Why do you think counseling should be a professional one, given that even
teachers can also counsel and give advice? Do you think teachers are also
good counselors? Defend your answer.

ACTIVITIES
Activity 1.3. A Picture of a Counselor (USE ANOTHER SHEET OF PAPER)
Objective: Creating an overview of what a counselor does as an agent and partner in
change and development of students through creative collage and data gathering of

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experience of counselors.
Directions:
1. Research on what counselors actually do inside the school. Gather as many you
can. You can ask your school counselors, or you may look it up on the
internet.
2. Express the collected data through the cut-out or drawn photographs
and place them within the case. You may want to follow this format

Pictur

Guidance
Picture Counselo Picture
r

Pictur

Critical Thinking Questions:

1. What did you discover after gathering your data?

2. Which do you think is the most challenging for a counselor? Which do

you think is the least?

3. As a Filipino, what practices or values can you learn from your guidance
counselor? How will you promote these values and practices?

CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING

The Challenges of a Counselor

We cannot deny the role of guidance counselor as a valuable asset in helping the
students grow and improve. In this task, you are requested to write some of the

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encounters that you have with the counselor. It does not matter how many times, but it
counts that every encounter that you have, you have felt his/her important role and
function.

Directions: Think of some instance that you have personally encountered or if you will
encounter your guidance counselor. You can present these observations through a
semantic web. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.

My Personal
Encounters a
Guidance
Counselor

REMEMBER
 The roles and functions of counselors have an impact not only in the developing
and enriching policies in the institution, but extends its reach to the community
(barangays) and the society.
 Their important roles extend not only on the learner’s realm of academic
achievement, but also tackles the emotional boundaries of the learner, as this
also affect the holistic development of the learner
 Counselors are also allied with mental health practitioners such as clinical
psychologists and psychiatrists in assessing the needs and problems of the
learner. They are a great asset in helping the counselor to efficiently help a
learner succeed in life.

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POST TEST
Directions: Multiple Choice. Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter
on a separate sheet of paper.
1. Which of the following is a function of guidance counselor in the school?
A. Alan was rejected by the counselor because he was a Negro coming from
the rural area of Maguindanao. The guidance counselor only accepts
Catholics with white and fair complexion.
B. Mrs. Bautista is delivering a speech on multicultural acceptance in their
Career Fair. She emphasizes the value that everyone should be accepted
based on their qualified skills and capabilities as companies’ judge them
to that extent.
C. Counselor Jona demanded an apology letter from the bullying student
Mark. She also filed expulsion of the student and even broadcasted in her
twitter the misdeed of the student. It is the school policy that bullying has
no place in a civilized society.
D. Being cultural means that must adhere to our own culture. We
must reject some cultures that is not good in the society or impedes
the development of the society.
2. School counselors take an active role in counseling may it be one or
more individuals in the process.
A. Advocates of group and individual counseling.
B. Advocates of students with special needs
C. Advocates of safe environment.
D. Advocates of cultural action.
3. Which of the following does not belong to the group, with regards to
the functions of a counselor?
A. Rejecting a student with special needs and advising to enroll into a
school that focuses with special needs.
B. Provides a comprehensive school counseling program for students who
bully and have bullied.
C. Filing a police report for a student that have done sexual harassment
D. Helping a student to apply for a job.
4. Counselors collaborate with mental health practitioners when a student needs
referral. The statement concludes that…
A. …school officials also need help especially if they accept students
with learning disabilities.
B. …counselors are helpless when it comes to behavioral problems of
the child and needs more specialized people in handling it.
C. …the collaboration of both private and public sector defines no
boundaries, especially if we are addressing the needs of the student.
D. …sometimes we do not tolerate incompetence and therefore we
allow specialized people in handling specialized problems.
5. Which of the following is an example of diversity and multiculturalism in the
list of the counselor?
A. Organization of Middle-Income Learners only Tutorial Service

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B. Singaporean School for the Gifted and Elite

C. Only Black People Movement
D. ASEAN Integration

Lesson
Specific work areas in which
4 Counselors Work

EXPECTATIONS

You will discuss specific work areas in which Counselors Work

Specifically, this module will help you to
 Determine and explain some important work areas of counselors in
different setting, such as the industrial, educational and clinical setting.
 Value the importance of their work areas as they are essential agents of
development, especially in the aspect of human improvement in the
society

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PRETEST

Directions: Choose the letter of the best answer and write it on a separate sheet of paper.
1. Guidance and Counseling in elementary is .
A. Behavioral c. cognitive
B. Career planning d. emotional

