Disciplines Idead in Applied Social Sciences Lesson 2.pptx

Disciplines Idead in Applied Social Sciences Lesson 2

1. Lesson 2: Professionals and Practitioners in Counseling

2. At the end of this module, I can: Show an understanding of the role and functions of counselors . Identify competencies of a transformative counselor . Identify specific work areas in which counselors can be employed. Identify the rights, responsibilities, and accountabilities of counselors . Distinguish the ethical from the unethical behaviors among counselors

3. Counseling is a profession that allows you to help others manage their responses to life’s challenges. It is a career that provides you an opportunity to assist others in developing their potentials and to encourage personal growth and learning. The Professional Counselor

4. To better understanding the counseling profession, we begin by differentiating who are professional counselors and who are the informal helpers. Professional counselors are expected to maintain a high degree of objectivity in doing their job . To do this effectively, they must not have a personal involvement with their client. The Professional Counselor

5. The role of professional counselor is important in school to assist students in their academic well-bei ng. Roles and Functions of Professional Counselors

6. 1. Provides of individual and group counseling services In school setting, professional counselors are equipped not only in helping individuals understand themselves, but also in providing correct evaluation for either behavioral or clinical problems a student may have.

7. 2. Developmental classroom guidance specialists Professional counselors also prepare lessons and implement guidance instructions to students. These are executed by developing clear and measurable objectives to meet the needs of the students. To meet these objectives, professional counselors deliver talks, seminars, workshops, and other interesting activities. Lastly, professional counselors improve their programs and mode of instructions through consistent feedback and evaluation.

8. 3. Leaders and advocates of academic success Professional school counselors have an ethical responsibility of promoting academic success by helping students identify barriers affecting school performance. These barriers may be personal, socio-emotional, moral dilemmas (example: failing in exam or cheating to pass), or career-related barriers. Professional counselors guide the students so they can positively cope with these challenges and see these challenges as opportunities for growth.

9. 4. Career development specialist Professional counselors also provide activities that will prepare students for the demands and requirements of their chosen profession. These activities include formal writing of resumes, having proper response to job interviews, and knowing appropriate clothing for job applications.

10. 5. Agents of diversity and multiculturalism Professional school counselors are trained to deal with the address the needs of people from different cultural backgrounds.

11. 6. Advocates of students with special needs and students-at-risk Professional counselors give attention to students with special needs – such as the athletes, honor students, students with absentee parents, those with learning disabilities, and other clinically diagnosed students. They are special groups who need additional assistants to help them cope better – by providing comprehensive assessment programs to better understand and address their special needs.

12. 7. Advocates of a safe school environment Conflicts, which may lead to violence, happen in some school communities. For instance, there are issues on bullying – physical, verbal, cyber, psychological, etc. – nowadays.

13. 8. School and community collaboration specialist To ensure student’s holistic development and success, professional school counselors work in collaboration with the other school authorities and with the parents of the students.

14. Allied Mental Health Professionals

15. Psychologist Psychologist provide counseling and psychotherapy to promote a healthy mental state. Psychotherapy - is knows as the use of psychological approaches, such as talk therapy which allows the client to tell whatever is in his or her mind.

16. Psychiatrists Psychiatrists specialized on the treatment of mental health disorders and believe that this may be resolved by the use of pharmacological interventions. Usually, psychiatrists require physical examination, such as complete blood test and urinalysis to determine physiological causes of the client’s condition. Afterwards, they usually prescribe medications to stabilize or regulate these physiological causes.

17. Neurologist Neurology is a branch of medicine that deals with the study and treatment of disorders of the nervous system. When a client’s performance is affected by neurological problems, such as speech and language disorders, brain seizures, cr movement disorders, professional counselors refer him or her to a neurologist.

18. Social Worker Professional counselors may also refer clients to social workers. Specific concerns to housing emergencies or crisis situations may be attended by a social worker, upon referral of the professional counselor .

19. Characteristics of a Professional Counselors Just like any individual, professional counselors possess distinctive traits that make them unique from other helping professionals. Thus, aside from being knowledgeable and equipped with skills necessary in helping, effective counselors must develop and exhibit personal traits or characteristics that distinguish the uniqueness of their profession. These traits include the following:

20. 1. Empathy Empathy is the counselor’s ability to accurately sense the feelings and understand the counselee’s experience. It also include the counselor’s capacity to communicate acceptance and understanding of the counselee’s point of view.

