PRETEST
Directions: Choose the letter of the best answer and write it on a separate sheet of
paper.
1. Being committed to client's well- being means that...
a. we organize a teeding program tor them.
D. we set iriendship boundaries so we can heip much better
C. we welcome them in our home where we can conduct our session with
them.
d. we demonstrate dedication and concern betfore, during, and after
every counseling session.
2. What do we mean when we respect the rights and dignity of every human
being?
a. Everyone is unique; hence; individual differences is always taken into
consideration.
b. Only people with financial needs should be given respect.
C. Only children below 12 years old must be respected.
d. Foreigners are exempted from respect.
3. Which of the following does NOT belong to the group?
a. The rights and dignity of every animal infuence our decisions.
b. Clients' rights are sell-goveming
C. Counselors must enrich themselves with further studies
d. Collaboration is a must when identifying problems in the society.
4. Which of the following does NOT belong to the group?
a. Counselees have no decision-making capacity when they are
vulnerable and helpless.
b. Counselors must inform clients about their rights and accountability
before, during, and after the session.
C. Clients always demand attention-seeking attitude; hence, counselors
must always attend to these needs.
d. Intimate relationship is a must after the counseling session.
5. Which of the following does NOT belong to the group?
a. Counselors may reprimand the counselee if he or she does not obey
the rules of counseling
b. A counselor may disclose some information about the counselee
especialy if he or she has done something Wrong
C. The counselee may allow the principal to be present during the
counseling session.
d. Counselors must uphold the conidentiality of the counseling session.
LOOKING BACK TO YOUR LESSON
Great! You have frished answering the questions. You may request
your facilitator to check your wvork. Congratulations and keen on
leaming!
"Let's Go Back"
To prove your understanding ot the previous lesson, be ready to accomplish
this task.
Directions: Answer the following questions in your own words based on
your understanding of the previous lesson.
1. Why is it important to distinguish the area of focus of counselors from their
area of expertise?
2. Do you think counseling in the elementary is no diferent from counseling in
the college level? What do you think are their level of needs?
EBREF INTRODUCTION
Being honest is usually the cornerstone of trust and confidence in any
relationship that we form. And as we practice honesty in a wide field of
protessionalism, especially in counseling, it becomes a valuable asset for change
and development of the learner. Counselors, just like psychologists and
psychiatrists, Tollow a strict code ot cOnndentiality and honesty n their work
precisely because they work with people. Counselors listen attentively to the needs
of their counselee and set boundaries of confidentiality which both of them must
follow. In this way, they protect each other.
DISCUSSIONS
Valuing Rights of Individuals, Professional Responsibilities and
Accountabilities of Counselors
Professional counselors must always observe utmost respect for their
counselee, not just because they are in authority, but also because the counselee
has sought help irom them. The counselees vulnerability 1s already a signal tnat
they are ncapable ot handiing themselves. And when it comes to sensitive matters,
counselors build an atmosphere of comfort and security tor their clients. This
atmosphere is the very reason why some distraught learners share their problems
and needs. The atmosphere or protection and integrity give them a sense ot
security. The confidentiaity and protection of the "self" comes first in the mind of a
counselo. And as counselors venture to the counselee's problem, they must
commit in giving importance/value to the rights of individuals and demonstrate
accountability.
1. Respecting the rights and dignity of every person. Professional counselors
must bear in mind that each individual is unique. No matter how unruly the
behavior of an individual is, he or she deserves to be treated fairly, to be listened to
about what he or she thinks and feels, and to be respected.
2. Respecting the client's rights as self-governing individual.
Counselors teel responsible for the welfare of their clients. However, counselors
must alsO remember that their clients have the capacity to help themselves and are
capable of making choices on how to do it. Theretore, counselors must
communicate trust to their clients to encourage matunty and sense of
responsiblity, even outside the counseling session.
3. Being committed to the client's well-being. Professional counselors
demonstrate dedication to their work by showing concern to their client during
counseling session and even after the session.
4. Observing fairness to all the clients by providing equal opportunity to
everyone who has availed of the counseling service. Counselors do not only
provide counseling to few and selected groups, but they accommodate individuals
from all walks of lite regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, socio-economic status
whether they are students or professionals. The counselor must render services to
whoever is willing and interested to be helped professionally.
5. Eahancing the quality of their professional knowledge and application.
Counselors provide quality service by keeping themselves updated on issues and
trends in their profession. Counselors must continuously attend conferences and
conventions or enroll in advanced studies. They must also join professional
organizations aimed at developing their competencies.
6. Being responsive to the society. Counselors collaborate with other members of
the community to provide the best services for their clients. They work hand in
hand with the parents, teachers, school administrators and other stakeholders to
Turther help the students.
ocin Sciat
ACTvrTTES
Activity 1.1. Situational Analysis
Objective: Determine the right of clients in each situation.
