The document outlines the roles and functions of guidance counselors, emphasizing their importance in helping individuals, especially students, navigate personal, academic, and career challenges through a holistic approach. It details the various competencies, specializations, and career opportunities available to counselors, including mental health, marriage and family counseling, and substance abuse counseling. Additionally, it highlights the evolving responsibilities of school counselors in supporting student development and addressing a wide range of issues.

1. Discipline and Ideas in the Applied
Social Sciences Quarter 1 – Module
2 Professionals and Practitioners in
Counseling

2. Roles and Function of Counselor

3. Roles of Guidance Counselors
•Counseling helps guide young people during
important stages of their life, shaping their future. It
involves a relationship between a counselor and their
clients, aiming to help them change behaviors,
achieve goals, and improve skills like communication
and decision-making. Counselors also assist with
crises and tough situations like grief, abuse, and
mental health issues. Counseling can be short or long-
term, depending on the need.

4. Functions of Guidance Counselor
•The Philippine Republic Act No. 9258 defines a
guidance counselor as someone who is officially
licensed and trained to provide guidance and
counseling services. Their job is to help individuals
grow and function well by using a holistic approach to
support their development primarily through:

5. 1. assisting a client to improve potentials to
the fullest
•Assisting a client to improve their potentials to the
fullest means helping them recognize and develop
their skills, talents, and abilities so they can achieve
their best possible outcomes in life.

6. 2. helping a client decide to utilize his or her
potentials to the fullest
•Helping a client decide to utilize their potentials to the
fullest means guiding them to recognize their
strengths and encouraging them to take action in
using those strengths to reach their goals and achieve
success.

7. 3.helping a client plan his or her future in accordance
together with his or her abilities, interests, and needs
•Helping a client plan their future means assisting
them in setting goals and making decisions based on
their skills, interests, and personal needs, so they can
create a path that suits them and leads to fulfillment
and success.

8. 4. sharing and applying the knowledge associated with
counseling like counseling theories, tools, and techniques
•Sharing and applying counseling knowledge means
using proven methods, theories, and tools to help
clients understand their challenges and work through
them. This involves using techniques that guide clients
in making positive changes and achieving their goals.

9. 5. administering a large range of human
development services.
•Administering a large range of human development
services means providing various support and
programs that help individuals grow personally,
emotionally, and socially. This can include services like
counseling, skill-building workshops, and career
guidance to promote overall well-being and
development.

10. School Counseling

11. School counseling is important in both public and
private K-12 schools to help students succeed
academically, improve behavior and attendance, and
grow socially. School counselors, who are trained
specialists, provide guidance and support for students
facing personal or academic challenges, help with
career planning, and assist in addressing behavior,
health, or emotional issues. Many schools have full-
time counselors to offer these services.

12. WHAT DO SCHOOL COUNSELORS DO?

13. School counselors, once mainly focused on helping with career development, now have a
broader role. Their responsibilities vary depending on the needs of the state and each
school, and they support students in many areas such as academics, personal issues, social
development, and career planning.

14. The duties of school counselors may include:

15. 1. Providing instruction on psychological and
social issues
•Providing instruction on psychological and social
issues means teaching students about topics related
to mental health, emotions, relationships, and social
behavior. This helps them better understand
themselves and others, and develop skills to handle
various challenges in life.

16. 2. Vocational guidance
•Vocational guidance helps students explore and
choose career paths that match their interests, skills,
and goals. It involves providing advice, resources, and
support to help them make informed decisions about
their future work life.

18. 3. Counseling
•Counseling involves providing support and guidance
to individuals facing personal, emotional, or academic
challenges. A counselor helps clients work through
issues, make decisions, and improve their well-being
by offering advice, coping strategies, and a safe space
for discussion.

19. 4. Early intervention
•Early intervention refers to providing support and
assistance to individuals, especially children, as soon
as possible when they show signs of developmental,
emotional, or academic challenges. The goal is to
address issues early on to prevent them from
becoming bigger problems later.

20. 5. Special needs services
•Special needs services are designed to support
students with physical, emotional, or learning
disabilities. These services provide tailored education,
counseling, and resources to help students succeed in
school and develop their full potential.

21. Competencies of Guidance Counselor

22. Guidance counselors help students make informed career choices by creating and managing programs that connect them with relevant
resources and opportunities. They work with various organizations and stakeholders to guide students toward successful careers and teach
important life skills and values.
Career advocates, who may not be licensed counselors but provide career guidance, assist in these programs, along with homeroom advisers.
Peer facilitators, trained secondary students, support the career advocates in running these activities.