2. Which of the following does NOT belong to the group?

A. Counselors in rehabilitation facilities, usually employ training seminars and case
management services for drug dependents and other physically disabled
individuals
B. Vocational counselors can also be mental health practitioners, they can prescribe
medicines if needed.
C. Marriage counselors focus more on the legal aspect of family and marriage.
D. Guidance counselors have no background in psychology

3. Mostly school counseling is done .

A. …inside the institution between only the counselor and counselee
B. …with the presence of police authorities
C. …inside the home of students
D. …with friends and peers

4. Which of the following is a part of marriage and family counseling?

A. Pastors and Church leaders cannot counsel marriage and family due to religious
differences
B. Taking custody of off-springs
C. Resolving marital disputes
D. Drug rehabilitation

5. Counselors take an active role in counseling groups and individuals to address

developmental tasks and issues confronting them in the 21st century.
A. True c. Maybe
B. False d.Cannot determine

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BRIEF INTRODUCTION
The scale of counselors in discharging their duties and responsibilities is sometimes
limited on the work areas that they focus. Mostly sometimes these overlapped with other
mental health practitioners and educators, especially when dealing with the student’s welfare.
Nonetheless, their scope work covers a broad area, and sometimes caters a lot of individual and
groups so as to reach more and people may avail to their services.

DISCUSSIONS
Areas of Specialization of Counselors
The scope of work a professional counselor covers a broad area. Some of the role’s
functions require specialization because counselors cater to the various needs of an individual.
Appropriate
counseling services are provided given an identified
need. Among the following are some work areas which
counselors delves and specializes:

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1. School Counseling. School counselors help students at all levels to understand and cope
with social, behavioral, and personal problems. School or education counselors emphasize
preventive and developmental counseling to enhance students’ personal, social, and
academic growth and to provide students with the life skills needed to deal with problems
before they worsen. School counselors often provide special services, including alcohol and
drug prevention programs, conflict resolution classes, vocational counseling, and also try
to identify cases of domestic abuse and other family problems that can affect a student’s
development. Counselors consult and collaborate with parents, teachers, school
administrators, school psychologists, medical professionals, and social workers to develop
and implement strategies to help students succeed. School counselors help students
evaluate their abilities, interests, talents, and personalities to develop realistic academic
and career goals. Often, counselors work with students who have academic and social
development problems or other special needs.

2. Mental Health or Clinical Counseling. Mental health

counselors work with individuals, families, and groups to
address and treat mental and emotional disorders and to
promote mental health. They are trained in a variety of
therapeutic techniques used to address issues such as
depression, anxiety, addiction and substance
abuse, suicidal impulses, stress, trauma, low self-esteem, and grief. They also help with job
and career concerns, educational decisions, mental and emotional health issues, and
relationship problems. In addition, they may be involved in community outreach,
advocacy, and mediation activities. Some specialize in delivering mental health services for
the elderly. Mental health counselors often work closely with other mental health
specialists, such as psychiatrists, psychologists, clinical social workers, psychiatric nurses,
and school counselors.

3. Rehabilitation Counseling. These counselors provide

counseling, guidance and case management services to
persons with disabilities to assist them in achieving their
psychological, personal, social, and vocational

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goals. After conferring with the client’s physicians, psychologists, occupational therapists,
and the employer, a rehabilitation program is initiated. The rehabilitation program may
range from a week to several years depending on the nature of the problem and the needs
of the client. Rehabilitation counselors are trained to recognize and to help lessen
environmental and attitudinal barriers. Such help may include providing education, and
advocacy services to individuals, families, employers, and others in the community.
Rehabilitation counselors work toward increasing the person’s capacity to live
independently by facilitating and coordinating with other service providers.

4. Vocational Counselors or career counselors help

individuals and groups with career, personal goals,
social and educational counseling. Many times,
counselors in this field work with individuals who feel
unsatisfied with their career choices, but who are afraid
to make changes
because of emotional issues or family or financial constraints. This type of counselor can
work with people of all ages, from adolescents who want to explore career options to
professionals who want to make career changes. Career counselors typically have a
background in vocational, industrial, or organizational psychology.

5. Industrial Counseling. Counselors may also specialize in the industrial setting, where they
could provide workplace counseling to respond to the concern of the employees. Aside from
counseling, they are also tapped in other areas like training or professional development
service or in other activities to help the employees develop soft skills.