Directions:
1. Identify what right is violated in the given situations.
2. Write your answer on the space provide then, answer the follow-up critical
thinking questions.
Situation 1
Counselor Joey focuses only on counseling the rich and middle class individuals
in his private clinic. He sometimes begs off if he finds the client poor or has
nothing to give.
Right Violated:-
Situation2-
At Holy Angel University in Pampanga, counselor Marjorie oftentimes, treats her
clients ordinarily. She has been hearing the same old problems of her student for
10 years that she automatically nods to everything she hears, without even
really listening to her clients.
Rights Violated:
Situation 3
Carlotta has been a counselor for 12 years but did not bother to pursue Master's
degree or even attend seminars. She points out that the only service she needs
to render is to listen and give advice to her students.
Rights V1o1atea:=
situatiorn4 -
Michael was having academic problem especially with his course subject
chemistry 101. He tried to visit the guidance and counseling center, but was
rejected by his counselor because accordingly, only serious issues and cases are
accommodated. He was advised to get a tutor for his subject course or take the
alternative course the next year,
Rights Violated:
SIuation 5
The institute of Arts and Saences asked counselor Marvin to create and
implement a guidance program tor career and drug prevention. Marvin set up a
freedom b0ard to gather information and perception of the students as a whole
about their career and their knowledge of drugs. He also set up some survey
questionnaires and fish-bowl interviews for each class in the different levels.
Rights Víolated: _
Critical Thinking Questions:
. Do you think the rights and accountability of counselors exceed those that
are written in the bill of rights in the 1987 constitution? Defend your
answer.
2. Why do you think there must be accountability on the part of the
counselors?
3. Do you think online counseling is a thing today, given that whole world is at
recess and the only way to deliver services is through online?
4. Why do you think there is a need to recognize both the rights of the clients
and the rights of the counselor? Which do you think is more accountable
when it comes to confidentiality of sensitive issues? Explain your choice.
ACTIVITIES
Activity 1.2. Value Lists of a Counselor
Objective: Value rights of counselors and counselee in different settings.
Directions: Complete the chart about the rights, responsibilities, and
accountabilities of a counselor. Follow the example provided.
Suggestion
Ex. School Do not Must have They must Attend Be an Make a
Bullying disclose the care for have equal seminars or advocate in comprehensive
names of both oPportunity create speaking the program in
those parties, to be programs for holistic and bullying and
involved in the bullied counseled the psychological involve parents
bullying and the prevention of problem of and other stake
one who bullying bullying holders in
bullies creating the
program.
1. Career
orientation
2. Smoking
inside th ne
campus
3. Bringingg
prohibited
drugs in
School
Vandalism
Poor
academic
PEtOTance
6. Covid 19
program
intormation
dissemination |
Poor
hygiene
nalDes
8. Speech
deficiencies
. Frequent
absenteeism
10.
DepressiOn
|ACTIVITIES
Activity 1.3. A Picture of a Counselor (Creatirty, Character Btulding)
Objective: Creating an overview of what a counselor does as he/she respects the
rights of his/her counselee through researching and data mining of some
accomplishments and output based programs of counselors.
Direction
1. Research on some programs of counselors that they have done for your
school. Choose only 3. You can ask your school counselors or you may look
it up in the internet.
2. Pill in the concept map with your gathered data. Identify what rights or
accountability is being presented Be guided by the diagram provided.
Article1 =F
Value Rights
Programs
or a
Guidance
Counselor
Article3 Article2 =
Value Rights Value Rights
Critical Thinking Questions:
1. What did you discover about the counselor based on your gathered datar
2. Which do you think is the most challenging for a counselor? Which do you
think is the least?
3. As a Filipino, what practices or values can you learn from your guidance
counselor? How will you promote these values and practices?
CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING
In your own words"
Directions: Enumerate the rights and accountabilities of counselors to different
individuals and explain them in your own words. You may cite some experiences or
examples ot these rignts. write your answer on a separate sheet ot paper.
POSTTEST
Directions: Match the description in column A with the appropriate concept in
Column B. Write the letter of your choice on a separate sheet of paper or on the
Space provided.
Column A Column Answer
1. Counselors collaborate A. Professionalism
with other stakeholders
to provide the best
services for their clients.
2. Counselors must not|B. Being responsive to the
engage in a relationship society
other than helping the
counselee. They must be
strictly professional all
the time.
3. A program isC. International students
implementedor s
group to address its
needs such as study
habits, time
managenment, and ability
concentrate.
