Specific work areas in which Counselors Work

The scale of counselors in discharging their duties and responsibilities is sometimes

limited on the work areas that they focus. Mostly sometimes these overlapped with
other mental health practitioners and educators, especially when dealing with the
student’s welfare. Nonetheless, their scope of work covers a broad area, and
sometimes caters a lot of individual and groups so as to reach more and people may
avail to their services.

Areas of Specialization of Counselors

The scope of work a professional counselor cover a broad area. Some of the role’s
functions require specialization because counselors cater to the various needs of an
individual.

1. School Counseling – School counselors help students at all levels to

understand and cope with social, behavioral, and personal problems. School
or education counselors emphasize preventive and developmental counseling
to enhance the students personal, social, and academic growth and to provide
students with the life skills needed to deal with problems before they worse.

2. Mental Health or Clinical Counseling – Mental health counselors work with

individual, families, and groups to address and treat mental and emotional
disorders and to promote mental health.

3. Rehabilitation Counseling – These counselors provide counseling, guidance

and case management services to persons with disabilities to assist them in
achieving their psychological, personal, social, and vocational goals. After
conferring with the client’s physicians, psychologists, occupational therapist,
and the employer, a rehabilitation program is initiated.

4. Vocational Counselors – or career counselors help individuals and groups

with career, personal goals, social and educational counseling. Many times,
counselor in this field work with individual who feel unsatisfied with their
career choices, but who are afraid to make changes because of emotional
issues or family or financial constraints.

5. Individual Counseling – Counselors may also specialize in the industrial

setting, where they could provide workplace counseling to respond to the
 concern of the employees. Aside from counselling they are also tapped in
other areas like training or professional development service or in other
activities to help the employees develop soft skills.

6. Marriage and Family Counseling – A marriage counselor is an unbiased

third party who can help couples resolve marital problem. Distressed couples
seek the help of a marriage counselor when they don’t want to divorce but
aren’t sure how to compromise on various issues.

7. Private Practice – Counselors may have their own wellness center or private
clinic.

8. Community Counseling – It is provided to members of the society who

encounter difficulties in the community setting. Counselors who work in the
community setting are usually adept in the community’s background culture or
practice.
1. It is to understand and cope with social behavior and personal problem
A. Mental Health
B. School Counselling
C. Rehabilitation
D. None of the above

2. This is counselor who practice in an industrial setting where they could provide
.workplace counselling.
A. Industrial Counselling
B. Vocational Counselors
C. Rehabilitation
D. Mental Health

3. The counsellors work with individuals, families, and groups to address and treat
mental and emotional disorders.
A. School counselling
B. Rehabilitation Counselling
C. Mental Health or Clinical Counseling
D. Vocational Counselor

4. _________ where they could provide workplace counselling to respond to the

concern of the employees.
A. Industrial Counselling
B. Private Practice
C. Community Counselling
D. School Counseling
5. ___________ career counselors help individuals and groups with career personal
goals, social and educational counselling
A. Private Practice
B. Community Counselling
C. Industrial Counselling
D. Vocational Counselling

6. These counselors are focus on the different psychological and problem needs of
students in the tertiary level.
A. Elementary and High School Counsellors
B. College Counselors
C. Workshop Facilitator
D. Researcher

7. This is the guidance counselor are equipped with competence that address the
needs of diverse groups
A. Researcher
B. Substance abuse counselor
C. Workshop Facilitator
D. College Counselor

8-10. Give me at least 3 specific work areas of counselor

1. School Counselling
2. Rehabilitation
3. Mental Health or Clinical Counseling
4. Vocational Counselor
5. Industrial Counseling
Specific Work Areas of Counselor
(DIASS)

Prepared by:
Rosemarie Añes
Alicia Lacutab

Submitted to:
Mrs. Clarissa Borac
Subject Teacher

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