Quarter 1 – Module 3:

The Professionals and

Practitioners of Counseling
 Quarter 1 – Module 3:
The Professionals and
Practitioners of Counseling
Discipline and Ideas in Applied Social Sciences – Senior High School
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Quarter 1 – Module 3: The Professionals and Practitioners of Counseling
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 INTRODUCTORY MESSAGE

Module Name: The Professionals and Practitioners of Counseling

This module on “Settings, Processes, Methods and tools in Counseling” deals with
activities that could help the learners analyze the different work settings, processes and methods
involved in counseling.

To the teacher:

In this part of the lesson, the teacher presented the stages of work settings of counseling
as well as the processes, methods and tools in counseling. The primary goal of this module is to
help learners engaged in some interesting and practical activities in order to deeply understand
how the methods and processes of counseling applied in individuals, groups, organizations and
communities

To the Learners:

The objectives of this module are best achieved if the learners fully understand the important
functions of social and political organizations as part in the process of socialization. Additionally,
learners are required to:

1. Read and understand the instructions properly;

2. Write the answers in your notebook.
3. Answer the pretest prior to the lesson proper;
4. Take note of the terminologies (mark and labeled as bold) cited relevant to the study of
Social Sciences;
5. Self–check and compare your answers against the key answer found at the end of this
module;
6. Perform critically the activities instructed in this module; and
7. Answer the given assessment test after thorough study of the lessons.

The Authors
 Every part of this module contains activities that will help you in developing your
cognitive, affective and psychomotor skills.
In this module, you are expected to:
1. discuss roles and functions of counselors (HUMSS_DIASS12-Ic-6)

Mark a check (  ) if the statement corresponds to whether T (True) or F (False).

1. Counselling is a process and a relationship between the client and T F

the counsellor.

2. A guidance counsellor is someone who should be registered and

licensed by a legitimate state and has specialized training to be one.

3. One of the roles of the counsellor is to assist the client in realizing

change in behaviour and attitude

4. The guidance counsellor’s functions include the use of approaches

to help client develop potentials to the fullest.

5. A counsellor can have several roles.

6. Counselling is always long-term.

term.
7. Counselling is something new and recent.
8. Your teacher cannot be your guidance counsellor.
9. Only people with mental and emotional problems need the help of
a counsellor.
10. A counselor administers a shorter range of services.
11. One of the foundational skills of a counsellor is his/her
his/her attending
and listening skills.
12. A counsellor needs to be able to resolve conflict.
13. A counsellor needs to be able to differentiate between symptoms
and the problem itself.
14. One of the key skills for a counsellor is reflective skills.
15. A counsellor should be able to facilitate going deeper into the
problem,, asking more leading questions.
LESSON PROPER

In the previous
vious chapter, you have developed a comprehensive definition of counselling as
an applied science. You understood the principles of counseling and the contexts involved in it.
We had clarified how the different factors contribute to the successful counseli
counseling, discussed the
core values of counseling and the principles and determined the life situations that are within
the goals and scope of professional counseling.

As previously discussed in the previous chapters,

chapter counseling is a process and relationship
between
etween the client(s) and counselor. In this chapter, you will learn about the professionals and
the practitioners in the discipline of counseling.

(ACTIVITY 1)

Who do you think are the professionals and the practitioners in the discipline of counseling?
Write your answer in the space provided below. Share your answers with the class.
Defining the Roles, Functions and Competencies of Counselors
Roles of Guidance Counselors

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In the Western world, counseling in schools began in the early twentieth century, focused mainly
on preparing students for the workforce. Throughout the 1920s and 1930s, guidance counselors
became more prevalent. In the beginning, many teachers doubled as guidance counselors;
however, this is no longer the case. In the 1960s, counseling in public schools was afforded more
funding, allowing the vocation to flourish. The profession expanded beyond the focus on
academic and career achievement.
Given that the youth are the future of every nation, the role of providing guidance at critical
moments of growth is a serious nation-building
nation undertaking. Counseling is a process and a
relationship between the client(s) and counselor.