4. These students fail in| D. Honor students
their quiZzes and are not
motivated to study their
lessons
5. As a result of absentee E. Students with
parents, these academic difficulties
individuals become
rebellious, behaviorally
dia Denaviorally
acaly, and are prone
to highe rates ot stress,
depression, anxiety, and
low self-esteem
6. This group is . Children of OFW
composed of students parents and single
c may be experiencine Paents
from different provinces parents
Cultlre shock n ne new
environment of ther
School.
7. These students often G. Students with career
experience homesickness uncertainties
that may ninder them
from concentrating on
their studies.
8. Counselors do not only H. Professional knowledge
provide counseling to and application
Tew, but to al.
9Counselors feel 1. Equal opportunity to all
responsible for the
welfare of their clients
10. Counselors must.CHents are also self
pursue the highestBverning individuals
degree to be highly|
competent and
knowledgeable about
neir profession
Lesson Ethical Consideration in
2 Counseling
EXPECTATIONS
You will discuss Ethical Principles of Counseling
Specificaly, this module will help you to
ldentify the ethical principles of counseling, and what counselors follow in their
proressio
Determine its importance in their work areas, as they abide to these ethical
considerations in the aspect of human improvement in the society.
PRETEST|
Directions: Choose the letter of the best answer and write it on a separate sheet of
paper
1. This pertains to the relational boundaries of the client and counselor inside
and outside of the counseling session.
a. Informed consent C. Relationship with lients
b. Confidentiality d. Professionalism
2. It is the counselor's primary responsibility to protect the welfare of the
clients. This includes the identity and problem of the client.
a. Informed consent Client welfare
b. Protessionalism d. Rights and dignity of the client
A counselor should clariy with the client the types of activities other than
counseling which wil be utilized to address the present concerns.
a. intormed consent C. Confidentiality
b. Professionalism d. Relationship with clients.
4. What does confidentiality mean?
a. This includes telling your clients that the counselor has an obligation
to discuss things outside of the session, especialy if this is matter of
life and death situation.
b. This means sharing to your fellow counselors the problems and
concerns of the cient, as well as the client's name and other relevant
information.
C. It means never to tell the client's problem to co-workers but making
the immediate family aware of the client's concern.
d. This means allowing the media to look into the situation and make
some suggestions.
5. Which of the following statement does NOT observe client welfare?
a. Refer the client to a much more suitable, competent professional if the
issue is complicated.
b. Be always knowledgeable despite the complexity of the problem
C. Allow other parties in the session I the counselor is unsure or the it.
d. Reject the client.
LOOKING BACK TO YOUR LESsON
Great, you finished answenng the questions. You may request your
Jactltaor to check your uwork. Congratilattons and rep on leaming!
"Remembering the Pastl"
To prove your understanding of the past lesson, be ready to accomplish this
task.
Directions: Below are some situational problems or topics that a counselor
face every day. Your task is to identiíy the right or accountability that is not
observed. As an added task on the activity, indicate the setting of the right or
accountability; you may choose clinical, industrial or school/educational setting
Write your answer on the space provided.
Situational Problem Right / Setting
ACCountability
1. Dishonesty inside the counseling
Session.
2. Mary's misdeed was broadcast in the
entire faculty department, although, she
had only one counseling session with the
guidance counselor.
3. Counselor Bernadette has 12 years of
counseling career with no Master's degree
and attends only one seminar per year,
| 4. Counseling only lesbians for they are
girls but not gay men because they are still
boys
. The guidance counselor recommended
the expulsion of Raymond without any
cOunseling sessions.
6. Counselor Moran is scheduled to talk
about how to resolve relationship issues
and bring love back to Brgy. 78 Sapang
Palay, Caloocan City.
7,A group of Chinese foreigners are having_
problems adjusting to the system of the
school, not only because the school is
Catholic, but also the school practices the
use of po" and "opo" in conversations.
8. Margareth had an accident recently,
rendering her half body paralyzed.
However, you can still see in her eyes the
motivation to study further and finish
college
| 9. Mary, a mother of a 10-year-old son with
ADHD, is seeking advice irom you On
whats best for her son when it comes to
education
10. Counselor Minerva is delivering a
seminar about sexual harassment in their
School.
EEBRIEF INTRODUCTIONV
Guidance and Counseling is a profession that allows you to help others
manage their responses to life's challenges. It is a career opportunity to assist
others in developing their potentual and to encourage personal growth and learning
Counselors are guided by principles to be able to fuly discharge service to those
who are availing. These are incorporated in the code of ethics (Guidance and
Counseling of 2004).
