THE DISCIPLINE OF

COUNSELING
 FACT OR BLUFF
 Counseling is the process of guiding a person
during a stage of life when reassessments or
decisions have to be made about himself or
herself and his or her life course.

FACT
FACT OR BLUFF

 Counseling is generally a
clinical intervention

BLUFF
FACT OR BLUFF
 The aim of counseling it to empower
a client.

FACT
FACT OR BLUFF
 The scope of counseling is to lead an
individual client or group to self-
emancipation in relation to a felt
problem.

BLUFF
FACT OR BLUFF
 Cognitive, personal and social are
included in the scope of counseling.

FACT
What is the DepEd’s
core values?
Examples of Core Values

Appreciate other
people’s interest
beyond work
Examples of Core Values
S-pirit of altruism
P-assion for excellence
I-ntegrity
R-esponsibility
I-nnovativeness
T-eamwork
T-enacity
Why is there a need for an
organization to establish
its core values?
 What core values
should a counselor
possess?
CORE VALUES OF COUNSELING
1.Respect for human dignity
2.Partnership
3.Autonomy
4.Responsible caring
5.Personal integrity
6.Social justice
CORE VALUES OF COUNSELING
1.Respect for human dignity
the counselor must provide a client
unconditional positive regard, compassion,
non-judgmental attitude, empathy and trust.
CORE VALUES OF COUNSELING
2. Partnership
A counselor has to foster partnerships with the various
disciplines that come together to support an integrated
healing that encompasses various aspects such as the
physical, emotional, spiritual, and intellectual.
These relationships should be of integrity, sensitivity,
and openness to ensure health, healing and growth of
clients.
CORE VALUES OF COUNSELING
3. Autonomy
This entails respect for confidentiality and trust
in a relationship of counseling and ensuring a safe
environment that is needed for healing.
It also means that healing or any advice cannot
be imposed on a client.
CORE VALUES OF COUNSELING
4. Responsible Caring
This primarily means respecting the
potential of every human being to change and
to continue learning throughout his/her life,
and especially in the environment of
counseling.
CORE VALUES OF COUNSELING

5. Personal integrity
Counselors must reflect personal
integrity, honesty, and truthfulness
with clients.
CORE VALUES OF
COUNSELING
6. Social justice
This means accepting and respecting the
diversity of the clients, the diversity of individuals,
their cultures, languages, lifestyles, identities,
ideologies, intellectual capacities, personalities and
capabilities regardless of the presented issues.
 Think-pair-share Activity #1

Why do you think that the

counselors should adhere and dwell
to a set of counseling core values?
 TRUE or FALSE
True or False type of quiz. Justify your answers using what you learned in
the lesson
1. Counselors act with care and respect for individual and cultural
differences.
2. Counselors can harm their clients provided with valid and legal reasons.
3. Counselors can divulge information regarding their clients.
4. Counselors can make-up stories to protect the interest of his or her
profession.
5. Counselors practice within the scope of their competence.