 The role of the guidance counselor is to assist the person or persons (clients) in
realizing change in behavior or attitude, to assist them to seek achievement of g goals,
assist them to find help.
 In some cases, the role of counselors includes teaching social skills, effective
communication, spiritual guidance, decision-making
deci making and career choices.
 A counselor’s
’s role may sometimes include aiding one in coping with a crisis such as
premarital and marital problems, grief and loss (divorce, death or amputation), domestic
violence and other types off abuse. Special counseling may include assistance in situations
like terminal illness (death and dying and counseling of emotionally and mentally
disturbed individuals.
 Counseling can be short-term
term or long-term.
long
Functions of Guidance Counselors

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 According to Philippine Republic Act No. 9258 (Section 2 to 3) a guidance counselor is a

natural person who has been professionally registered and licensed by a legitimate state
entity and by virtue of specialized training to perform the functi
functions of guidance and
counseling.
 He or she must be a qualified and licensed guidance counselor
unselor at master's level. It is a
profession,
ssion, not a field. This is the only profession whose primary purpose is counseling;
wellness and strength-based
based approach to treatment; wellness model rather than medical
model.
The functions of a guidance counselor include:
1. helping a client develop potentials to the fullest;
2. helping a client plan to utilize his or her potentials to the fullest;
3. helping a client plan his or her future in accordance with his or her abilities, interests, and
needs;

4. sharing and
nd applying knowledge related to counseling such as counseling theories, tools and
techniques; and
5. administering a wide range of human development services.

Competencies of Counselors

 Seven (7) distinct competence areas of counselors.

counselors. (McLeod, 2003)

1. Interpersonal Skills – counselors who are competent display ability to listen, communicate ;
empathize ; be present ; aware of nonverbal communication; sensitive to voice quality ,
responsive to expressions of emotion, turn taking, structure of time and use of language .

2. Personal beliefs and Attitude- counselors have the capacity to accept others, belief in potential
of change, awareness of ethical and moral choices and sensitive to values held by client and self.
3. Conceptual ability – counselors have the ability to understand and assess client’s problem; to
anticipate future problems; make sense of immediate process in terms of wider conceptual
scheme to remember information about the client.
4. Personal Soundness – counselors must have no irrational beliefs that are destructive to
counseling relationships, self-confidence ,capacity to tolerate strong of uncomfortable feelings in
relation to the clients, secure personal boundaries, ability to be a client ; must carry no social
prejudice, ethnocentrism and authoritarianism.
5. Mastery of Techniques – counselors must have a knowledge of when and how to carry out
specific interventions, ability to assess effectiveness of the interventions, understanding the
rationale behind techniques, possession of wide repertoire of intervention
6. Ability to understand and work within social system – this would be compromise of awareness
of family and work relationships of client the impact of agency on the clients, the capacity to use
support networks and supervision ; sensitivity to client from different gender, ethnicity , sexual
orientation, or age group.
7. Openness to learning and inquiry – counselors must have the capacity to be curious about
client’s backgrounds and problems; being open to new knowledge
Other Competencies that Apply to the Broader Counseling Work

 Different authors have different themes. Here is a simpler way to remember them.
Associate the elements in the picture (e.g. things such as buildings, colors and others) to
remember each theory.

Stage 3: What 1. Attending Skills

do I have to do
to get what I 2. Reflective Skills
need or want?
3. Probing Skills

Stage 2: What
solutions make
sense for me?

Stage 1: What’s going on?

Egan’s Three-Stage Theory of Counseling Culley and Bond’s Foundation Skills

1. Communication Skills
Four (4) Common Skills for
2. Motivational Skills
Disciplines in
3. Problem-solving Skills
Applied Social Sciences
4. Conflict Resolution Skills
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Things to Remember:

The following are the key skills of a counselor:

1. Attending and listening skills – This refers to active listening which means listening with a purpose and
responding with awareness that the client feels he or she has been both heard and understood.

2. Reflective skills – The key skills are restating, paraphrasing and summarizing, capturing what the client
is saying and “playing” it back to them.

