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 Objectives:
● Explain the benefits of Research
why it is a worthwhile
investment in GUIDANCE.
● Identify relevant topics to
research on that can lead to
growth and development
 Guidance and Counseling Programs have
not been accorded much respect and
primacy in many institutions because the
evidence of their contributions is not
immediately or directly visible.

Filipino counselors seem to shy away from research. In

fact, many still cannot see its relevance to their work,
especially because they are eager to get into client
handling.
RESEARCH
(Gibson and Mitchell, 2003)

Research is an organized scientific effort for discovering new

material, unearthing what is hidden, finding explanations for
current situations, and, corroborating or debunking
theoretical assumptions, claims, or practices through
systematic study.
 Benefits of Research
1. Deepening of insights into the clientele, the self, and the counseling
profession and how they relate to one another.

2. Unearthing of problems that can underlie failure in the attempt to use

particular strategies can be done through a systemic study.

3. Research eliminates the waste of precious time and possible harm by

helping the counselor know what works and what does not.

4. Research can goad counselors to widen their horizons and discover

unexplored areas relevant to the profession.
Research on the following can lead to
growth and development:

1. Non-intellective factors that affect academic achievement

2. Teacher responses to student misbehavior
3. Student expectations of teachers; impact on motivation
4. The effective teacher: student’s perspective and responses
5. The effects of matching teaching strategies with learner
modalities and intelligences
6. Leisure and free time activities
 …continuation

7. Online usage/cyberspace addiction

8. Dating habits of high school/college students

9. Students experiences of sexual harassment in school

10. Parent-Child interaction: how much and how?

11. Sex education from parents

12. Husband-wife relationships: impact on children

…continuation

13. Family mottos and myths: children’s responses

14. Role models and heroes
15. Abuses experienced at home
16. Decision-making process
17. Effectiveness of specific counseling approaches
(Solution-Focused Therapy, Strategic Family Therapy,
Structural Family Therapy, Cognitive Therapy, etc.) in
resolving family issues.
 …continuation

18. Effectiveness of certain training programs

(Stress Management, Burnout Management)
in improving well-being

19. Effectiveness of certain guidance activities

(individual counselling, group counselling) in improving
(social effectiveness, academic achievement, self-efficacy)
References:

https://www.sanbeda-alabang.edu.ph/bede/images/researchpublication/UGONG/37-Ugong_Vol3-2ITa_black_a
nd_white_version.pdf

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1RRos-2bUZJBosr2xww0KUgSyIws9rSx1YlT-I0zJl80/edit#slide=id.ga6
783a4d6a_0_1286

https://www.aboutkidshealth.ca/Article?contentid=718&language=English

https://www.familyeducation.com/life/healthy-marriage/how-your-marriage-affects-your-children