DISCUSsIONS
Professional Ethical Principles in Guidance and Counseling
Usualy when you are part of a company, or protession that you have chosen,
you need to create your own behavior to adjust to the changing environment that
you are placed on. And this is true to all professionals; even teachers must have an
attitude/behavior of a second parent to their learmers. Counselors must treat their
counselee witn umost care and compassion because their protession compels
them to do so. Counselors adhere to ethical principles, so as to guide them in their
pursuit for professionalism and in the perfomance of their practice
Confidentiality. This principle states that counselees have the right to privacy in
working with his or her counselor (Hutchinson, 2014). All information shared by
the counselee, inctuding his or her identity, must be kept secret. This means that
the counselor should not divulge any information and protect all doeuments about
the counselee. There is an exception to this rule. If this entails public safety and
public concern, let's say, threat to life of the counselee (potential suicidal) the
counselor has an obligation to report the threat.
Client Welfare. It is the counselor's primary responsibility to protect the welfare of
the clients. Hence, if the identified needs of the counselee are beyond the expertise
of the counselor, then the counselor, must refer the cient to another professional.
As such, counselor must be knowledgeable about cultural and cinically
appropriate sources of referral which they may suggest to the counselee.
Informed consent. Counselors requires counselee to waive or intorm the cients of
the overview of the sessions, and this includes the whole process of the counseling.
Explaining the step-by-step process and the rislks involved (information divulge,
policies and the rights of the counselee to withdraw) provides options for the
counselee to see possible outcomes or alternatives whether to push through or not.
Relationship with Clients. This principle is all about boundaries and limitations
that may arise on the relationship of the client and counselor. This also pertains
within or outside of the counseling session. The counselor must be aware and be
bound by the ethics of professional relationship with clients. Counselors should
be engaged in any personal relationship with the clients. Since clients tend to t
vulnerable and helpless at times, they become dependent on and see the counselor
as a companion. No matter how emotionally vulnerable the clients are, counselors
must set professional limits.
Professionalism. A professional counselor should clarify with the client the type of
activities other than counseling which will be utilized to address the pressing
concerns, the techniques, and counseling procedures that will be employed and the
sort of payment that is expected to be paid if working in a private setting. As a
professional individual, the limitations of confidentiality must also be clarified to
the counselee.
ACTTVITIES
Activity 1.1. A Situational Problem
Objective: Determine the ethical consideration of counselors for every situation
provided.
Directions:
1. Identify the ethical consideration being violated in each situation.
2. Write the answer and explanation on the space provided.
SituatonsS Bthical Consideration / Explanation
| 1. After the session, Counselor Mark
and his client Jane, took an evening
anner a ne nealrDy restaulean
2. Counselor Delvin works with the
government as a school counselor. He
also supervises the testing area tor
soldiers and broadcasts if the soldier
or student has some psychological
problems.
3. Alyssa was not properly informed
about the whole process or the
counseling session. she was not also
allowed to cancel the session._
4. Ogie is a guidance counseor and at
the same time, has a part time job of
selling psychological tests in other
schools.
. Reggie knows fully the extent of the
problem of his client. He even
prescribes medicines to his client who
has difñiculty sleeping despite having
no medical degree or medical license
6. Counselor Norman has special
feelings for his client Fely. Despite this,
he still insists on conducting
_ counseling session with her.
ACTIVITIES
Activity 1.2. A Future Counselor's Dilemma
Objective: Determine the dilemma for each ethical consideration
Direetions: Below is a table in which the Ethical Principles are provided. Your task
1s to provide a situation that violates the given princple. Write your answer on the
space provided.
thical Principle Situation
1. Confidendaliy
2. Relationship with Cients
3. Professionaism
4. Client Welfare
5. Informed Consent
ECHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING
Direction: Complete the idea of the paragraph. Be guided by the sentence
starter. Write your complete name and signature at the end of the task.
For me having Bthical Principles to follow, provides an opportunity for Guidance
Counselors to be.
Complete Name and Signature
POSTTEST|
Direction: Answer the following exercises. Choose the letter that corresponds to
the correct answer. Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper.
1. These are guidelines for the Guidance and Counseling profession.
a. The Professional Ethical Principles of Guidance and Counseling
b. Informed Consent
c. Confidentiality
d. The Ethical Considerations for Psychiatrist and Psychologists
2. The principle that states that the client has the right to privacy.
a. The Professional Ethical Principles of Guidance and Counseling
b. Informed Consent
c. The Ethical Considerations for Psychiatrist and Psychologists
d. Confidentiality
3. Counselors must be knowledgeable about culturally and clinicaly
appropriate sources of referral which they may suggest to the counselee.
a. Professionalism C. Client Welfare
b. Professional Knowledge d. Informed Consent
4. This allows the client to decide whether to participate or terminate the
counseling session process.
a. Client Welfare C. Informed Consent
b. Professionalism d. Confidentiality
5. Counselors should not engage in any personal relationship with the client.
a. Intormed consent . Professionalism
b. Confidentiality 1. Relationship with Clients
