COUNSELING

P R E PA R ED B Y:
R O S E A N N T. A B E L A R D E
TEACHER II
VNHS - SHS
 DEFINITION:

Counselling profession is a helping relationship. A

process in which the counselor assists the counselee to
cope with his/her emotions and feelings and to help
him/her makes positive choices and decisions.
It is a learning-oriented process, which occurs usually in
an interactive relationship, with the aim of helping a
person learn more about the self, and to use such
understanding to enable the person to become an
effective member of society.
Counselling is a process by means of which the helper
expresses care and concern towards the person with a
problem, and facilitates that person's personal growth and
brings about change through self-knowledge.
GOALS OF COUNSELING:
Here are the five commonly named goals of
counseling:
1.Facilitating behavior change
2.Improving the client’s ability to establish
and maintain relationships.
3.Enhancing the client’s effectiveness and
ability to cope.
4.Promoting the decision-making process
and facilitating client potential.
5. Development.
PRINCIPLES OF COUNSELING:
Counseling is a long-term process and consists of professional
communication.
These are the principles of counseling:
1. Principle of acceptance Accept the patient with his
physical, psychological, social, economic and cultural
conditions.
2. Principal of communication Communication should be
verbal as well as non-verbal and should be skillful.
3. Principle of empathy Instead of showing sympathy put
yourself in patient’s shoes and then give reflections
accordingly.
4. Principle of non-judgemental attitude. Do not
criticize or comment negatively regarding patient’s
complaints.

5. Principle of confidentiality Always keep the

patient’s name and the problem strictly secrete and
assure the patient about the same.

6. Principle of individuality Treat each and every

patient as unique and respect his problem as well.

7. Principle of non-emotional involvement Do not get

emotionally involved with the patient and avoid
getting carried away with his feelings.
Counseling profession will also challenge the counselor to value
the counselee. Here are the core values of counseling:

1. Respect for human dignity refers to the unconditional

positive regard, compassion, non-judgmental attitude,
empathy and trust.
2. Partnership refers to the support on integrated healing,
integrity, sensitivity and openness.
3. Autonomy refers to the respect for confidentiality, trust,
ensuring a safe environment and no imposition of advices.
4. Responsible caring refers to respecting the potentials of
every human being to change and to continue learning.
5. Personal integrity refers to the reflection of honesty and
truthfulness.
6. Social justice refers to being accepting and respectful of
the diversity of clients.
1. Instead of showing sympathy put yourself in patient’s shoes and then give
reflections accordingly.
2. Always keep the patient’s name and the problem strictly secrete and
assure the patient about the same.
3. Accept the patient with his physical, psychological, social, economic and
cultural conditions.
4. Do not criticize or comment negatively regarding patient’s complaints.
5. Do not get emotionally involved with the patient and avoid getting carried
away with his feelings.
6. A process in which the counselor assists the counselee to cope with
his/her emotions and feelings
7. Focus on the use and application of the different concepts,theories from
Pure Social Sciences to help understand people and the society including
the different problems and issues it faces
8. Refers to the unconditional positive regard, compassion, non-judgmental
attitude, empathy and trust.
9. Refers to the reflection of honesty and truthfulness.
10. Goal of counselling which enables an individual to make critical decisions.
11. Professional counselor that provides services to students to
support their academic, personal and social development
while working with teachers, administrators and parents.
12. A counselor that support client’s growth from profound loss,
death of a loved one, debilitating injury, terminal illness,
divorce or other personal bereavements.
13. Assist active duty, veterans and their families on mental,
emotional and social concerns related to the military lifestyle
and experience.
II. 14-19 What are the 6 core values of counseling?
20-22. Enumerate the 3 main disciplines in applied social
science.
23-27. Enumerate the 5 goals of counseling.
28-30. Discuss the significance of counseling in our society?
1. Principle of empathy
2. principle of confidentiality
3. principle of acceptance
4. principle of non-judgemental attitude
5. principle of non-emotional involvement
6. counseling
7. applied social science
8. respect for human dignity
9. persona integrity
10. promoting decision making
11. school counselor
12. grief counselor
13. military counselor