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DISCIPLINES AND IDEAS IN THE APPLIED SOCIAL SCIENCES
SUBJECT DESCRIPTION: This course introduces some Applied Social Sciences, namely
Counselling, Social Work, and Communication, which draw their foundation from the theories and
principles of Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology, and other Social Sciences. The course highlights
the seamless interconnectivity of the different applied social science disciplines while focusing on the
processes and applications of these applied disciplines in critical development areas.

At the end of the course, students shall demonstrate competencies in interacting and reacting with
other individuals, groups, and communities; apply social sciences principles, practices, and tools in
addressing the development areas identified by the class; and analyze how processes in these
applied disciplines work in specific life situations.

MODULE 1
MELC: clarify the relationships and differences between social sciences and applied social
sciences
CHAPTER 1 Course Introduction (Applied Social Sciences)
1.1 Definition of social sciences
1.2 Definition of applied social sciences

Content Standard: The learners demonstrate an understanding of social sciences and applied social
sciences.
Performance Standard: The learners shall be able to explain clearly public perceptions about the work of
social sciences and applied social
science practitioners.

WEEK 1

LESSON 1 Defining Social Sciences and the Applied Social Sciences

I. Objectives:
1. To explain the definition of social sciences and applied social sciences through data retrieval
chart
2. To differentiate social sciences and applied social sciences through compare and contrast
graphic organizer
3. To explain the different disciplines of social sciences and the applied social sciences.
4. To explain clearly public perception about the work of social sciences and applied social science
practitioners through infomercial campaign.

II. Chapter Pre Test

Act.1
Anticipation Reaction Guide
Direction: Before the chapter study. Place a check mark (/) on the Before the Chapter Study
column if you agree with the statement and cross (X) if you do not agree.
After the Chapter Study. Place a check mark (/) on the After the Chapter Study column if you
agree with the statement and a cross mark (X) if you do not agree.

Before the Chapter Study Statements After the Chapter Study

Social science is the study of
society and the manner in

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 which people behave and
affect the world.
Social sciences are only
applicable in the academe and
not in the workplace.
Applied social scientist use and
borrow different concepts,
theoretical models, and
theories from social science
and disciplines.
Guidance counselling is a
profession that helps address a
person’s specific projects,
business successes , general
conditions and transitions in life
, relationships , or profession
Applied social sciences provide
good theoretical and
conceptual foundations for
social work practice.
Psychology studies how human
mind work in consonance with
the body to produce thoughts
that lead to individual actions.

III. Motivation
Act. 2 Data Retrieval Chart Completion
Direction: Complete the data retrieval chart. Classify the following disciplines and categorize them
if they belong to the Pure Social Sciences or to the Applied Social Sciences.

Compare and Contrast with Bubble Map

Disciplines to be categorized:

Economics
Counselling History
Geography Social Work
Psychology Anthropology
Sociology Political science
Demography Communication

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 Applied Social
Sciences

Pure Social
Sciences

Guide Questions:
1. What are the disciplines under applied social sciences?
2. What are the disciplines under pure social sciences?
3. How do they differ from one another?

IV. Discussion
Defining Social Sciences – is made of several disciplines and these include history, political
science, sociology, psychology, economics, geography, demography, anthropology and linguistics.
As a body of scientific knowledge, the social sciences provide diverse set of lens that help us
understand and explain the different facets of human society. The varieties of lens that social
sciences study refer to the different fields of the social sciences that investigate human society.
Branches of the Social Sciences
 Economics studies the allocation of scarce resources and the production and exchange of
goods and services in society.
Economics has different subfields:
 Environmental economics- studies the allocation of natural resources

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  Labor economics-focuses on the study of the decision- making and behaviors of
employees and the relationships between employers and their employees.
 Business economics- examines the behavior of companies and firms by studying the
factors that result in profit maximization, price setting, production goals, and the role of
incentives.
 Monetary economics- on the other hand, studies the nation’s production, inflation,
income, interest rates, and monetary policies.

