SOCSCIE

• Social Sciences


  Academic disciplines that study society, their interaction, and cultural development. Includes economics, political science, history, law, and geography
• Applied Social Sciences


  Also examine society and their interrelationships with psychology and sociology
• Counseling


  Relationship between the counselor and client that is safe. Client explores the situation for themselves, understands the situation. A process with a beginning and targeted end. Profession of guiding individuals using methods in psychology, in gathering data, applying techniques in one-on-one interviews, and assessing interests and abilities
• What Counseling is not

  • Prescriptive
  • Sympathizing
  • Practical help
  • Teaching
  • Preaching
  • Advice giving
  • An academic indulgence for the counselor
• Major goals of Counseling

  • Assist client towards behavioral change
  • Cultivate the client’s capacity to develop and sustain relationships
  • Enhance client’s effective coping ability
  • Promote client’s decision-making skill
  • Facilitate client’s potentials and personality development
• Core values of Counseling

  • Value the potential of every human being to change and to continue learning throughout the lifespan
  • Value strong relationships as the primary vehicle in helping others to learn new ways of thinking, feeling, and behaving
  • Value an emphasis on prevention of mental health problems via education, intervention, and outreach into the community
  • Value training new professionals and support for ongoing training of staff
  • Value respect for diversity of individuals
• Principles of Counseling

  • Listening skills
  • Resistance
  • Respect
  • Empathy and Positive Regard
  • Clarification, confrontation, and interpretation
  • Transference and Countertransference
• Roles and Functions of Counselors

  • Work with individuals, groups, and communities to improve mental health
  • Encourage clients to discuss emotions and experiences
  • Examine issues including substance abuse, aging, bullying, anger management, careers, depression, relationships, LGBT issues, self-image, stress, and suicide
  • Work with families
  • Help clients define goals, plan action, and gain insight
  • Develop therapeutic processes
  • Refer clients to psychologists and other services
  • Take a holistic (mind and body) approach to mental health care
• Competencies of Counselors

  • Integrity
  • Deportment
  • Accountability
  • Concern for the welfare of others
  • Professional identity
• Areas of Specialization where Counselors work

  • Career Counselors: Help prepare their clients for the start, change, or advancement of their career
• Professional Identity


  Demonstrates understanding of self as professional; "thinking like a professional counselor"
• Areas of Specialization where Counselors work

  • Career Counselors
  • Child Abuse Counselors
  • Community Mental Health Counselors
  • Conflict Resolution Counselors
  • Depression Counselors
  • Domestic Violence Counselors
  • Geriatric Counselors
  • Grief Counselors
  • Rehabilitation Counselors
  • Spiritual Counselors
  • Substance Abuse Counselors
  • Suicide Intervention Counselors
  • Transformational Counselors
• Conflict Resolution


  Resolving disputes in healthy and mutually agreed-upon ways
• Handled correctly

  Conflict can lead to teamwork and better communication
• Handled incorrectly

  Conflict can permanently damage relationships, slow progress, and create larger issues
• Depression Counselors


  Trained to deal with mental, emotional, and physical issues arising from depression, focusing on the root cause
• Domestic Violence Counselors


  Help victims of domestic abuse deal with and overcome traumatic experiences
• Grief Counselors


  Help people cope with grief and loss following a death, emotional divorce, or tragic life experience
• Rehabilitation Counselors


  Treat patients with physical, mental, or emotional issues to help them live independently
• Spiritual Counselors


  Help patients suffering from spiritual trauma or dissatisfaction to connect with their spirituality and overcome issues
• Substance Abuse Counselors


  Help people understand motivations behind substance abuse and overcome those issues
• Suicide Intervention Counselors


  Help patients with suicidal thoughts think positively and live fulfilling lives
• General Principles of Psychologist-Counselors

  • Beneficence and Non-Maleficence
  • Fidelity and Responsibility
  • Integrity
  • Justice
  • Respect for People's Rights and Dignity
• Principle 1: Beneficence and Non-Maleficence


  Beneficence is an action done for the benefit of others. Maleficence is the act of committing harm or evil against another person
• Principle 2: Fidelity and Responsibility


  Accept appropriate responsibility for behavior and manage conflicts of interest to prevent harm. Fidelity is faithfulness, support, and loyalty to a person
• Principle 3: Integrity


  Promote accuracy, honesty, and truthfulness in psychology
• Principle 4: Justice


  Recognize fairness and justice for all to benefit from psychology
• Principle 5: Respect for People's Rights and Dignity


  Respect the dignity, worth, rights to privacy, confidentiality, and self-determination of all individuals
• Places to work with a degree in Counseling

  • Hospitals
  • Inpatient or Outpatient Detoxification Centers
• Hospitals assist patients in overcoming psychological and behavioral issues, some focusing on patient rehabilitation. With a Ph.D., counselors can become clinical supervisors and qualify for administrative roles
• Inpatient facilities hire counselors for 24-hour care of high-risk patients battling substance abuse. Outpatient facilities hire counselors for daytime treatment, allowing patients to return home at night.
• Outpatient facilities


  Hire counselors to provide treatment during the day, while patients are allowed to return to their homes at night
• Substance abuse or addiction counselors


  May also serve as detox specialists or crisis workers within a detoxification center
• KAYA rehab is privileged to be in Baguio City, the Philippines's summer capital
• Mental health facilities & agencies

  • Provide one-on-one treatment
  • Hold group therapy sessions
• Master's degree in counseling

  • Can lead to employment as a social worker, mental health counselor, or case manager at a mental health agency or facility
• Doctorate in counseling


  • Qualifies a professional to take a position as a coordinator or director of a mental health agency
• Residential care facilities


  Provide counseling services to people living in a temporary environment that requires continuous supervision
• Halfway houses


  Also known as transitional housing facilities and recovery houses, hire rehabilitation and substance abuse counselors to guide patients or residents in need of help transitioning back to society
• Types of voluntary substance abuse halfway houses

  • Voluntary substance abuse halfway houses
  • Court-mandated halfway houses
  • Mental health-related halfway houses