3. Probing skills – These

ese skills facilitate going deeper, asking more directed or leading questions that they
move the conversation in a particular direction.

4. Communication skills – These include the ability to actively listen, demonstrate understanding, ask
appropriate questions
tions and provide information as needed.

5. Motivational skills – This is to influence the client to take action after a helping session or consultation.

6. Problem-solving skills – These include differentiating between the symptoms and the problem itself.

7. Conflict resolution skills – These involve helping the client focus on facts rather than personalities.

Think-Pair-Share
What new learning did you develop about the professionals and practitioners in the discipline of
counseling? Pair up with a classmate. Take turns in sharing your insights. Record your
discussion by taking a video.

Test your knowledge.

In three sentences, give the difference between the roles and functions of counselors.
Pair up with a classmate and help each other perform the following tasks.
Goal: Your goal is to give a speech to a group of students.
students
Role: You will take the
e role of the guidance counselor.
Audience: A group of Senior High students
Situation: You need to outline your speech as if you were giving them
them an orientation as the
new guidance counselor of the school.
school

Standard: Your speech or talk should contain your role and function as the school guidance
counselor.

MULTIPLE CHOICE:
Choose the best answer to the following questions. Encircle the letter of your answer.
1. This is a process and a relationship between the client and the counsellor.
a. Counselling c. Counselor
b. Discipline d. Client

2. He or she is someone who should be registered and licensed by a legitimate state and has
specialized training to be one.
a. Counselling c. Counselor
b. Discipline d. Client
3. Realizing change
ange in behaviour and attitude to assist the client is one of the roles of this
professional and/or practitioner.
a. Counselling c. Counselor
b. Discipline d. Client
4. His or her function as a professional includes the use of approaches to help client deve
develop
potentials to the fullest.
a. Counselling c. Counselor
b. Discipline d. Client
5. He or she perform several roles and can have many functions.
a. Counselling c. Counselor
b. Discipline d. Client
6. This process and/or relationship can either be short-term or long-term.
a. Counselling c. Counselor
b. Discipline d. Client
7. This started in the Western World in the early twentieth century, focused mainly on preparing
students for the workforce.
a. Counselling c. Counselor
b. Discipline d. Client
8. Teachers have previously served as this person.
a. Counselling c. Counselor
b. Discipline d. Client
9. People with mental and emotional problems need the help also of this professional.
a. Counselling c. Counselor
b. Discipline d. Client
10. This practitioner administers a wide range of services human development services.
a. Counselling c. Counselor
b. Discipline d. Client
11. This is one of the foundational skills of a counsellor in which he or she employs active
listening.
a. Attending Skills c. Motivational Skills
b. Communication Skills d. Problem-solving skills
12. This counsellor skills means helping the client focus on facts and not personalities in
conflict.
a. Attending Skills c. Motivational Skills
b. Conflict resolution d. Problem-solving skills

13. This means a counsellor needs to be able to differentiate between symptoms and the problem
itself.
a. Attending Skills c. Motivational Skills
b. Communication Skills d. Problem-solving skills
14. This is a key skill for a counsellor which is concerned with being able to “capture” what the
client is saying and play it back to them.
a. Attending Skills c. Reflective Skills
b. Communication Skills d. Problem-solving skills
15. A counsellor should be able to facilitate going deeper into the problem, asking more leading
questions.
a. Attending Skills c. Motivational Skills
b. Communication Skills d. Probing skills
Go online and research some of the country’s most famous professionals and practitioners in the
discipline of counseling. Give at least five names and the details regarding their person and
profession.

ANSWER KEY
What I Know
1. T 6. F 11. T
2. T 7. F 12. T
3. T 8. F 13. T
4. T 9. F 14. T
5. T 10. F 15. T

What’s New
ACTIVITY 1
Answers may vary

What’s More
Answers may vary

What I Have Learned

Answers may vary

What Can I Do
Answers may vary

Assessment
1. a 6. a 11. a
2. c 7. a 12. b
3. c 8. c 13. d
4. c 9. c 14. c
5. c 10. c 15. d
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