 Anthropology is the scientific study of humans and their cultures in the past and present
time.
Anthropologist are trained in the different areas:
 Cultural anthropology studies the development of human culture based on ethnologic,
linguistic, social, and psychological data analysis. It explains how people in other societies
live and affects their environments to their respective lives.
 Physical anthropology studies human biological nature, particularly its beginning ,
evolution, and variation in prehistory
 Archeology studies human life in the past through the examination of things left behind
by the people.

 History is systematic study of human past events in order to understand the meaning,
dynamics, and relationship of the cause and effects of events in the development of societies.
History has several subfields:
 Political history studies history of political institutions
 Economic history studies the development of economic institutions and other economic
factors.
 Social history studies the history of ordinary lives of people like women, children, ethnic
groups, and the different sectors of society from historical point of view.
 Environmental history looks into the history of the interaction of humans with the
environment
 History of medicine and public health examines the history of public health and human
medicine
 Business history studies the history of the development of businesses, companies, and
industries
 Biographies studies the history of great persons in history
 Political Science primarily studies human behavior in relation to political systems,
governments, laws, and international relations.
Political has several fields of study:
 Domestic politics studies public opinion, elections, national and local governments.
 Comparative politics studies politics within countries and analyzes the similarities and
differences between among countries
 International Relations focuses on the study of political relationship and interaction
between and among countries
 Public administration studies national and local governance and bureaucracy
 Public law examines legal systems, civil rights , and criminal justice
 Psychology studies how the human mind works in consonance with the body to produce
thoughts that lead to individual actions.
Psychology subfields:
 Experimental psychology studies of humans and animals examines how and why
learning takes place
 Developmental psychology studies the ways people change and behave as they go
through their life
 Personality psychology studies human nature and differences among people
 Environmental psychology studies the effects of surroundings on a person’s attitude
and behavior
 Sociology a systematic study of people’s behavior in groups
Sociology subfields:

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  Applied sociology focus on the use and proper application of sociological theories,
methods and skills to examine data, solve problems and communicate research to the
public.
 Urban sociology studies societal life interactions in urban areas through the application
of sociological methods like statistical analysis and ethnographies
 Cultural sociology analyzes the development of social institutions, norms and practices.
 Rural sociology studies the social life of people in rural areas
 Medical sociology examines the societal aspects of health and medicine of people
 Sociology of education analyzes how social forces and institutions like politics,
economic systems, and culture affects school and educational systems.
 Political sociology examines how social structure affects and influences politics.
 Military sociology is a sociological study of the military organization, the different civilian
and military relationships, war experiences, and the use and control of force
 Geography is the study of interaction between people and their environments.
Geography subfields:
 Physical geography studies the natural features of the earth , including land, water , and
atmosphere
 Human geography studies how people create cultures in their natural environments.
 Demography according to the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (2016)
demography is the scientific study of human populations across time.
Major subfield:
 Population studies or social demography analyze demographic data to define, explain,
and foresee social phenomena. It also studies social – status composition and population
distribution.

Defining the Applied Social Sciences-branch of study that applies the different concepts,
theoretical models, and theories of the social science disciplines to help understand society and the
different problems and issues. The applied social sciences is utilized to provide alternative solutions
to the diverse problem of the society.
Three main career tracks for applied social scientist:
 Counseling is one of the fields of applied social sciences as an application of the social
sciences, counseling provides guidance, help, and support to individuals who are distraught
by a diverse set of problems in their lives.
 Counseling can be done by the following:
Guidance counselor and life coaching are applications of the social sciences and
these professions, expert help are given to individuals who needed guidance or advice
pertaining to their business successes, general conditions and personal life transitions,
relationships and career.
Life coach analyzes the present condition of the client, discovers different obstacles or
challenges that a client faces, and provides a certain course of action to make the client’s
life better.
Career counseling is needed by people who are in the process of entering the job
market, searching for possible career change, or those wanting career advancements.
Personal growth counseling concentrates on the evaluation of different aspects of a
client’s life.
 Social work practitioners help individuals, families, and groups, communities to improve
their individual and collective well-being.
 Communication Studies- Applied social science provide adequate training for careers in
the field of journalism and mass communication because of multidisciplinary knowledge
and skills that graduates learn from social sciences.

