DISCIPLINES AND IDEAS IN THE APPLIED

SOCIAL SCIENCES

PROFESSIONALS
AND
PRACTITIONERS
IN COUNSELING
ROLES AND FUNCTIONS/ SPECIFIC WORK AREAS
 Discusss the role
01 and functions of
counselors

Identify specific
02 work areas in which
LEARNING counselors work

COMPETENCIES
REVIEW

Social Sciences vs
Applied Social
Sciences
Counseling
SOCIAL SCIENCES
AND APPLIED
SOCIAL SCIENCES

Social Science is about people

on how they interact with others
in their society and how
societies interact with each
people. Applied Social Science is
about putting theories in to
practice and directly with public.
Counseling
the process of assisting and
guiding clients, especially by a
trained person on a
professional basis, to resolve
especially personal, social, or
psychological problems and
difficulties.
Roles and
Functions of
Counselors
First and foremost, counselors need to be aware that no two
people are alike
No two people understand the same language in the same way; their understanding
will always be linked to their personal experience of the world. The role of the
counselor, therefore, is to HELP THE CLIENT TO DEVELOP THEIR OWN
UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR SITUATION.
Counseling
Assessment Consultation
(Individual
and Group)
 Career Placement
and Follow- Referral
Assistance
Up
Research and Prevention
Evaluation and Wellness
Specific Work
Areas of
Counselors and
Psychologist
 SCHOOLS
Registered Guidance Counselors
(RGC)/ School Psychologist
All levels (Elementary, Secondary,
Collage)
providing intervention programs,
assisting and guiding students with
regards to academic problems,
career decision making and
personal issues.
Registered Guidance Counselors (RGC)
Master of Arts in Guidance and Counseling
Board Examination for Guidance Counselors
Responsibilities includes individual and group
counseling, career planning and counseling,
referrals, psychological testing
employed in public and private schools (all levels)

Registered Psychologist (RPsy)

Master of Arts in Psychology
Board Examination for Psychologist
Responsibilities includes assessment, behavior
and academic intervention, counseling etc.
employed in schools, private practice, mental
health center, rehabilitations.
 Mental
Professionals in a mental
Health
health facility work with people
suffering from mental or
Facilities
psychological distress such as
schizophrenia, depression,
anxiety, phobias, grief, trauma,
substance abuse and related
issues.
They aim at promoting mental
health.
 Similarities
Both psychiatrists and psychologists understand
how the brain works, our emotions, feelings, and
thoughts.
Both can treat mental illness with psychological
treatment (talking therapies)
Psychologist
Differences
Psychiatrist are medical doctors, psychologists are not.
Psychiatrists prescribe medication, psychologists can't.
Psychiatrists diagnose illness, manage treatment and
provide range of therapies for complex and serious
mental ilness. Psychologists focus on providing
psychotherapy (talk therapy) to help patients/clients.
Psychiatrist
Correctional Facilities
Correctional Psychologists provide individual and group
therapy for individual who are jailed, or living in a correctional
facility.
They help these people get their lives back on track and
prevent them from commiting further crimes.

Rehabilitation Centers
Rehabilitation Psychologists help disabled patients adapt to
living with disability by developing treatment plans to increase
independence.
They help clients manage and overcome the effects of the daily
obstacles of their disabilities personally, socially, and
psychologically.
Industrial Setting
Industrial psychologist observe and evaluate human
behavior and interactions in the workplace and provide
guidance and recommendations to improve human and
organizational effieciency.
Employment testing and selection.

Private Sector
Psychologist specifically those with PhD in counseling run their
own practice as well as counseling clients.
They concentrates on a particular area of specialization.
Guidance Counselors, Psychologists, Psychiatrists,
Mental Health Advocate, Life Coach!