applied social sciences

• Goals


  • Providing one-on-one support
  • Assisting families
  • Advancing your education
  • Serve the community
  • Influence the social policy
• Core Values and Principles


  • Service
  • Social Justice
  • Dignity and worth of the person
  • Importance of human relationships
  • Integrity
  • Competence
• Principles


  • Acceptance
  • Individualism
  • Communication
  • Self-determination
  • Confidentiality
  • Non-judgemental attitudes
  • Control emotional involvement
• Scope of Social Work Professionals and Practitioners


  • Micro - contains a smaller population to help and support via person-to-person/one-on-one help
  • Mezzo - scope that is in the middle of the micro and macro but contains much more of a larger population
  • Macro - contains a larger amount of groups that create high-level changes in the society/communities
• Functions


  • Assess your client
  • Create and implement a treatment plan
  • Secure and refer needed resources
  • Evaluate and monitor improvement
  • Serve as a client's advocate
• Career & Opportunities


  • Direct care worker
  • School counselor
  • Therapist
  • Medical social worker
  • Child welfare specialist
  • Case worker
• National Association of Social Workers (NASW), a worldwide professional organization for social workers
• Counseling


  The process of mutual communication between a counselor and a counselee
• Counseling


  An open-ended face-to-face problem solving situation (Glanz, 1955)
• Scope of Counseling


  • Personal - includes motivation, self-esteem, interests, career path
  • Social - relationship conflicts, socialization, peer relationships
  • Cognitives - study habits, academic performances, irrational thoughts
  • Behavioral - absenteeism, bullying, restlessness, misbehavior
  • Psychological - personality development, stress
  • Emotions - anger issues, phobias, mild anxiety
  • Spiritual - beliefs, confusions
  • Health - wellness, life and work balance, leisure
  • Occupational - work and career
• Types of Counseling


  • Directive or Clinical Counseling
  • Non-directive counseling - client-centered counseling wherein the counselor listens and supports without directing the client's course of action
  • Eclectic Counseling - merging both directive and non-directive counseling
• Goals of Counseling


  • Development
  • Preventive
  • Enhancement
  • Remedial
  • Exploratory
  • Reinforcement
  • Cognitive
  • Physiological
  • Psychological
• SPAMO


  • Specific
  • Pertinent
  • Attainable
  • Measurable
  • Observable
• Core Values and Principles of Counseling


  • Respect for human dignity
  • Partnership
  • Autonomy
  • Responsible Caring
  • Personal Integrity
  • Social Justice
• Courses to Take


  • Behavioral Science
  • Psychology
  • Bachelor of Science in Communications
• Competencies


  • Interpersonal Skills
  • Personal beliefs and attitude
  • Conceptual ability
  • Personal soundness
  • Mastery of techniques
  • Ability to understand and work within social system
  • Openness to learning and inquiry
• Areas/Specialization(counselor)

  • Child Development and Counseling
  • Adolescent Development and Counseling
  • Gerontology
  • Marital Relationship Counseling
  • Health
• Career and Opportunities(counselor)


  • Career Counselor - assists individuals in better understanding themselves and the workplace
  • Child Counselors - for children and adolescents
  • College/School Counselor - assists students with both personal and academic concerns
  • Grief Counselor - assists clients in recovering from severe loss
• Philippine guidance and counseling association (PGCA) - helps professionals whose members are committed to the development of a well functioning individual in society
• Code of Ethics and Responsibilities

  • Respect for the rights and dignity of the client
  • Competence
  • Responsibility
  • Integrity