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Roles,
Functions
and Areas
of
Specializati
on of
Counselors
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Counselors are
professionally trained
individuals who help
clients experiencing
difficulties by engaging
them in the counseling
process.
Roles of Counselors
1. Counselors-assist their client in their
journey of self-awareness, self-
acceptance, decision-making, and
problem-solving.
2. Coordinators-may refer a client to a
specialist that could further help with
his or her needs.
3. Consultants-may give expert
opinions and suggest helpful strategies.
4. Conductors of activities-may be
involved in the planning and direct
implementation of certain activities
that can assist clients
5. Change of agents-may act as a
catalyzer, process helper, solution
giver, resource linker, and stabilizer.
Functions of Counselors
1. Counseling- focuses on clients’
growth, adjustment, problem-
solving and decision-making
needs.
2. Assessment- process of
systematically gathering of
information about the clients.
3. Career Assistance- help clients
determine which career best suits
them through a career development
program.
4. Referral- done when counselors
need to find and transfer their clients
to other
experts or counselors with special
5. Consultation- counselors talk with
the significant others to assist clients
who are
having difficulties.
6. Research- is one important role
that counselors need to cultivate
because engaging in this process can
yield data that could then help in the
advancement of the counseling
profession.
7. Evaluation and accountability-
evaluation is assessing the
effectiveness of the activities and
interventions
8. Prevention of problems-
empowering the clients with knowledge
and awareness so that healthy
attitudes and habits are promoted
while early signs of problems are
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CLIENTELE
AND
AUDIENCES
IN
COUNSELIN
At the end of this lesson, the students should be able
to :
1. Explain the needs of various types of
clientele and audiences of counseling.
2. Describe the individual as client of
counseling.
3. Define the group and organization as client
of counseling
4. Discuss the community as client counseling
Recall an instance/s or
experience/s wherein you
were able to help
somebody who has
personal troubles and
difficulties. Describe what
you did in order to help.
Individuals and groups of
people who receive service
from various counseling
professions constitute the
clientele and audience.
These individuals and groups
vary in their needs and context
where they avail of counseling
services.
The Community as Client
of Counseling
When people experience
something collectively,
which may be socially
troubling and constitute the
danger of blocking their
collective capacity to move
on, counseling is necessary
to be undertaken on a
community level.
Directions: Using the outer circles, identify the unique needs that are recognized and
addressed in each setting given. Then in the center circle, describe the needs that are
commonly recognized and addressed among the different settings of counseling.
Kindly study and prepare
for a summative test next
meeting
Thanks
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“The key to a healthy
life is having a healthy
mind”
-Richard Davidson
