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DISCIPLINES AND IDEAS IN THE

APPLIED SOCIAL SCIENCES
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QUARTER 1, MODULE 1
SOCIAL SCIENCES AND APPLIED
SOCIAL SCIENCES

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Ideas in the Applied Social Sciences
Self-Learning Module
_____Semester, SY_____Quarter 1 – Module 1: SOCIAL SCIENCES AND APPLIED
SOCIAL SCIENCES
First Edition, 2021

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Lesson 1 SOCIAL SCIENCES AND
APPLIED SOCIAL SCIENCES

INTRODUCTION

Hello senior high! In this lesson you will learn to:

1. Clarify the relationships and differences between social sciences and applied social
sciences.

Before we proceed, let me ask you some questions. What are the things that mainly
affects human behavior within the society? How the disciplines of social science directly
affect human behavior? This module includes discussion about the relationships and
differences between social sciences and applied social sciences. This topic will introduce
you to explore your calling breaks for your post-secondary career track.
Remember your lesson in the subject Disciplines and Ideas in Social Sciences, that
lesson will help you understand the application of the concepts of social sciences to applied
social sciences.
Now, let’s proceed to the discussion of our topic. Be sure to read and understand the
lesson and accomplish all the activities in this module.

LESSON AND PRACTICES

SOCIAL SCIENCES
- is made of several disciplines and these include history, political science, sociology,
psychology, economics, geography, demography, anthropology, and linguistics. As a body of
scientific knowledge, the social sciences provide diverse set of lenses that help us
understand and explain the different facets of human society. The varieties of lens that social
sciences study refer to the different fields of the social sciences that investigate human
society.

Disciplines of Social Sciences

Economics studies the allocation of scarce

resources and the production and exchange of
goods and services in society.

Economics has different subfields:

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1. Environmental economics
2. Labor economics
3. Business economics
4. Monetary economics

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 Anthropology is the scientific study of humans
and their cultures in the past and present time.

Anthropologist are trained in the different

areas:
1. Cultural anthropology
2. Physical anthropology
3. Archaeology

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Jire Carreon/rappler

History is a systematic study of human past

events to understand the meaning, dynamics,
and relationship of the cause and effects of
events in the development of societies.

History has several subfields:

1. Political history
2. Economic history
3. Social history
4. Environmental history
5. History of medicine and public health
AZAGRA CHURCH Second oldest church in the Philippines after Sto. Niño in 6. Business history
Cebu. Photo credit Tikboy Rutor
Jire Carreon/rappler 7. Biographies

Political Science primarily studies human

behavior in relation to political systems,
governments, laws, and international relations.
Political Science has several fields of study:
1. Domestic politics
2. Comparative politics
3. International
4. Public administration
5. Public law

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Psychology studies how the human mind

works in consonance with the body to produce
thoughts that lead to individual actions.

Psychology subfields:
1. Experimental psychology
2. Developmental psychology
3. Personality psychology
4. Environmental psychology

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 Sociology is a systematic study of people’s
behavior in groups.

Sociology subfields:
1. Applied sociology
2. Urban sociology
3. Cultural sociology
4. Rural sociology
5. Medical sociology
6. Sociology of education
7. Political sociology
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8. Military sociology

Geography is the study of interaction between

people and their environments.

Geography subfields:
1. Physical geography
2. Human geography

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Demography according to the Max Planck

Institute for Demographic Research (2016),
Demography is the scientific study of human
populations across time.

Major subfield:
Population studies or social demography

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Applied Social Sciences- branch of study that applies the different concepts, theoretical
models, and theories of the social science disciplines to help understand society and the
different problems and issues. The applied social sciences are utilized to provide alternative
solutions to the diverse problem of the society.

Three main career tracks for applied social scientist:

 Counseling is one of the fields of applied social sciences as an application of the
social sciences, counseling provides guidance, help, and support to individuals who
are distraught by a diverse set of problems in their lives.
Counseling can be done by the following:
1. Guidance counseling are applications of the social sciences and these
professions, expert help is given to individuals who needed guidance or advice
pertaining to their business successes, general conditions and personal life
transitions, relationships, and career.

