LT3: Counseling Flashcards
The legal basis for the professionalization of counseling in the country
Guidance and Counseling Act of 2004 (RA 9258)
to provide advice, support, and assistance often related to education, career, or personal development
Guidance
to help individuals understand and resolve personal, social, or psychological challenges as it focuses on emotional and mental health support
Counseling
PAP
Psychological Association of the Philippines
PGCA
Philippine Guidance and Counseling Association, Inc.
There is no _____ approach
one-way
It is a ______ because it follows a code of ethics and principles as issued by the State through the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC)
profession
It means there is no singular approach to treat a well-functioning individual. The techniques and methods employed by the guidance counselor must be tailored according to their counselee’s (client; with explicit agreement with the counselor) personal needs and circumstances.
Integrated Approach
It is someone who can cope with stress, manage emotions, and maintain healthy relationships while pursuing a fulfilling life
Well-functioning individual
The PRC issued this on 2008.
Code of Ethics for Registered and Licensed Guidance Counselors in 2008
_____ by the ethical principle
Abide
Not ___ the professional relationship for profit, power, or prestige, or for personal gratification not consonant with the welfare of his Counselee
misuse
Realize that their professional ____ and ____ are fully, faithfully, conscientiously, and truthfully devoted to the accomplishment and improvement of the guidance and counseling profession
time and effort
____ professionally and keep abreast with current trends in guidance work through continuing professional education and affiliate themselves with reputable and recognized local, national, and international guidance associations
Grow
The document, furthermore, includes the relationship of a counselor in different contexts: e.g., with counselee, with the community, and with the colleagues.
Ethical considerations in the context of counselor-counselee relationship
_____ personhood and integrity of the person
Respect
Recognize individual _____
difference
Clarify their role to the Counselee
Transparency, Confidentiality
Establish _____ with the Counselee
professional relationship
Explain _____ of tests and other diagnostic tools in a comprehensive and constructive manner
results
Give ______ about the Counselee only to persons who can be of help to the Counselee and is done only with the approval of the Counselee and/or his parents or guardians
information
Recommend a ____ when it is indicated that the Counselee does not benefit from the guidance relationship, but assume responsibility for the welfare of the Counselee until the guidance responsibility is assumed by the person to whom the Counselee has been referred
referral
Settings:
G - PP - CS/NGOs - S - C
Government, Private Practice, Civil Society/NGOs, Schools, Community
Specialization:
SC - MH/CC - R - I - MF - P - C
School, Mental Health, Clinical, Rehabilitation, Marriage and Family. Industrial, Private Practice. Community
Focused on the individual’s adjustment, growth, and development of problem-solving and decision-making skills
Counseling
In a school setting, the Counselee (students) must be informed of the services provided by the counselors and how they may avail themselves of these services.
Orientation and Information Service
Usually provided to assess the client’s cognitive aspect, interest, socioemotional being, or behavioral tendencies
Psychological Testing Services
Job-related concerns through academic program or course in college
Career development and placement services
In a school setting, the guidance counselor may give referral when students’ problems and behaviors interfere with their academic performance such as isolation, prolonged depression, violent outburst, etc.
Referral Service
Stage 1: Through interviews, follow-up, etc.
Establishing rapport with client
Stage 2: Gathering of information through series of interviews, behavioral observations, psychological tests, etc.
Assessment
Stage 3: Where the counselee and the counselor formulate counseling goals of the sessions that the counselee needs to achieve. The goals must be optimistic, realistic, and achievable
Treatment planning
Stage 4: IV: Counseling interventions are used to assist the client in gaining insight about their situation and, eventually, in taking the appropriate actions that will facilitate change and improve the quality of their life
The counselor guides the counselee in aligning the intervention with the identified counseling goals
Intervention and problem-solving
Stage 5: Implemented intervention and its outcomes are evaluated in terms of accomplishments of agreed goals
Evaluation
This form of evaluation thoughts and comments on how the counseling sessions or the other services helped them were identified through survey forms
Formative
This evaluation assesses counseling outcomes through interviewing and observing the client
Summative Evals
Stage 6: The counselor prepares the counselee for independence and responsibility, assisting them to identify their problems, to plan for future situations, and helping them set up long-term goals
Terminator
