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Module 1

Social Sciences and Applied Social Sciences


Social Sciences - the academic disciplines that study man, society, and politics that help
us understand and analyze how society works.
Applied Social Sciences - Focus on the use of application of the different concepts,
theoretical models etc. to help understand society and the different problems and issues
it faces.
Disciplines in the Social Sciences
Economics
Anthropology
History
Pol. Science
Psychology
Sociology
Geography
Demography

Disciplines in the Applied Social Sciences


Counseling - Provides guidance, help, and support to individuals who are distraught by a
diverse set of problems in their lives.
Social Work- is a practice-based profession that seeks to improve the welfare of
communities, individuals, families, and other groups in the Society
Communication- sharing of symbols to create meaning. Includes face-to-face
conversations and mass media.
Modules 2 and 3
Counseling (Disciplines, Practitioners, and Clients)
Counseling- is a professional relationship that empowers diverse individuals, families
and groups to accomplish mental health, wellness, education, and career goals. (APA)

The goals of counseling


- To help people utilize their prevailing social skills and problem-solving skills more
functionally or to cultivate new surviving and coping skills.
Goals of counseling
Five common:
 Behavior change
 Improving relationships
 Facilitate client potential
 Promoting decision making
 Enhancement of potential and enriching self-development
Others:
Physiological Goals
-acquiring the basic understanding and habits for good health
Psychological Goals
-aids in developing good social interaction skills
Reinforcement Goals
-helps client in recognizing that what they are doing, thinking, and feeling is fine
Cognitive Goals
-acquiring basic foundation of learning and cognitive skills
Remedial Goals
- assisting client to overcome and treat undesirable development
Exploratory Goals
-examining options, testing of skills, trying new and different activitiescha
Preventive Goals
-avoiding undesired outcomes
Enhancement Goals
- enhance special skills and abilities
Developmental Goals
- assist in meeting or advancing client’s human growth and development (social, personal
wellness etc.)
Core Values of counseling
 Autonomy- Encourage clients to make their own decision and act on their own
values
 Justice- Necessity and appropriateness of treating individuals differently
 Beneficence- Counselor’s responsibility to contribute to the welfare of the client
 Non-maleficence- Concept of not causing harm to others
 Fidelity- Notions of loyalty, faithfulness, and honoring commitments.
Professionals and Practitioners
Roles and Functions of Counselors
 Individual Assessment
 Individual Counseling
 Group Guidance
 Counseling
 Career Assistance
 Placement and follow-up
 Referral
 Consultation
 Research
 Evaluation
 Accountability
 Prevention

Areas of Specialization
 Marriage and Family counseling
 Child and adolescent counseling
 Group counseling
 School counseling
 Mental health counseling
Codes of Ethics in Counseling
1. Professional Responsibility
2. Counseling Relationship
3. Consulting and Private Practice
4. Relationship in the work setting
5. Psychological Counseling/ Assessment
6. Counselor Training Education
7. Supervision
8. Research and Publication
9. Tele-web counseling
10. Resolving ethical issues

Counseling and its Clientele and Audience


- People who abuse drugs
- People who use tobacco
- People who abuse alcohol
- Women
- Older adults
- People with AIDS
- Victim abuse
- Gay men and Lesbian Women

Modules 4 and 5
Work Settings, Processes and Methods
Counseling and its work settings
A. Counselors in Schools
Recognized in the preventive interventions and developmental stage.
Counseling services are usually located in the student affairs program
B. Counselors in the Community Settings
Refers to employment in community, agency, and other non-school
professional Institutions
C. Counselors in the Private Sector
Refers to counselors who decided to do full-time work as private
practitioners or engage in part-time private practice while employed by
community agencies
Processes in Counseling
- Considered as both art and science.
Art- Subjective part, requiring counselors to be sensitive to the client’s world
Science- Objective part, requiring scientific tools to obtain comprehension on what
is happening

1. Relationship Building
2. Assessment and Diagnosis
3. Formulation of Counseling goals
4. Intervention and problem solving
5. Termination and follow up
6. Research and evaluation
Methods of Counseling
A. Classic Theories - Three, developed by Sigmund Freud, Alfred Adler, and Carl
Jung

a.1 Freud’s Psychoanalytic Theory- Analysis of the mind


a.2 Adler’s Individual Psychology- Focuses on the role of cognition in psychological
functioning
a.3 Jung’s Analytic Psychology- known as psychotherapy which highlights the task
of unconscious processes in psychological functioning

B. Experiential Theories - falls under the affective theories concerned about


generating impact on the client’s emotions to effect change.
b.1 Roger’s Person-Centered Counseling- Described as the “if-then” approach. If
certain conditions exist in the counseling relationship, client will move to self-
actualization
b.2 Perls Gestalt Therapy- Focuses on the here and now, wherein the client
experiences from the inside to what the therapist observes from the outside.

C. Cognitive-Behavioral Theories - highlight the task of cognition in psychological


functioning
c.1 Ellis’ Rational Emotive Therapy- highlights the roles of cognitions with the
assertion that persons can be appreciated in terms of internal cognitive dialogue.
c.2 Beck’s Cognitive Therapy - appropriate to people suffering from depression
and anxiety as it highlights the vitality of cognitive thinking particularly dysfunctional
thoughts
c.3 Berne’s Transactional Analysis - Refers to examining and dissecting the
transactions between people to detect if transactions are balanced and
harmonized
Module 6
Social Work
Social Work
Academic professional discipline which seeks to improve the welfare of communities,
individuals, families, and other groups in the Society which focuses on the change,
development, cohesion, and empowerment.
Goals of Social Work
 The goal on Caring
 The goal on Curing
 The goal on Changing

Scope of Social Work- The wide range of human problems create a widened scope
and field of social work.
Following fields are identified as the area of social work.
a. Social work as a primary discipline
-Offers adoption and services to unmarried parents, foster care etc.
-Offers family counseling, family life education, and family planning.
-Offers public assistance social insurances, and other income maintenance
programs.

b. Social work as an equal partner


-Offers support to people in their own homes and for people in long-term care
facilities
-Offers community organization, comm planning, comm development.
- Offers recreational and educ facilities.

Six core values of Social Work


 Right to self- fulfillment
 Responsibility to common good
 Responsibility of the society
 Right to satisfy the basic needs
 Social organizations required to facilitate individual’s effort
 Self-realization and contribution to society

According to Philippine Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics include the following
six core values of social work:
 Service
 Social justice
 Dignity and worth
 Importance of human relationship
 Integrity
 Competence

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