Act. 3 Compare and Contrast Graphic Organizer

Social Science Applied Social

Science

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 How are they alike?
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How are they different?

___________________ ___________________
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Guide Questions:
1. What is the connection between social sciences and the applied social sciences?
2. How do they differ from one another?
3. What is the difference between counseling and social work?
4. Why do we consider journalism and communication studies as fields of the applied social sciences?

V. Application
Produce a group infomercial that will promote awareness to the public about the important work and
functions of a social scientist an applied social science practitioner. The infomercial must also
explain the main differences of social scientist and an applied social science practitioner.
An infomercial is a communication strategy that aims to inform the public about an issue / topic. It
serves as an information strategy and a promotional commercial. It is often referred to as paid
programming and are usually shown on televisions and the Internet.

Mechanics:
1. The class will divided into 5 groups.
2. Each group must brain storm and discuss the contents of their infomercial.
Guide Questions:
1. What is the difference between counseling and social work?
2. Why do we consider journalism and communication studies as fields of the applied social
sciences?

Rubric for an Infomercial Campaign

Criteria Excellent Very Good Good Poor G

rade
Content Infomercial Infomercial Infomercial Infomercial did
demonstrated demonstrated demonstrated not
exceptional excellent some demonstrated
knowledge of knowledge of knowledge of knowledge of

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 the important of the important the important the important
work and of work and of work and of work and
functions of a functions of a functions of a functions of a
social scientist social scientist social scientist social scientist
and an applied and an applied and an applied and an applied
social science social science social science social science
practitioner. practitioner. practitioner. practitioner.
Supporting Multimedia or Multimedia or Multimedia or Multimedia or
Presentation poster greatly poster poster poster does
enhanced somewhat enhanced not enhance
understanding enhanced understanding presentation.
of important understanding of important
work and of important work and
functions of a work and functions of a
social scientist functions of a social scientist
and an applied social scientist and an applied
social science and an applied social science
practitioner. social science practitioner
practitioner.
Reasoning Presentation Presentation Presentation Presentation
explained provided few provided one did not provide
clearly the explanations explanation any
important work on the about the information.
and functions important work important work No inferences
of a social and functions and functions were made.
scientist and an of a social of a social
applied social scientist and scientist and
science an applied an applied
practitioner. social science social science
Numerous practitioner. A practitioner.
inferences few inferences Inaccurate
were made. were made. inferences
were given.
Organization Entire Most of the Some of the Presentation
presentation presentation presentation did not flow
was well was well was well and
organized. organized and organized or information
Information flowed in information was presented
flowed in a logical manner. was presented in an illogical
logical manner. in an illogical manner.
manner.
Oral Student Student Student Student
Presentation presenting the presenting the presenting the presenting the
infomercial infomercial infomercial did infomercial
could be easily could be easily not speak could not be
understood understood clearly understood.
throughout throughout throughout the Student
entire most of the presentation. displayed poor
presentation. presentation. Student posture and
Excellent Good posture displayed poor eye contact
posture and and eye posture and was not
eye contact. contact. eye contact established.
was not
established.

VI. Valuing

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  What are the importance of knowing the difference of pure social science from applied social
science?
 How can you say that the applied social science is differ from pure social science?
VII. Generalization

Statements After the Chapter Study

Social science is the study of society and the
manner in which people behave and affect
the world.
Social sciences are only applicable in the
academe and not in the workplace.
Applied social scientist use and borrow
different concepts, theoretical models, and
theories from social science and disciplines.
Guidance counselling is a profession that
helps address a person’s specific projects,
business successes , general conditions and
transitions in life , relationships , or
profession
Applied social sciences provide good
theoretical and conceptual foundations for
social work practice.
Psychology studies hoe human mind work in
consonance with the body to produce
thoughts that lead to individual actions.