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 2. Life coach analyzes the present condition of the client, discovers different
obstacles or challenges that a client faces, and provides a certain course of
action to make the client’s life better.
3. Career counseling is needed by people who are in the process of entering
the job market, searching for possible career change, or those wanting career
advancements.
4. Personal growth counseling concentrates on the evaluation of different
aspects of a client’s life.
 Social work practitioners help individuals, families, and groups, communities to
improve their individual and collective well-being.
 Communication Studies- Applied social science provide adequate training for
careers in the field of journalism and mass communication because of
multidisciplinary knowledge and skills that graduates learn from social sciences.

PRACTICE EXERCISES 1: Inside the rectangle are words related to social science and
applied social science, write the words under social science in the circle and write the words
under social science in the triangle.

ECONOMICS
COUNSELING
GEOGRAPHY
PSYCHOLOGY
SOCIOLOGY
DEMOGRAPHY
HISTORY
SOCIAL WORK
POLITICAL
SCIENCE
ANTHROPOLOGY
COUMMUNICATIO
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SOCIAL SCIENCE APPLIED SOCIAL SCIENCE

Instruction: Please write your learning from the above discussion. Write your learning in
your notebook/answer sheet.

Upon reading the lesson above, I learned that ____________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________

and realized that ___________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________

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Multiple Choice. Encircle the letter that corresponds to the correct answer.
1. The following are social science disciplines, EXCEPT_____________
A. Sociology B. Linguistic C. Chemistry D. Economics
2. If you were to discover the culture and traditions of one tribe, which discipline would be
the MOST relevant?
A. History B. Anthropology C. Psychology D. Political Science
3. These are engaged and focused in finding ways through a research-based solution on
social problems in understanding social issues with the application of the concepts of
social science disciplines.
A. Social Science C. Physical Science
B. Applied Social Science D. Physics
4. This pandemic has brought upset in the Province of Romblon by a diverse set of societal
problems in our lives, What type of counselling can best handle the situation?
A. Guidance Counseling C. Career Counseling
B. Life Coaching D. Personal Growth Counseling
5. Roberto was identified as a COVID positive and suffers depression because he had
various direct contacts and subject for a 14-day quarantine. What main career tracks for
applied social scientist could best handle the issue?
A. Counseling C. Communication Studies
B. Social Work D. Psychology

PERFORMANCE TASKS

Survey Question: Select 5 persons in your neighborhood and ask this question: “Ano sa
inyong pananaw ang nagagawa ng mga sumusunod sa ating lipunan?” Choose only one
practitioner.
1. Guidance Counselor
2. Social Worker
3. Broadcaster or Journalist

Collate their answers and make a written report of your findings and relate it to the
disciplines of social science on a separate paper.

Criteria 5 Points 3 Points 1 Point

Organization Output is organized Output is organized but Output is unorganized
and well sequenced. not well sequenced.
Content Ideas and details Ideas and details support Ideas do not support the
clearly support the the main content but are content.
main content. not clear.
Conventions No errors in Noticeable/ tolerable Errors in grammar,
grammar, spelling, errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation
and punctuation. spelling, and punctuation. are intolerable.

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LESSON 2: DISCIPLINES OF COUNSELING

Introduction
Hello Senior high! In this lesson you will learn to:
1. Identify the goals and scope of counseling.
2. Explain the principles of counseling.

Before we proceed, let me ask you a question. What

are the contributions of counseling amidst this pandemic
in our society? This module will help you understand the
basic concepts of counselling. You will be guided to help you achieve deeper understanding
on the goals and scope of counseling.

Remember your lesson in the subject Disciplines and Ideas in Social Sciences, that
lesson will help you understand the application of the concepts of social sciences to applied
social sciences.

Now, let’s proceed with the discussion of our topic. Be sure to read and understand the
lesson and accomplish all the activities in this module.

LESSON AND PRACTICE EXERCISES

COUNSELING
– For Nystul (2003) defined it as basically an art and a science wherein you endeavor to
weigh the objective and subjective facets of the counseling process.
1. As an art. It is the subjective dimension of counseling which upholds a flexible and
creative process whereby the counselor modifies the approach to meet the developing
needs of the clients.
2. As a science, on the other hand, is the objective dimension of the counseling process.
3. In practical terms, counseling happens when a person who is distressed asks for help
and permit another person to enter into a kind of connection with him/her. It is indicative
with formal of someone in search of counseling requests for time and attention from
person who will listen, who will allow him/her to speak and who will not condemn and
criticize him/her.
4. Informal helping- is some kin with formal helping in some ways such as presence of
good listening skills, empathy, and caring capacity.
5. Based on Guidance and Counseling Act of 2004, guidance and counseling is the
profession that implicates the application of “an integrated approach to the development
of a well-functioning individual “through the provision of support that aids an individual to
use his/her potential to the fullest in accord with his/her interest, needs and abilities.
(University of Queensland, 2015).
6. At the American Counseling Association (ACA) Conference in Pittsburgh in March
2010, the representatives come to an agreement on a mutual definition of counseling.
They agreed that counseling is a professional relationship that empowers diverse
individuals, families and group to accomplish mental health, wellness, education, and
career goals (Kaplan, Tarvydas, and Gladding, 2014).

