DIASS: ROLES,

FUNCTIONS, AND
COMPETENCIES OF
COUNSELORS
 ACTIVITY: VIDEO
PRESENTATION
Different Roles of School C
ounselor
1.What part of the video
clip becomes appealing
to you?
2.Identify some of the
roles and functions of
counselors shown in the
 THE DIFFERENT ROLES AND
FUNCTIONS OF SCHOOL
COUNSELORS BASE ON
COMPETENCIES
1.Providers of individual and
group counseling services.
Professional counselors are
equipped not only in helping
individuals understand
themselves, but also in
providing correct evaluation or
either behavioral or clinical
problems a students may have.
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FUNCTIONS OF SCHOOL
COUNSELORS BASE ON
COMPETENCIES
2.Developmental classroom
guidance specialist. Professional
counselors also prepare lessons
and implement guidance
instructions to students. These
are executed by developing clear
and measurable objectives to
meet the needs of the students.
They deliver talks, seminars,
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FUNCTIONS OF SCHOOL
COUNSELORS BASE ON
COMPETENCIES
3. Leaders and advocates of academic
success. Professional school counselors
have an ethical responsibility of
promoting academic success by helping
students identify barriers affecting
school performance. Example of
barriers: Personal (living with an
absentee or separated) parents, Socio-
emotional (peer pressure), moral
dilemmas (Failing an exam), career
related barrier ( indecisiveness about a
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FUNCTIONS OF SCHOOL
COUNSELORS BASE ON
COMPETENCIES
4.Career development specialist.
Professional counselors also
provide activities that will
prepare students for the demands
and requirements of their chosen
profession. These includes formal
writing of resumes, having proper
responses to job interviews and
knowing appropriate clothing for
job application.
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FUNCTIONS OF SCHOOL
COUNSELORS BASE ON
COMPETENCIES
5.Agents of diversity and
multiculturalism. Professional
counselors are trained to deal with
and address the need of the
people from different cultural
background. For example, because
of the ASEAN integration, the
Philippines will now be more
accommodating of the students
from foreign countries.
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FUNCTIONS OF SCHOOL
COUNSELORS BASE ON
COMPETENCIES
6.Advocates students with special
needs and students-at-risk.
Professional counselors give
attention to the students with
special needs– such as the
athletes, honor students, students
with absentee parents, those with
learning disabilities and other
clinically diagnosed students.
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FUNCTIONS OF SCHOOL
COUNSELORS BASE ON
COMPETENCIES
7.Advocates of a safe school
environment. Conflicts which
may lead to violence, happen
in some school communities.
For instance, there are issues
on bullying– physical, verbal,
cyber and psychological,
nowadays.
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FUNCTIONS OF SCHOOL
COUNSELORS BASE ON
COMPETENCIES
8.School and community collaboration
specialists. To ensure student’s
holistic development and success,
professional school counselors work in
collaboration with the other school
authorities and with the parents of the
students. For example, they cooperate
with teachers to better assist students
with learning difficulties or behavioral
problems.
WH QUESTION USING THE GRAPHIC
ORGANIZER

Divide the class into 5 groups.

Each group will have
discussion on the roles and
functions of counselor by
answering the WH question
using the graphic organizer.
After the activity each group
will present their output.
ROLES AND FUNCTIONS OF COUNSELORS.
ROLES AND FUNCTIONS OF COUNSELORS

WHO
WHEN WHAT

HOW WHERE

WHY
 EVALUATION

1. Recite the roles and functions of

counselors. For every 1 function and
role to be recited by the student it
will correspond to a point.
2. Essay: If you were to give opinion
about the important roles and
functions of counselors, what would it
be?