VIII. PostTest
Research for the following topics:
- Counseling
- Roles ,functions and areas of counseling
- Clientele and audiences in counseling
Act. Take It from the Expert
To be able to appreciate better the counseling profession, the class will be divided into six
groups. Each group is required to interview a counselor from any of the counselor’s work
settings: school, mental hospital, private agencies, community, and government. You interview
must focus on:
1. Institutional Profile:
The Work Setting (institution or agency where the counselor works) its context, history, the
different cases/ problems it handles , the program implements, and the different approaches
and interventions it applies; the problems that the institution face and the victories and
successes of the institution.
2. The counselor
The Counselor as a Professional – Questions may include: When did you start working
as a counselor in the institution? What programs do you handle? What are responsibilities?
What skills, values must a counselor possess? How do you see yourself as a counselor?
What do you enjoy doing? What do you avoid doing? What challenges do you encounter as
a counselor? What helps you in your work? What education and training do you need to
enhance your work? What other message do you want to convey?

Results and analysis of data from your interview must be written in a report. Formulate your
own title – a title which will embrace the data collected. The ethics forms (letter of

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 permission, consent from the institution and the counselor) will be submitted together with
the report.
References:
Repko, Allen F. (2008). Interdiciplinary Research: Process and Theory.
London, Los Angeles , New Delhi , Singapore: Sage.

Gouldner, Alvin W. ( 1989 ) “ Explorations in Applied Social Science”,

Sociological Practice: Vol. 7 : Iss. 1 , Article 5.Available at :
http//digitalcommons.wayne.edu/socprac/vol7/iss1/5.

CHAPTER 2 Discipline of Counseling

MELC: Identify specific work areas in which counselors work
1.1 Counseling
1.1.1 Definitions
1.1.2 Goals
1.1.3 Scope
1.1.4 Core Values
1.1.5 Principles
Content Standard: The learners demonstrate an understanding of disciplines of counseling
Performance Standard: The learners shall be able to demonstrate a high level of the basic concepts of
counseling through a group presentation of a situation in which practitioners of counseling work together to
assist individuals, groups, or communities involved in difficult situations ( e.g., post disaster, court hearing
about separation of celebrity couple, cyber bullying )

WEEK 2

LESSON 1 The Discipline of Counseling

I. Objectives:
1. To know the definition of Counseling through KWL Chart.
2. To identify the goals and scope of counseling and discuss the core values and principles of
counseling through I need Help, Where will I go? In what Way will Counseling Empower Me and
Which Counseling Principle I Agree Most?
3. To demonstrate comprehension of counseling principles through case analysis Take it from the
Expert!

II. Chapter Pre Test

Act.1
Anticipation Reaction Guide
Direction: The following statements enable you to reflect on or figure – out your level of
understanding about counseling. You are required to agree or disagree with each of the
following statements. Before the chapter study. Place a check mark (/) on the Before the
Chapter Study column if you agree with the statement and cross (X) if you do not agree.
After the Chapter Study. Place a check mark (/) on the After the Chapter Study column if you
agree with the statement and a cross mark (X) if you do not agree

Before the Study Statements After the Chapter Study

Counseling as an art is the
subjective dimension of
counseling. It acclaims a
flexible and creative process
whereby the counselor modifies

