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LEARNING AS ONE NATION SY 2020-2021

Expanded Project DIASS_Q1_6A

SHS LEARNING ACTIVITY

Name: Score/Mark:
Grade and Section: Date:
Strand: ✓ STEM  ABM  HUMSS  ICT (TVL Track)
Subject: DIASS
Type of Activity: ✓ Concept Notes
  Skills: Exercise/Drill  Illustration
 Performance Task  Essay/Report  Others:
Activity Title: Areas of Specialization where Counselors Work I
Learning Target: To identify specific work areas in which counselors work.
References: E.M. Sampa, Disciplines and Ideas in the Applied Social Sciences, pp.
(Author, Title, Pages)
29-30;
C.T. Añana, Q.J. Abcede, CVIF Learning Activities
Counselors can be found in all spheres of human development, transitions,
and caregiving. Peterson and Nesenholz identified 11 major areas of
specialization where counselors work.
1. Child Development and Counseling
⎯ Includes preschool counseling, early childhood education, parent
education, elementary school counseling, child counseling in mental health
agencies, and counseling with abused children and their families.
2. Adolescent Development and Counseling
⎯ covers high school counseling, psychological education, career guidance,
adolescent counseling in mental health agencies, youth work in a
residential facility, and youth probation officer.
3. Gerontological Counseling
⎯ involves counseling of older citizens.
⎯ includes pre-retirement counseling, community centers, counseling in
homes for the elderly, and hospice work.
4. Marital Relationship Counseling
⎯ includes premarital and marriage counseling, family counseling,
5. Health
⎯ offers nutrition counseling, exercise and health education, nurse-
counselor, rehabilitation counseling, stress management counseling,
holistic health counseling, weight management counseling.
6. Consultation
⎯ covers agency and corporate consulting, organizational development
director, industrial psychological specialist, and training manager.