23. An example of this would be a guidance counselor
organizing a career day event at a school. The counselor
works with career advocates (like teachers or local
professionals) to invite guest speakers from different
industries to talk to students about various career paths.
Peer facilitators, who are older students, help with
event logistics and support their classmates by guiding
them to different presentations. The guidance counselor
ensures that the event is aligned with students'
interests, providing them with life skills and career
advice to help them make informed decisions about
their future.

24. Areas of Specialization where Counselors
Work

25. Counselors are practically found in all spheres of human
development, transitions, and caregiving. there are 11 identified
major areas

26. 1. Child development and counseling
•Child improvement and counseling as a specialization
focuses on helping children grow and develop in
healthy ways. It includes working with parents to
improve parenting skills, providing counseling in
preschools, supporting children in schools, and
offering mental health services to children in need. It
also involves helping children who have experienced
abuse or trauma, along with supporting their families.
The goal is to ensure the well-being and healthy
development of children at different stages of life.

27. 2. Adolescent development and counseling
•Young adult development and counseling helps
teenagers and young adults with their growth and
challenges. It includes counseling in high schools,
helping with mental health, guiding career choices,
and supporting youth in care centers. The goal is to
help young people make good decisions and develop
healthy emotional and social skills.

28. 3. Gerontology (the aged)
•Gerontological counseling focuses on helping older
adults, as it's a rapidly growing field. It includes
offering support to seniors before they retire,
counseling at community centers, helping in care
institutions, and providing assistance in hospice
settings to improve their quality of life.

29. 4. Marital relationship counseling
•Marital relationship counseling helps couples improve
their relationship by addressing issues like
communication problems, conflicts, or emotional
challenges. A counselor works with both partners to
strengthen their bond, resolve disagreements, and
enhance their overall connection to lovers, engaged
couples and married couples.

30. 5. Health
•Health counseling as a specialization focuses on
helping individuals improve their physical and mental
well-being. It includes areas like nutrition counseling,
exercise and health education, rehabilitation support,
stress management, and counseling for conditions like
anorexia or bulimia. It also involves holistic health
counseling, which looks at the person as a whole,
addressing both their physical and emotional needs.

31. 6. Career/lifestyle
•Career and lifestyle counseling helps individuals make
decisions about their career paths and overall life
choices. It includes guidance on choosing a career,
developing skills, and balancing personal and
professional life to achieve a fulfilling lifestyle.

32. 7. College and university
• In colleges and universities, counseling specialization includes various
opportunities like providing college counseling, organizing student
programs, supporting student staff, working as a dormitory counselor,
and teaching as a counselor instructor. These roles help students with
their academic, personal, and social development during their time in
higher education.

33. 8. Drugs
•The drug counseling specialty includes helping people
with substance use issues. This includes therapy for
addiction, counseling for alcohol and drug problems,
running quit-smoking programs, and providing crisis
intervention for those facing immediate challenges
related to substance use.

34. 9. Consultation
•Consultation as a specialization includes roles that
help organizations improve and grow. This includes
working as an agency or company consultant,
planning and organizing strategies for businesses,
specializing in industrial science, and managing
training programs to help employees develop skills.

35. 10. Business and industry
•Specialization areas in business and industry focus on
helping organizations improve and support their
employees. This includes roles like training and
development workers, managers of productivity and
work-life balance, managers of employee support
programs, career development officers, and specialists
in social action or civil law. These roles aim to enhance
employee well-being and workplace success.

36. Career Opportunities for Counselors

37. 1. Mental Health Counselors
•These practitioners support individuals dealing with
behavioral and emotional disorders, such as anxiety,
depression, stress, and low self-esteem. They also
help people in crisis, including those who may be
thinking about suicide, by providing counseling and
guidance to improve their mental health and well-
being.

38. 2. Marriage and Family Counselors
•Marriage and family counselors help individuals
strengthen their relationships with partners, family
members, and others. While they can work with
people individually, the main focus is on improving the
dynamics and communication within relationships.

39. 3. School Counselors
•School counselors help students with various issues,
such as improving academic performance, making
career choices, dealing with social problems like peer
pressure, and managing family relationships. They
provide support to help students navigate these
challenges.

40. 4. Career Counselors
Career counselors assist college
students who are just beginning their
career paths and also help professionals
who want to advance or change careers.
They provide guidance on career
choices, job search strategies, and skill
development.

41. 5. Substance Abuse Counselors
Substance abuse counselors help individuals struggling
with drug and alcohol addiction. They assist patients in
developing strategies to overcome their issues and
support their recovery. Counselors may work with
patients individually or in group sessions.

42. 6. Genetic Counselors
•Counselors in this specialty help individuals and
families understand genetic disorders and birth
defects. They assess couples about the risks of passing
on inherited conditions and provide emotional
support to those facing tough decisions or challenging
situations related to genetics.

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