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 the approach to meet the
developing needs of clients.
Remedial goals refer to
assisting a client to overcome
and treat an undesirable
development.
Counseling happens when a
person who is distressed asks
and permits another person to
enter into a particular kind of
connection with him or her.
A licensed professional scholar
may render to individuals ,
groups, organizations , or the
general public counseling
services involving the
application of clinical counseling
principles, methods, or
procedures to assist individuals
in achieving more effective
personal, social, educational, or
career development and
adjustment.
The way we perceive or view
things, people, events and our
environment, is influenced by
our values.
Counselors treat with
confidence personal information
about clients, whether obtained
directly or indirectly by
inference.
In view of the theory of
utilitarianism in relation to
beneficence, the application of
utilitarianism would be to apply
an ethical decision in the light of
costs and benefits for each
participant.
Marriage and family counseling
refers to the efforts to establish
an encouraging relationship
with a couple or family and
appreciate the complications in
the family system.
A counselor’s primary
responsibility is to respect the
dignity and to promote the
welfare of clients.
Counselors accept employment
only for positions which they are
qualified by education, training,
supervised experience, state

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 and national professional
credentials, and appropriate
professional experience.

III. Motivation
Act.2 KWL Chart
Topic: The Discipline of Counseling
What I Know What I Want to Know What I Learned
About Counseling About Counseling About Counseling

Guide Questions:
1. What are your ideas about counseling?
2. Did you experience counseling? Why?

IV. Discussion
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.
- As an art 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.
- As a science, on the other hand, is the objective dimension of the counseling process.
- 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.
- Informal helping- is a kin with formal helping in some ways such as presence of good
listening skills, empathy, and caring capacity.
- 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. (University
of Queensland, 2015).
- At the American Counseling Association (ACA) Conference in Pittsburgh in March 2010,
the representatives come to an agreement on a mutual definition of counseling. They
agreed that counseling is a professional relationship that empowers diverse individuals,
families and group to accomplish mental health, wellness, education, and career goals
(Kaplan, Tarvydas, and Gladding, 2014).

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 Act.3
I Need Help, Where Will I Go?
Instruction:
1. If something is bothering about life matters: academics, relationships, family, identity,
and financial concerns, with whom do you share your problem? Will you pursue formal
help or a non-formal help? Why or why not? Explain your answer.
2. Write your answer on the box.

Open Notes

Name: ____________________________________________________________

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Goals of Counseling – the key component of individual, group, organizational and community success
-Detailed and expansive counseling goals have been identified by Gibson and Mitchell (2003), which are as
follows:
1. Development Goals – assist in meeting or advancing the clients human growth and development including
social, personal, emotional, cognitive, and physical wellness.
2. Preventive Goals – helps the client avoid some undesired outcome.
3. Enhancement Goals- enhance special skills and abilities.
4. Remedial Goals – assisting a client to overcome and treat an undesirable development
5. Exploratory Goals- examining options, testing of skills, trying new and different activities, etc.
6. Reinforcement Goals- helps client in recognizing, that what they are doing, thinking, and feeling is fine
7. Cognitive Goals-involves acquiring the basic foundation of learning and cognitive skills
8. Physiological Goals – involves acquiring the basic understanding and habits for good health
9. Psychological Goals – aids in developing good social interaction skills, learning emotional control, and
developing positive self – concept.

The presented list of counseling goals, some of which are enhancement of the above goals.

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 Goal Description
Insight Understanding of the origins and development of
emotional difficulties , leading to an increased
capacity to take rational control over feelings and
actions
Relating with others Becoming better able to form and maintain meaningful
and satisfying relationships with other people : for
example , within the family or workplace
Self- awareness Becoming more aware of thoughts and feelings that
had been blocked off or denied, or developing a more
accurate sense of how self is perceived by others.
Self- acceptance The development of a positive attitude toward self,
marked by an ability to acknowledge areas of
experience that had been the subject of self- criticism
and rejection
Self – actualization Moving in the direction of fulfilling potential or
achieving an integration of previously conflicting parts
of self.
Enlightenment Assisting the client to arrive at a higher state of
spiritual awakening
Problem- Solving Finding a solution to a specific problem that the client
had not been able to resolve alone. Acquiring a
general competence in problem – solving
Psychological education Enabling the client to acquire ideas and techniques
with which to understand and control behavior
Acquisition of Social Skills Learning and mastering social and interpersonal skills
such as maintenance of eye contact , turn taking in
conversations, assertive, or anger control
Cognitive change The modification or replacement of irrational beliefs or
mal adaptive thought patterns associated with self-
destructive behavior
Behavior change The modification or replacement of maladaptive or
self- destructive patterns of behavior.
Systematic change Introducing change into the way in that social systems
operate
Empowerment Working on skills , awareness, and knowledge that will
enable to client to take control of his or her own life
Restitution Helping the client to make amends for previous
destructive behavior
Generality Inspiring in the person a desire and capacity to care
for others and pass on knowledge and to contribute to
the collective good through political engagement

