disciplines of counseling DIASS LESSON 2 Q1

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1. DISCIPLINES OF COUNSELING Quarter 1 Lesson 2

2. 1.Counseling For Nystul (2003) defined it as basically an art and a science wherein you endeavor to weigh the objective and subjective facets of the counseling process.

3. 2. As an art It is the subjective dimension of counseling. It upholds a flexible and creative process whereby the counselor modifies the approach to meet the developing needs of the clients.

4. 3. As a science On the other hand, is the objective dimension of the counseling process.

5. 4. In practical terms, counseling happens when a person who is distressed asks for help and permit another person to enter into a kind of connection with him/her. It is indicative with formal of someone in search of counseling requests for time and attention from person who will listen, who will allow him/her to speak and who will not condemn and criticize him/her.

6. 5. Informal helping - is a kind with formal helping in some ways such as presence of good listening skills, empathy, and caring capacity.

7. 6. Based on Guidance and Counseling Act of 2004, guidance and counseling is the profession that implicates the application of “ an integrated approach to the development of a well-functioning individual “ through the provision of support that aids an individual to use his/her potential to the fullest in accord with his/her interest , needs and abilities.

8. 7. At the American Counseling Association (ACA) Conference in Pittsburgh in March 2010, the representatives come to an agreement on a mutual definition of counseling.

9. 8. Counseling is a discipline that is involved in the provision of advice or guidance in decision-making especially in emotionally significant situations.

10. BORCELLE COUNSELING SERVIVES What is the purpose of Counseling? The ultimate aim of counseling is to enable the client to make their own choices, reach their own decisions and act on them

11. Goals of Counseling – the key component of individual, group, organizational and community success

12. BORCELLE COUNSELING SERVIVES Goals of Counseling 1. Development Goals – assist in meeting or advancing the clients human growth and development including social, personal, emotional, cognitive, and physical wellness. 1. 2. Preventive Goals – helps the client avoid some undesired outcome. E.g. failing grades, 2. 3. Enhancement Goals- enhance special skills and abilities. 3. 4. Remedial Goals – assisting a client to overcome and treat an undesirable development 4.

13. Goals of Counseling 5. Exploratory Goals- examining options, testing of skills, trying new and different activities, etc. 5 6. Reinforcement Goals- helps client in recognizing, that what they are doing, thinking, and feeling is fine 6 7. Cognitive Goals-involves acquiring the basic foundation of learning and cognitive skills 7 8. Physiological Goals – involves acquiring the basic understanding and habits for good health 8

14. BORCELLE COUNSELING SERVIVES Goals of Counseling 9. Psychological Goals – aids in developing good social interaction skills, learning emotional control, and developing positive self – concept. 9

15. BORCELLE COUNSELING SERVIVES List of counseling goals, some of which are enhancement of the above goals.

16. BORCELLE COUNSELING SERVIVES Scope of Counseling

17. What is the scope of Counseling? The scope and field of counseling has widened as the human problems are wide in range. Broadly, the scope of counseling includes individual counseling, marital and premarital counseling, family counseling, and community counseling.

18. INDIVIDUAL COUNSELLING • Adolescent identity, concerns, teen-parent relationships, peer relationships • Anxiety • Anger management • Children’s concerns within the family unit, sibling relationships, school experiences, peer relationships • Depression • Family of origin dynamics and issues • Gender: identity, sexuality, homosexuality • Relationships: personal and interpersonal dynamics • Sexual abuse recovery • Seniors: challenges, limitations, transitions • Singles: single, newly single, single through divorce or being widowed • Spirituality • Stress management • Workplace stress and relationships • Young adult: identity, relationships, vocation

19. MARITAL AND PRE-MARITAL COUNSELLING • Marital and relational dynamics • Extended family relationships • Fertility issues

20. FAMILY COUNSELLING • Adolescent and child behaviors within family dynamics • Adult children • Divorce and separation issues and adjustment •Family dynamics: estrangement, conflict, communication • Family of origin / extended family issues • Life stages and transitions

21. The rights and responsibilities of licensed counselors 1. Licensed Professional Counselors may help for a fee, salary, or other considerations 2. Afford counseling services to individuals, groups,organizations , or the general public compromising of: application of clinical counseling principles, methods, or procedures to assist individuals in realizing effective personal, social, educational, or career development and adjustment.

22. The rights and responsibilities of licensed counselors 3. “apply clinical counseling principles, methods , and procedures “, means an approach to counseling that emphasizes the counselor’s role in systematically assisting clients through all of the following: assessing and analyzing emotional conditions , exploring possible solutions, and developing and providing treatment plan for mental and emotional adjustment or development. It may include counseling, appraisal, consulting, supervision, administration, and referral.

23. The rights and responsibilities of licensed counselors 4. Engage in the diagnosis and treatment of mental and emotional disorders when under the supervision of a professional clinical counselor, psychologist, psychiatrists, independent marriage and family therapist, or independent social worker.

24. The rights and responsibilities of licensed counselors 5. Provide training supervision for students and registered counselor trainees when services are within their scope of practice, which does not include supervision of the diagnosis and treatment of mental and emotional disorders.