Discipline & Ideas in Applied Social Sciences

1. HE DISCIPLINE OF COUNSELIN
MELODY G. GENES
SHS Teacher

2. COUNSELING
Sociology define counseling as “the
process of guiding a person during a
stage of life when reassessments or
decision have to be made about himself
or herself and his or her life course.”

3. COUNSELORS
are professionally trained and certified to
perform counselling.

4. COUNSELORS
Provide Advice
and their Jobs
Provide guidance
in decision-making
in emotionally
significant situation

5. COUNSELORS
marriage
family
youth
students
t in a wide ranges of areas of expertise
Other life transitions dealing
with managing of issues of;
 loss of death
retirement
divorce
parenting

6. COUNSELING
As a discipline, it is allied to
Psychology and deals with normal
responses to normal life events, which
may sometimes create stress for some
people who, in turn, choose to ask for
help and support.

7. Counseling is
generally a non-clinical
intervention
Traditionally in many
societies, counseling is
provide by family, friends
and wise elderly.

8. Counseling is widely
considered the heart of
the guidance services
in School.

9. Counseling utilizes
appraisal & assessment
to aid counseling by
gathering information
about client through the
use of psychological test
& non-psychometric
devices

10. SYCHOMETRICS
A branch of psychology that deals
with the design, administration and
interpretation of quantitative tests
for the measurement of
psychological variables such as
intelligence, aptitude, interest and
personality traits.

11. GOALS OF COUNSELING

12. Aimed at empowering
a client.
Client empowerment means they have
develop skills and abilities that require self
management & improved motivation
towards actions that are good for one’s self
& develop a positive outlook toward the
past leading to some closure & attainment
of relative inner and outer harmony
resulting to improvement in relationship
with family, friends, colleagues & others.

13. SCOPE OF COUNSELING

14. The scope of
counseling is wide.
It involves application
of some psychological
theories and
recognized
communication skills

15. PRINCIPLES OF COUNSELING

16. Counselors must
try to keep this
principle in mind at
all times in order be
effective.

17. Advice
Advice-giving has to avoid
breeding a relationship in which
the counselee feels inferior and
emotionally dependent on the
counselor
Reassurance
it can bring a sense of relief
that may empower a client to
function normally again.

18. Release Emotional Tension
When persons begin to explain
their concerns to a sympathetic
listener, their tensions begin to
subside.
Clarified Thinking
Encourage client to accept
responsibility for problems & be
more realistic in solving them.

19. Reorientation
Facilitate appropriate intervention.
Respect
Client must be treated
w/respect, no matter how peculiar,
strange, disturbed and weird.
Listening Skills
understand the concern being presented.

20. Empathy & Positive Regards
listen & understand the feelings and
perspective of the client.
Transference & Countertransference
Understanding of important aspects of their
emotional life.
Clarification, confrontation &
Interpretation
The client may learn something or understand the
issue better

21. CORE VALUES OF COUNSELING

22. Respect for Human
Dignity
Partnership
Autonomy
Responsible Caring
Personality Integrity
Social Justice

23. Respect for
Human Dignity
counselor must provide a
client unconditional positive
regard, compassion, non-
judgemental attitude, empathy
and trust.

24. Partnership
Foster partnership w/the
various disciplines that
come together to support an
integrated healing that
encompasses various
aspects.

25. Autonomy
This entails respect for
confidentiality & trust in a
relationship of counseling.

26. Responsible Caring
Respecting the potential
every human being to
change and to continue
learning.

27. Personal Integrity
Reflect personal
integrity, honesty and
truthfulness.

28. Social Justice
Accepting &
respecting the diversity
of the client or
individual.

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