6. Marriage and Family Counseling. A marriage

counselor is an unbiased third party who can help
couples resolve marital problems. Distressed
couples seek the help of a marriage counselor when
they don’t want to divorce but
aren’t sure how to compromise on various issues. Some pastors, churches and religious
groups also require that couples consult a marriage counselor for a specified period of time
before they can be married in that particular religious tradition. These professionals
typically work full time. Some have their own private practices and some work for health
centers, religious organizations or

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in similar settings. To become a marriage counselor, you’ll need to earn a master’s degree
in psychology, marriage therapy, family therapy or a similarly relevant discipline. You’ll
also need to obtain a license. Licensure typically requires clinical practice plus a passing
grade on any exams required in your state of intended practice.

7. Private Practice. Counselors may have their own wellness center or private clinic. The clinic
can accommodate children and/or adults, depending on the counselor’s specialization. For
Example, a child diagnosed with social anxiety disorder may seek help or psychotherapy
during weekends, as a follow-up or support program to the counseling sessions he or she
receives from the school on weekdays.

8. Community Counseling. It is provided to members of the society who encounter difficulties

in the community setting. Counselors who work in the community setting are usually adept
in the community’s background, culture, or practices. They help the members of the
community improve their relationship with each other. Moreover, they are in charge of
helping people adjust and understand their community better to minimize issues.

Career Opportunities for Professional Counselors

Every area of specialization of counselors equates to a particular service targeting a particular
section of the society. It was design that way as to focus more on the society’s problem. And as
every decade or even years pass, the society changes it becomes complex and their problem
also becomes complex. And this provides opportunities for the next generation, our student
who wish invest their future in helping the society, choices to choose from. There are so many
schools that are providing career opportunities especially if you are already a counselor and
wish to practice your field of endeavor, these are the available areas in which you can practice
or focus on.

1. Elementary and High School Counselors.

Counselors can choose to be inside of the
educational system spending their in improving
student’s academic and holistic performance, up
until their graduation of the developmental years,
given that in the public school system, there is a
shortage
of counselors (Tan, 2009). Counselors working in the elementary and high school
levels usually deal with preschool pupils to grades 1 to 12 students. They provide
individual and group counseling as well as homeroom guidance sessions to
support the academic, social-emotional and personal development of the learners.

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They also provide career tests and psychological tests to assess the students’ strengths and
weaknesses. Results of psychological tests and other gathered data (those from interview with
students, for instance) are utilized as bases for improving the guidance program and services.

2. College Counselors. These counselors are focus on

the different psychological and problem needs of
students in the tertiary level. Students taking the
tertiary level, also undergo a lot of stress, brought by
the demands and requirements of college life; not to
mention that the degree of stress varies from course to
course.
Counselors are also tasked to implement comprehensive guidance programs. These includes
providing seminars for job hunting skills, how to ace job interviews and other activities
relevant to the student’s development after graduation. They also collaborate with
administrators, students, professors and other party stakeholders in strengthening their
guidance programs and services to further support and develop the students’ performance.

3. Teaching in the Academe. Counselors also have the chance to teach in the academe. They
have the opportunity to share their experiences, as well as, their expertise in the field of
counseling and psychology. Usually the people are also practicing counselors. It’s a versatile
asset for any professor or educator to practice and teach at the same time. It is an ideal
desirable attraction for high school and college students alike. Many schools are hiring
practicing professionals, because of their years of practical experiences and expertise.

4. Workshop Facilitator. Guidance counselors are equipped with competencies that address
the needs of diverse groups through facilitation of seminars and workshops. They can provide
activities to address issues such as mental health, career development, adolescents’ risky
behaviors, resiliency, soft skills, or any other topic concerning psychological conditions of
individuals.

5. Career Counselors. Through career counseling and career coaching, counselors provide
opportunities and skills seminar for college students to be more adept, flexible and ready to
face the world of profession. May this be their first entry job, or transitional job, the focus of
counselors is to help student

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Prepare themselves on the demands of the industry. Through seminars and training soft skills
in answering the interviews, they mark students with the ability to cope and be flexible on the
industrial demands.

6. Substance Abuse Counselors. These counselors usually work hand in hand with social
workers and the like. Usually in rehabilitation facilities and centers, they trained people and
provide mental health seminars, life seminars and health substance seminars, to understand
how these drugs and other substance abuse affect their way of life and how they can overcome
and prevent the same problem. Their academic training and preparation helped them to
develop programs and interventions that will address the physical and psychological well-
being of clients.

7. Researcher. They are also researchers, conducting experimental

based-outcomes, problem based research, etc. They also identify
the most effective activities that will improve the conditions of
certain individuals. They are in charge of the program evaluation
and development to further promote the cognitive, socio-
emotional, and moral-spiritual well- being of individuals.

