Discipline of counseling

HE DISCIPLINE OF COUNSELIN
MELODY G. GENES
SHS Teacher

COUNSELING
Sociology define counseling as “the
process of guiding a person during a
stage of life when reassessments or
decision have to be made about himself
or herself and his or her life course.”

COUNSELORS
are professionally trained and certified to
perform counselling.

COUNSELORS
Provide Advice
and their Jobs
Provide guidance
in decision-making
in emotionally
significant situation

COUNSELORS
marriage
family
youth
students
t in a wide ranges of areas of expertise
Other life transitions dealing
with managing of issues of;
 loss of death
retirement
divorce
parenting

COUNSELING
As a discipline, it is allied to
Psychology and deals with normal
responses to normal life events, which
may sometimes create stress for some
people who, in turn, choose to ask for
help and support.

Counseling is
generally a non-clinical
intervention
Traditionally in many
societies, counseling is
provide by family, friends
and wise elderly.

Counseling is widely
considered the heart of
the guidance services
in School.

Counseling utilizes
appraisal & assessment
to aid counseling by
gathering information
about client through the
use of psychological test
& non-psychometric
devices

SYCHOMETRICS
A branch of psychology that deals
with the design, administration and
interpretation of quantitative tests
for the measurement of
psychological variables such as
intelligence, aptitude, interest and
personality traits.

Aimed at empowering
a client.
Client empowerment means they have
develop skills and abilities that require self
management & improved motivation
towards actions that are good for one’s self
& develop a positive outlook toward the
past leading to some closure & attainment
of relative inner and outer harmony
resulting to improvement in relationship
with family, friends, colleagues & others.

The scope of
counseling is wide.
It involves application
of some psychological
theories and
recognized
communication skills

Counselors must
try to keep this
principle in mind at
all times in order be
effective.

Advice
Advice-giving has to avoid
breeding a relationship in which
the counselee feels inferior and
emotionally dependent on the
counselor
Reassurance
it can bring a sense of relief
that may empower a client to
function normally again.

Release Emotional Tension
When persons begin to explain
their concerns to a sympathetic
listener, their tensions begin to
subside.
Clarified Thinking
Encourage client to accept
responsibility for problems & be
more realistic in solving them.

Reorientation
Facilitate appropriate intervention.
Respect
Client must be treated
w/respect, no matter how peculiar,
strange, disturbed and weird.
Listening Skills
understand the concern being presented.

Empathy & Positive Regards
listen & understand the feelings and
perspective of the client.
Transference & Countertransference
Understanding of important aspects of their
emotional life.
Clarification, confrontation &
Interpretation
The client may learn something or understand the
issue better

Respect for Human
Dignity
Partnership
Autonomy
Responsible Caring
Personality Integrity
Social Justice

Respect for
Human Dignity
counselor must provide a
client unconditional positive
regard, compassion, non-
judgemental attitude, empathy
and trust.

Partnership
Foster partnership w/the
various disciplines that
come together to support an
integrated healing that
encompasses various
aspects.

Autonomy
This entails respect for
confidentiality & trust in a
relationship of counseling.

Responsible Caring
Respecting the potential
every human being to
change and to continue
learning.

Personal Integrity
Reflect personal
integrity, honesty and
truthfulness.

Social Justice
Accepting &
respecting the diversity
of the client or
individual.

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