Davao Wisdom Academy

Basic Education Department

Senior High School Unit
F. Torres St., Davao City

COURSE OUTLINE IN DISCIPLINE AND IDEAS IN APPLIED SOCIAL SCIENCES

Content Standard:
The learner demonstrates understanding of:
1. social sciences and applied social sciences
2. disciplines, settings, process and methods of counseling
3. disciplines, settings, process and methods of social work
4. disciplines, settings, process and methods of communication

Performance Standard:
The learners shall be able to...
1. explain clearly public perceptions about the work of social sciences and applied social science practitioners
2. undertake participant observation (e.g., a day in a life of a counselor) to adequately document and critique their roles, functions, and competencies
3. participate in a one-day exposure trip to an existing development program and write a sincere reflection report on the effects of the processes on the clientele

TIME FRAME CONTENT/TOPICS LEARNING COMPETENCIES OBJECTIVES NUMBER OF WEEKS

Course Introduction (Applied Social At the end of this lesson…
Sciences) The learners ...
➢ understand clearly
FIRST PRELIM

the difference of
1.1 Definition of social sciences 1. clarify the relationships and differences
social sciences and 1
between social sciences and applied applied social
1.2 Definition of applied social sciences social sciences science
demonstrate a high level of
understanding of the basic concepts of ➢ identify the goals
counseling through a group and scope of
counseling
The Discipline of Counseling presentation of a situation in which
practitioners of counseling work
1
➢ explain the
together to assist individuals, groups, or principles of
communities involved in difficult counseling
situations (e.g., post disaster, court
 hearing about separation of celebrity
couple, cyber bullying)
➢ discuss roles and
functions of
counselors

➢ identify specific
work areas in which
1. undertake participant observation (e.g., counselors work
Professionals and Practitioners in
Counseling a day in a life of a counselor) to
adequately document and critique their
roles, functions, and competencies ➢ distinguish between 1
ethical and
unethical behaviors
among counselors

➢ describe the
clientele of
counseling

➢ illustrate the
1. use acceptable research protocols, different processes
conduct a survey among young adults and methods
Clientele and Audiences in Counseling (i.e., ages 18–21) on their counseling involved in 1
needs present results and counseling
recommendation for class discussion
➢ distinguish the
needs of individuals,
groups,
organizations, and
communities
 1. demonstrate a high level of understanding of
the basic concepts of social work through a ➢ identify the goals
group presentation of a situation in which and scope of social
The Discipline of Social Work work
practitioners of social work collaborate to
assist individuals, groups, or communities
involved in difficult situations (e.g., post ➢ explain the
principles and core
disaster, court hearing about separation of 1
FIRST PERIODICAL

celebrity couple, cyber bullying) values of social

work

➢ . explain the roles

and functions of
social workers

➢ identify specific
1. undertake participant observation (e.g., work areas in which
a day in a life of a social worker) to social workers work
Professionals and Practitioners 1
adequately document and critique their
in Social Work
roles, functions, and competencies ➢ value rights,
responsibilities, and
accountabilities

➢ distinguish between
ethical and
unethical behaviors
among practitioners

Personal Relationships
MIDTERM
Social Relationships in Middle and
Late Adolescence
Family Structures and Legacies
FINALS
Clientele and Audiences in Social
Work
1. discuss an understanding of teen-age
relationships, including the acceptable and
unacceptable expressions of attractions
2. express his/her ways of showing 1
attraction, love, and commitment
3. identify ways to become responsible in
a relationship
➢ compare one’s
perception of
1. distinguish the various roles of different himself/herself and how
individuals in society and how they can others see him/her
influence people through their leadership or
1
followership ➢ identify the different
roles of leaders and
followers in society
➢ make a genogram and
trace certain physical,
personality, or
1. appraise one’s family structure and the behavioral attributes
type of care he/she gives and receives, through generations
which may help in understanding 1
himself/herself better ➢ prepare a plan on how to
make the family
members firmer and
gentler with each other
➢ describe the
clientele of social
work
1. use acceptable research protocols,
conduct a survey among young adults
➢ distinguish the
(i.e., ages 18–21) on their social work 1
needs of individuals,
needs present results and
groups,
recommendation for class discussion
organizations and
communities
 1. demonstrate a high level of ➢ identify the goals and
understanding of the basic concepts of scope of
communication through a group communication
presentation of a situation in which
practitioners of communication work ➢ describe the
The Discipline of Communication
together to assist individuals, groups, or elements and levels 1
communities involved in difficult of the
situations (e.g., post disaster, court communication
hearing about separation of celebrity processes
couple, cyber bullying)
➢
assess objectively through an individual
project how the functions of the applied
social sciences have been fulfilled in any ➢ identify situations
of the following: that would require or
necessitate the
1. case study of a counselee performance of the
various functions in
Functions of Applied Social Sciences
local /Philippine 1
2. case study on integrative social work
settings
3. comparison of the programming of
➢ explain each of the
any two television networks
functions of applied
social sciences

Submitted by: Reviewed by: Approved by:

Cindy F. Juntong Cristnand N. Niez Luzminda O. Onor, Ed. D.

Subject Teacher Academic Coordinator Basic Education Director