Activity 2.1. A Profession for every situation

ACTIVITIES
Objective: Determine the area scope of counselors that is suited for each needed sector in the
society during the pandemic crisis
Directions:
1. Identify which area of specialization of counselors is suited for every
situation or focus area presented.
2. Answer on the space provided.
Focus Area Area of Specialization
1. Depressed quarantined soldiers
2. Kylie was diagnosed having post-
partum depression

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3. Action research on online gaming in

Public Schools
4. Children mourns that death of their
mother in Quezon city
5. Constant fighting of parent in the
house
6. Suicidal thought of Angelou
Marasigan
7. The grade 10 student of Miguel
Malvar High School are having
difficulty of what school to go to in the
SHS.
8. Drug dependents of Bilibid Prison
9. Ana was sexually harassed by her
boss Sir. Alvin
10. Brgy 112. of Quezon City was on
lockdown for 14 days, due to the rising
cases of COVID 19 in the community

ACTIVITIES
Activity 2.2. Situation vs Professions
Objective: Determine the area scope of counselors that is aligned to their work which is
crucial in the society during the pandemic crisis
Directions:
1. Match the area of specialization to the describe field of work they do.
2. Provide an example in which you think this could help in the society
3. Answer on the space provided.
Area of Description What? Situational
Specialization Example
1. Mental Career counselors who help individuals

Health enrich their careers in the industrial

Counseling setting. They specialized in providing

seminars in decision-making etc.

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2. School Counseling They have their own wellness clinics in

which they invite or people seek

consultation privately about their

problems

3. Vocational This is in the educational setting in

Counseling which they partner themselves in the

institution helping students to grow

their potential, academic, etc.

4. Community Counselors who address and treat

Counseling mental and emotional disorders,

similar to psychologists and

psychiatrist, they ensure psychological

wellbeing of the individual

5. Private Counseling Found in the community in which they

are partners of the barangay in helping

to understand the community’s

background, culture etc.

CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING

Direction: What do you want when you grow-up? Below is a reflective essay
indicating your plans for the next year to come. You only have 2 years in the Senior High
School, so you must count most of it especially when you are choosing what matters to you
the most. Your career, your life ahead. Write your name and signature after the essay.

Title of your Reflective Essay

Name and Signature

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REMEMBER
 Areas of Specialization for counselors differ in terms of their focus and needs of the
society. It may depend on what the services is needed or it may vary on what people are
being served.
 Most school counselors tend to the community within educational institutions. The needs
of each grade level are specific for the learner to ascend at each level. Client desires are
also changing, and counselors are pressured to fulfill these changing demands.
 Clinical and Rehabilitation counselors are more likely similar to psychologists and
psychiatrists work, but more in-depth with counseling the individual. The tasks ranges
from emotional to cognitive problems. They employ therapy techniques to address these
issues
 Vocational and Industrial counselors delve themselves more on the corporate world,
rendering service to employees’ capacity and performance. These includes organizing
teambuilding, counseling employees’, determining skills to acquire and recruitment
functions.
 Marriage and Family counselors must always adhere to the laws of the constitution in
conducting counseling marriage and family. Their jobs mostly include resolving issues,
empowering the coordination and acceptance of both different parties and bringing back
vows for the sake of the family and their children.
 Most counselors often choose to private practitioners. This allows them to be flexible and
dynamic of the needs of society. May it be, drug rehabilitation to marriage counseling,
their private practice provides an opportunity for them explore different approaches to
the problem and focus of the problem.
 Career Opportunities ranges from educational, clinical and industrial setting. They can
practice at the same time teach in the academe. Their practice may range from corporate
world or hospitals and rehabilitation centers.

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POST TEST

Direction: Answer the following exercises. Write your answer on the separate sheet.
1. Which of the following does not belong to the group?
A. Counselors must always determine first their population and problem
before providing services
B. Counselors do not use psychometrics in determining problems of individuals
C. Counselors are dual-relational counselors
D. Counselors are pre-med students

2. Career development specialist is a function or counselor in the setting of .

A. Clinical C. Industrial
B. Educational D. none of the above

3. Guidance and counseling offices in the elementary schools mostly deal with
problems that are in nature.
A. Relational C. industrial
B. Academic D. governmental

4. Which is not true about counseling?

A. It caters mostly people with mental disabilities
B. It is most provided in the clinical setting
C. It most given to groups of people
D. It is a helping profession

5. Guidance and counseling in college is mostly .

A. Behavioral C. Academic Performance and Career planning
B. Career planning D. Relational and Marriage

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