21. 2. Acceptance Acceptance is the counselor’s ability to demonstrate an attitude that is accepting of the client’s insights as expressed during the counseling session. This is also referred to as unconditional positive regard .

22. 3. Genuineness When a person is genuine, this means that he or she is authentic, open in touch with his or her thoughts and feelings. Hence, when you are as counselor talk to the counselee, a genuine trait is manifested when you feel the same for your counselee even if he or she is not around.

23. 4. Self-Awareness An awareness of one’s strengths and limitations is necessary for an efficient and ethical practice of the profession (Parsons and Zhang, 2013). When a counselor has self-awareness, he or she is conscious about hi or her personal motivations, values, world views and biases – and how these influence his or her professional decisions which may affect his or her work as well as his or her relationship with the client.

24. Big Idea: Effective counselor must develop and show personal and professional traits that are unique in the profession.

25. 5. Open-mindedness Counselors must also be open-minded about improving themselves – new possibilities, knowledge, or suggestions they may obtain from colleagues and others professionals – to help themselves grow in maturity and develop professionally. Thus, they must welcome and embrace new experiences and their lessons.

26. 6. Integrity Professional counselors must demonstrate personal values expressed in the ethical practice of their profession.

27. 7. Competence Professional counselors must be highly skillful and knowledgeable in applying the theories and strategies to effectively help people. They continue to further enhance their capabilities by attending professional organizations, seminars, forums or relevant trainings to their profession.

28. 8. Problem-solving Skills and Creativity Professional counselors see problems not as mere difficulties, but also as opportunities for psychological growth. With these, counselors must be able to facilitate the client’s realization of the possible solutions given his or her circumstances.

29. 9. Embracing a Perspective Wellness A wellness perspective is the counselor’s ability to see the importance of taking care of himself or herself the way he or she takes care of others. The counselors may go through various activities like sports, meditation, and yoga as a form of recreation.

30. Basic Attending Skills S – means s itting across the counselee; O – means adopting o pen posture during the counseling session; L – means l eaning at times toward the counselee E – means maintaining an e ye contact, but not necessarily and confident during the session; and R – means being r elaxed or the ability to be composed and confident during the session.

31. Observation Skills A professional guidance counselor must have the ability to observe the verbal and nonverbal message conveyed by the counselee. Verbal message – are the spoken words through stories or insights shared by the counselee. Nonverbal message – are the cues or indicators of kept thoughts and feelings that may indicate personal issues or problems of the counselee.

32. Guidon (2011) six basic types of nonverbal expression:

33. 1. Physical appearance This may include a person’s manner of dressing or grooming, indicating his or her ability to adapt and take care of himself or herself.

34. 2. Personal space Refers to the proximity or distance between two persons. Cultural background may account for personal space; that is why there are individuals who feel comfortable with close proximity, and others who are uncomfortable with it.

35. 3. Voice Counselor must pay attention to the tone of the counselee’s voice as the latter shares his or her story. Any fluctuation from the original pattern of speech must be noted.

36. 4. Facial expression The individual’s face often reflect genuine feelings and emotions. A counselee’s verbal expression may contradict the emotions reflected on his or her eyes and facial expressions.

37. 5. Body language The counselee’s body language is a nonverbal message that suggests unconveyed emotions.

38. 6. Sudden change in behavior When a counselee display sudden changes in behavior during the counseling sessions, these are indicative of possible Basic Responding Skills

39. Basic responding skills, also called listening skills, are competencies that indicate a counselor’s ability to accurately hear and understand the counselee. This is the counselor’s ability to understand the client’s spoken words and shared emotions. Hence, empathy or the counselor’s “ ability to put himself or herself into the shoes of another person ” is essential to properly carry out the counseling process.

40. The following skills allow effective communication with the counselee: 1. Use of Minimal Encouragers Minimal encouragers include verbal and nonverbal behaviors of the counselors , which expresses his or her interests in the client’s story. This also allows the counselee to communicate and continue sharing his or her stories.

41. 2. Restatement and Paraphrasing This involves restating what the counselee has shared without alerting the meaning. Restatement allows the counselor to deeply understand the clients’s experience by using his or her own words to approximate what the counselee has shared.

42. 3. Reflection of Feelings This skill involves the counselor’s capacity to reflect on what emotions of feelings the counselee has about a particular event or experience.

43. 4. Summarizations Summarization attempts to bring together all the important parts of the discussion, especially when the couselee about the different concerns or had a lengthy explanation of his or her experiences.

44. We see the world suffering, but still, we get married and have children. - That is Love.