This document provides information about the role and responsibilities of guidance counselors at different educational levels. It discusses how guidance counselors provide educational, career, and personal counseling services to help students with academic planning, career exploration, social/emotional issues, and college and job preparation. Counselors maintain confidentiality in their work and assist students, teachers, and parents. The document also outlines the roles of other types of counselors such as vocational, rehabilitation, mental health, and substance abuse counselors who help individuals with specific issues.

1. GLORIA MARITANA-SAMANIEGO
DIVISION OF MALABON
TAÑONG NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
FILIPINO III
DR. ARACELI G. REYES
GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING
8:00- 9:30 / ROOM 201

2. CHAPTER 9
THE SCOPE OF
CONFIDENTIALIT
Y

3. CONFIDENTIAL
•Secret or private
•Trusted with secret or
private information

4. ACRONYM
OF A
GUIDANCE
COUNSELOR

5. ● Guidance
services are
provided for an
individual or
groups.

6. ● Use me, if I
can’t help you, I
may know
someone who
can.

7. ● Introduce
yourself. There
may be 2
counselors but a
hundred YOU.

8. ● Discipline is
not my
responsibility.
Preventing
discipline
problems can
be.

9. ● Assisting in
adjustment
problems.

10. ● Need of
students vary.
You don’t have to
have a serious
problem to see
your Guidance
Counselor.

11. ●Confidentiality
is a must
between student
and counselor.

12. ●Each one of
you can obtain
current
information &
most of careers
or sign up for the
Choices
program.

13. ●Conferences
are sometimes
arranged with
your teachers
and parents.

14. ● Orientation
programs are
provided for
new students.

15. ●Understanding
you & helping
you understand
others is our job.

16. ●Needs of students
may include
counseling for future
educational plans,
scholarships &
letters of references.

17. ● Study habits,
development,
scheduling courses
& special programs
are services
provided for all
students.

18. ● Educational
counseling is
often needed in
selecting courses
& programs.

19. ● Liaison with
community
resources with
administrators,
staff, students &
parents.

20. ● Organizing
special
programs.

21. ● Research,
record keeping,
reports &
referrals are
provided.

22. CONFIDENTIALITY &
NATURE OF WORK OF
GUIDANCE
COUNSELORS

23. Educational,
Vocational, &
School
Counselors

24. • Provide
individuals &
groups with
career and
educational
counseling

25. • Assist students
of all levels,
from elementary
school to
postsecondary
education.

26. • Advocate for
students & work with
other individuals &
organizations to
promote the
academic career,
personal & social
development of
children & youth.

27. • Help students to
evaluate their
abilities,
interests, talents
& personalities to
develop realistic,
academic & career
goals.

28. •Use interviews,
counseling
sessions, interest
& aptitude
assessment tests
& other methods
to evaluate &
advise students.

29. •Operate career
information
centers & career
education
programs.

30. ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL
COUNSELORS
•Observe children during classroom &
play activities & confer with their
teachers & parents to evaluate children’s
strength, problems, or special needs.

31. •Make sure that the curriculum
addresses both the academic and the
developmental needs of students.

32. •Do less vocational and academic
counseling.

33. HIGH SCHOOL
COUNSELORS
•Advise students regarding college
major, admission requirements,
entrance exams, financial aid, trade
or technical schools &
apprenticeship programs.

34. •Help students develop job research
skills, such as resume writing &
interviewing techniques.

35. •Assist alumni or students with
career development and job-
hunting techniques.

36. VOCATIONA
L
COUNSELOR
S*Also called Employment or Career
Counselors
*Provide mainly career counseling
outside the school setting

37. REHABILITAT
ION
COUNSELORS
*Help people deal with the
personal, social & vocational
effects of disabilities.

38. MENTAL
HEALTH
COUNSELORS
*Work with individuals, families,
and groups to address and treat
mental and emotional disorders and
to promote mental health.

39. SUBSTANCE
ABUSE &
BEHAVIORAL
DISORDER
COUNSELORS
*Help people who have
problems with alcohol, drugs,
gambling, and eating disorders.

40. MARRIAGE
& FAMILY
THERAPISTS
*Apply family system theory,
principles and techniques to
individuals, families and couples to
resolve emotional conflicts.