MODULE 4

LESSON 3: Professionals and Practitioners in

Counseling

WHAT’S IN of mental capacity and mobility, increased loneliness,

Counseling and Its Clientele and Audience
The clientele and audiences of the counseling
profession come from different setting. Counselors deal
with a mixture of people with different concerns and
issues.
PEOPLE WHOO ABUSE DRUGS. Drugs abuse is not just
harmful to our physical health but to our mental health
as well. It cannot be denied that the drug. Addiction
create more social problems and contribute to social
disintegration. More youth victims cry for help and seek
for counselor’s attention.
PEOPLE WHO USE TOBACCO. Slowly our population
recognizes the bad effects of tobacco to our health.
However, many people still use and continue use
tobacco even if its deadly. Users find it difficult to stop
making, hence, smokers who desire to quit tobacco
were added to the list of the counselor’s audiences.
PEOLE WHO ABUSE ALCOHOL. Alcoholism is seen as a
disease alcoholics find it difficult to stop drinking on
their own. This requires help from a professional as it
requires appropriate proper treatment. However, an
equally important paradigm is to look at alcoholism as a
weakness of self-control and self-discipline. Therefore,
this requires intervention over than treatment.
decline I financial security etc.
PEOPLE WITH AIDS. Acquired Immune Deficiency
Syndrome (AIDS)has been labeled as the most fared
disease due to its incurability. Victims of this disease are
seeking help to improve their quality of life and to
handle their emotional stress and low self-esteem.
Counseling’s approach requires sensitivity and
appreciation of the intricacies of the disease.
Counselors may also help in assisting and educating the
victim’s support system.
VICTIMS OF ABUSE. This population represents victims
of domestic violence characterized by spouse and child
abuses. Spouse abused is often associated with poverty,
drug abuse and career disappointments. The abuse has
also become rampant and has caused psychological
damage to the victims. The counselors are increasingly
utilized to help the victims.
GAY MEN AND LESBIAN WOMEN. They are usually the
victims of harassment, violence, discrimination and
isolation. Gays and lesbians like other sectors of the
society suffer from peer denial, family clash, health
uncertainties and prejudgment. Counseling will focus on
self-awareness, self-acceptance and understanding.
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WOMEN. Most men still have less participation in

households’ responsibilities and child care. In this case,
women’s advancement is constrained. What
complicates this situation is the women’s’ perception
about themselves and the society expectations.
Counselors are responsible in helping women
appreciate their own values, abilities, aptitudes and
interests and to utilize these to develop their full
potential.

OLDER ADULTS. A transition from a busy life to a

retirement stage must be instituted. This is a challenge
to the counseling profession. Other issues that require
attention of counseling include loss of a partner, decline