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7. Counseling is a discipline that is involved in the provision of advice or guidance in
decision-making especially in emotionally significant situations. It is a avenue where
trustworthy experts help clients explore and understand their worlds and so discover
better ways of thinking and living.

What is the purpose of Counseling?

The ultimate aim of counseling is to enable the client make their own choices, reach
their own decisions and act on them. (www. skillsyouneed.com)

Goals of Counseling – the key component of individual, group, organizational and

community success
-Detailed and expansive counseling goals have been identified by Gibson and Mitchell
(2003), which are as follows:
1. Development Goals – assist in meeting or advancing the client’s human growth and
development including social, personal, emotional, cognitive, and physical wellness.
2. Preventive Goals – helps the client avoid some undesired outcome such as failing
grades.
3. Enhancement Goals- enhance special skills and abilities.
4. Remedial Goals – assisting clients to overcome and treat undesirable developments.
5. Exploratory Goals- examining options, testing of skills, trying new and different
activities, etc.
6. Reinforcement Goals- helps client in recognizing, that what they are doing, thinking,
and feeling is fine.
7. Cognitive Goals-involves acquiring the basic foundation of learning and cognitive skills.
8. Physiological Goals – involves acquiring the basic understanding and habits for good
health.
9. Psychological Goals – aids in developing good social interaction skills, learning
emotional control, and developing positive self – concept.

NEEDS FOR COUNSELLING

o to help in the total development of the student: Along with the intellectual development
proper motivation and clarification of goals and ideas to pupils in conformity with their
basic potentialities and social tendencies are important total development of the student.
o to help in the proper choices of courses.
o to help in the proper choices of carvers.
o to help in the students in vocational development.
o to develop readiness for choices and changes to face new challenges.
o to minimize the mismatching between education and employment and help in the
efficient use of manpower.
o to motivate the youth for self-employment.
BENEFITS OF COUNSELING

o improved communication and interpersonal skills

o greater self-acceptance and self-esteem
o ability to change self-defeating behaviors/habits
o better expression and management of emotions, including anger
o relief from depression, anxiety or other mental health conditions
o increased confidence and decision-making skills

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 o ability to manage stress effectively
o improved problem-solving and conflict resolution abilities

SCOPE OF COUNSELLING

The scope and field of counseling has wide need as the human problems are wide in
range. Broadly, the scope of counseling includes individual counseling, marital and
premarital counseling, family counseling, and community counseling.

INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING
 Adolescent identity, concerns, teen-parent relationships, peer relationships
 Anxiety
 Anger management
 Children’s concerns within the family unit, sibling relationships, school experiences,
peer relationships
 Depression
 Family of origin dynamics and issues
 Gender: identity, sexuality, homosexuality
 Relationships: personal and interpersonal dynamics
 Sexual abuse recovery
 Seniors: challenges, limitations, transitions
 Singles: single, newly single, single through divorce or being widowed
 Spirituality
 Stress management
 Workplace stress and relationships
 Young adult: identity, relationships, vocation

MARITAL AND PRE-MARITAL COUNSELING

 Marital and relational dynamics
 Extended family relationships
 Fertility issues

FAMILY COUNSELING
 Adolescent and child behaviors within family dynamics
 Adult children
 Divorce and separation issues and adjustment
 Family dynamics: estrangement, conflict, communication
 Family of origin / extended family issues
 Life stages and transitions

A more focused subject matter related to scope of counseling is the 4757-15 Scope of
Practice for Licensed Professional Counselors. It contains the rights and responsibilities of
licensed counselors including the following:

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 1. Licensed Professional Counselors may help for a fee, salary, or other considerations
2. Afford counseling services to individuals, groups, organizations, or the general public
compromising of: application of clinical counseling principles, methods, or procedures
to assist individuals in realizing effective personal, social, educational, or career
development and adjustment.
3. “apply clinical counseling principles, methods, and procedures “, means an approach
to counseling that emphasizes the counselor’s role in systematically assisting clients
through all of the following: assessing and analyzing emotional conditions, exploring
possible solutions, and developing and providing treatment plan for mental and
emotional adjustment or development. It may include counseling, appraisal,
consulting, supervision, administration, and referral.
4. Engage in the diagnosis and treatment of mental and emotional disorders when
under the supervision of a professional clinical counselor, psychologist, psychiatrists,
independent marriage and family therapist, or independent social worker.
5. Provide training supervision for students and registered counselor trainees when
services are within their scope of practice, which does not include supervision of the
diagnosis and treatment of mental and emotional disorders.
Source: http:codes.ohio.gov/oac/4757-15

PRACTICE EXERCISE 1
Directions: Using the Mind Map, illustrate your enablers (people who helped you when you
were in need). On the next level, write down the issues or problems you can ask. Explain
your answer.

Thank you for answering the practice exercises. If you answered the practice exercises
correctly, you are now ready to proceed to do the written works. If not, please try until you
arrived on the correct answer.

INSIGHTS FROM THE LESSON

Instruction: Please write your learnings from the above discussion. Write your learning in
your notebook/answer sheet.

Upon reading the lesson above, I learned that…

_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
and realized that…

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_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________

WRITTEN WORKS

True or False
Directions: Read each statement carefully. Write T if the statement is True and F if the
statement is False. Write your answer on the space provided before the number.
_____ 1. Development Goals helps the client avoid undesired outcomes.
_____ 2. Roberto has a habit of impulsiveness when it comes to handling situation/problems
driven by his emotion that is why he usually suffers mental breakdown. This scenario
can be treated by Counseling as Psychological is one of its goals.
_____ 3. Preventive Goals assist in meeting or advancing the clients human growth and
development including social, personal, emotional, cognitive, and physical wellness.
_____ 4. One of the benefits of counseling gives relief from depression, anxiety or other
mental health conditions.
_____ 5. Counseling have the ability to change self-defeating behaviors/habits.
_____ 6. Family Counseling focuses on child behavior and their adolescence in family
dynamics.
_____ 7. Stress management in scope of counselling is under individual counselling.
_____ 8. Extended family relationships and fertility issues are all under marital and pre-
marital counselling.
_____ 9. Licensed Professional Counselors may help for a fee, salary, or other
considerations.
_____ 10. Cognitive goals involve acquiring the basic foundation of learning and cognitive
skills health.

PERFORMANCE TASKS
Role Playing
Directions: Ask the help of a family member/ relative. With the group, present basic
concepts of counseling through a role playing in which practitioners of counselling work
together to assist individuals, groups, or communities involved in difficult situations. (e.g.
post disaster, court hearing about separation of couple, bullying, depression, etc.) take a
video of your presentation and send it to the messenger of your subject teacher.

ROLE-PLAY RUBRIC
CATEGORY 5 4 3 2
CONTENT The ideas were The ideas were The portrayal The ideas
vividly portrayed portrayed but lacks clarity of presented
in the play. some concepts ideas. were vaguely
were not clear. portrayed.
PRESENTATION The play offered The play The play The play is
new and creative offered creative lacks insights off the
insights about insights but no about the concept.
the concept new concept concept.
given. given.

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 OVERALL The presentation The The The
IMPRESSION was entertaining presentation presentation presentation
and informative! was was was just
entertaining but entertainment submitted for
not so much but not compliance.
informative. informative at
all.

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 Key to Practice Exercises

Practice Exercises 1

ECONOMICS
COUNSELING ECONOMICS
GEOGRAPHY GEOGRAPHY
PSYCHOLOGY PSYCHOLOGY
SOCIOLOGY SOCIOLOGY
DEMOGRAPHY DEMOGRAPHY
HISTORY HISTORY
SOCIAL WORK COUNSELING
POLITICAL SCIENCE
POLITICAL SCIENCE SOCIAL WORK
ANTHROPOLOY
ANTHROPOLOGY COMMUNICATION
COMMUNICATION
COMMUNICATION

TEAM
SOCIAL SCIENCE APPLIED SOCIAL SCIENCE

Written Works
1.C
2.B
3.B
4.A
5.A

LESSON 2
Written Works
True or False
1. F
2. T
3. F
4. T
5. T
6. T
7. T
8. T
9. T
10. T

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