Guidance and Counseling for Advancing Human Rights for Employment and Career Opportunities

1. Guidance and Counseling for
Advancing Human Rights for
Employment and Career Opportunities
Group1 Report
May 16-19
PGCA-IAC Convention
St. Scholastica’s College - Manila

2. Group One: Its more fun in Group One!!!
Ablangue, Argonne Ching, Sherry Ann Martinez, Gina
Arda, Nowa Corpuz, Nessy Mauricio, Candy
Amik, Ofelia Cruz, Artemus Melo, Carmiluz
Belen, Jane Dimailig, Romulo Prudente, Rose Marie
Brinas, Herman Dusong, Ofelia Rodriguez, Liezel
Bugay, Abigaile Echaveria, Asusina Subing, Joselita
Burbon, Loida Espiritu, Xutchil
Cahilig, Forelli Hernandez, Chris
Castaneda, Amelia Jerez, Irene
Cerda, Jun Maliksi, Liwanag

3. Summary of Keynote Speeches
Very Ideal
We need to be one step at a time

4. Human Rights
Equitable universal access and freedom
to express life, liberty and protection
towards preservation of human dignity

5. Counseling as Promoter / Barrier
of Human Rights

6. Human Rights
Violation
• Workers’ Rights: ‘race to the bottom’ for job
security – change of job title
• Child abuse and labor
• Domestic Violence
• Cyber bullying
• Professional Discrimination (i.e. social stigma
for ex-convicts)
• Commercialization of education &
marginalized group

7. Address through Employment and Career Opportunities
Putting Learning into Practice

8. • Individual needs: we cannot give what we do not have
• Online access to licensure review
• Upgrade Salary
• Professional needs:
• Continue growth & development of regional chapters
• Establish distinction of competencies of counselors vs.
social worker vs. teachers vs. clinicians
• Provide necessary Training / Certification Programs if
possible
• Organizational needs:
• Linkages with groups public & private sectors, and
professionals
• Provide scholarship to promote profession and post-
graduation education
• Personal needs vs. Social needs

9. • Assist in establishing International Standards
for Counselling
• Counselor Exchange Program
• Establish Professional Learning Communities
through:
– Membership
– Sharing of resources
– Information dissemination
– Special Interest Groups

10. Human Rights = Counseling Ethics
• Right to life
– We help others empower themselves
Dignity • Freedom from torture
– We ask HEALTHY probing questions
Passion • Freedom from slavery
– We guide
• Right to fair trial
Impartial
– We are impartial
• Freedom of speech
– We listen
• Freedom of thought, conscience, & religion
– We help them make their own decision

11. Global Vision for Counseling
Counselors Keep Moving Forward
• Establish International Standards
• Growth of Specialization
• Integration of counseling in the clinical,
educational, and industrial setting

12. Quality Assurance of
Counseling in Philippines
• Government Agency: Philippine Regulatory
Commission (PRC)
• Institutions:
Professional Governing Body
Performance Appraisals
• Private Practices:
Professional Governing Body
Result of Counseling Sessions

13. Questions?
Thank You