The Discipline of

Couseling
Misconceptions in Guidance Counselor
1. A person seeing a counselor, a psychologist or any
mental health practitioner has mental illness
2. Counseling means giving advice
3. Counseling is part of the Discipline Board
4. A counselor is a problem-solver
The Art and Science of Counseling
Guidance and Couseling is defines by the law as
“the profession that involves the use of an integrated
approach to the development of a well-functioning
individual primarily by helping him/her to utilize
his/her potentials to the fullest and plan his/her
present and future in accordance with his/her abilities
interest, and needs. For a professional counselor, counseling
is regarded as the heart of the guidance services,
accomplished through a therapeutic relationship between the
counselor and counselee.
Counseling is essentially both an art and a science. A
counselor is like an artist who can flexible and creative with
how he or she can reach and relate with his or her client.
The Goals of Counseling
According to Kottler and Shepard(2007), the goals that
are common to counselors and that are essentially indicative
of their professional identity include assisting clients in the
following:
1. Plan and work in a constructive manner in attaining life
success
2. learn, anticipate and react positively to issues brought
about by developmental changes
3. Express their uniqueness in diverse circumstances through
socially accepted integration of their thoughts, feelings and
actions
4. Responds with resilience to stress and be able to buffer
themselves from its negative impact on their functioning
5. Develop effective skills in relating with others in order to
enhance abilities in establishing harmonious relationship
6. Increase awareness of the self by identifying their
strengths and weaknesses
7. Become mindful of the realities of life and be able to
apply effective principles of coping and adjusting to the
different experiences they encounter in life
8. Learn to seek for more options or choices to be well-
informed before making a decision
9. Achieve autonomy from counseling as they have learned
like skills
8. Learn to seek for more options or choices to be well-
informed before making a decision
9. Achieve autonomy from counseling as they have learned
like skills