Act. 4
In What Way Will Counseling Empower Me?
Instruction:

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 1. In our discussion on counseling goals, John McLeod contends that: “counseling aims to empower the
client by helping him/her make critical decisions in life, develop ability to cope, enhance effectiveness,
and improve quality of life”.
2. What do you think about this statement? Do you accept or support it? How will it empower you? Explain
your answer.
3. Write your answer in the box.

Open Notes

Name:__________________________________________________________________________
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Scope of Counseling
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The wide ranges of human problems create a widened scope and field of counseling. Broadly, the
scope of counseling includes individual counseling, marital and premarital counseling, family
counseling, and community counseling. A more focused subject matter related to scope of counseling
is the 4757-15 Scope of Practice foe Licensed Professional Counselors. It contains the rights and
responsibilities of licensed counselors including the following:

Licensed Professional Counselors may for a fee, salary, or other considerations

1. 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.
2. “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.
3. 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.
4. 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.

Source:
http:codes.ohio.gov/oac/4757-15

Core Values- is a key component of an organization. It has significant influence on other

organizational components, more specifically, to its members. It serves as standards that shape the
members behavior in their interaction with their clients and other people.

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According to Mcleod (2003) ,the founders of humanistic psychology, including Maslows and
Rogers ,highlighted the importance of values.
Ethical Principles of counseling which are follows:

Ethical Principles These are the ideas that underpin both personal and
professional codes.
1. Autonomy of individuals
 Is based on the right to freedom of action and
freedom of choice in so far as the pursuit of
these freedom does not interfere with the
freedom of others ; counseling cannot happen
unless the client has made a free choice to
participate

2. Principle of Non maleficence

 This refers to instruction to all helpers or
healers that they must ,above all, do no harm;
 Beneficence refers to the order to promote
human welfare

3. Principle of Justice
 Concerned with the fair distribution of
resources and services , unless there is some
acceptable reason for treating them differently
 For counseling , the principle has particular
relevance to the question access

General Moral Theories  The BACP Ethical Framework for Good Practice ,
drawing on virtues perspective also identified a set of
personal qualities that all practitioners should
possess: empathy, sincerity, integrity, resilience,
respect, humility, competence, fairness, wisdom and
courage
V. Application
Act. 6 Take It from the Expert! (Presentation)
To be able to appreciate better the counseling profession, the class will be divided into six
groups. Each group is required to interview a counselor from any of the counselor’s work
settings: school, mental hospital, private agencies, community, and government. You interview
must focus on:
3. Institutional Profile:
The Work Setting (institution or agency where the counselor works) its context, history, the
different cases/ problems it handles , the program implements, and the different approaches
and interventions it applies; the problems that the institution face and the victories and
successes of the institution.
4. The counselor
The Counselor as a Professional – Questions may include: When did you start working
as a counselor in the institution? What programs do you handle? What are responsibilities?
What skills, values must a counselor possess? How do you see yourself as a counselor?
What do you enjoy doing? What do you avoid doing? What challenges do you encounter as
a counselor? What helps you in your work? What education and training do you need to
enhance your work? What other message do you want to convey?

Results and analysis of data from your interview must be written in a report. Formulate your
own title – a title which will embrace the data collected. The ethics forms (letter of
permission, consent from the institution and the counselor) will be submitted together with
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