ROLES AND FUNCTIONS OF A

COUNSELOR
 VOCABULARY LIST:
• GUIDANCE COUNSELOR is a natural person who has
been registered and issued a valid certificate of registration
and a valid professional identification card by the
professional regulatory board of guidance and counseling
and the professional regulation commission (PRC) in
accordance with this act and by virtue of specialized
training performs for a fee, salary or other forms of
compensation, the functions of guidance and counseling
 VOCABULARY LIST:
• ROLES AND FUNCTIONS refer to a specific
character or position counselors play in the
exercise of the profession while functions refer
to the job description or responsibilities and
obligations associated with the roles of
counselors.
PRE-TEST: (TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE)
• Directions: read the words or group of word which describes the roles and
functions of counselors. Then, say YES if you agree with it and NO if you do not
agree.
1. Kind and approachable
2. Gives advise to students in need of help.
3. Information are held confidential
4. A disciplinarian
5. A coach
6. Provide counseling to students
7. Licensed and professional
 ROLES AND FUNCTIONS OF COUNSELORS

• GIBSON AND MITCHELL (2003) defined counselor

functions as guidance activities, and comprised a list
of ten activities that serve as a guideline for the
overall function of guidance counselors
1. INDIVIDUAL ASSESSMENT - seeks
to identify the characteristics and
potential of every client; promotes the
client’s self-understanding and assisting
counselors to understand the client better.
2. INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING-considers
as the core activity through which other
activities become meaningful. It is a client–
centered process that demand
confidentiality. Relationship is established
between counselor and client.
3. GROUP COUNSELING AND
guidance-groups are means of providing
organized and planned assistance to
individuals for an array of needs.
Counselor provides assistance through
group counseling and group guidance.
4. CAREER ASSISTANCE - Counselors
are called on to provide career planning
and adjustment assistance to clients.
5. PLACEMENT AND FOLLOW-UP -
A service of school counseling programs
with emphasis one educational
placements in course and programs.
5. PLACEMENT AND FOLLOW-UP -
A service of school counseling programs
with emphasis one educational
placements in course and programs.
6. REFERRAL - It is the practice of
helping the clients find needed expert
assistance that the referring counselor
cannot provide.
7. CONSULTATION - It is the process of
helping a client through a third party or
helping system improve its service to its
clientele.
8. RESEARCH-It is necessary to
advance the profession of counseling; it
can provide empirically based data
relevant to the ultimate goal of
implementing effective counseling.
9. EVALUATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY
- Evaluation is a means of assessing the
effectiveness of counselor’s activities.
Accountability is an outgrowth of demand
that schools and other tax-supported
institutions be held accountable for their
actions.
10. PREVENTION - This includes
promotion of mental health through
primary prevention using a social –
psychological perspective.
PRACTICE TASK 1:
COMPREHENSION CHECK DIRECTIONS. Based
on the lecturette given, identify the roles and functions
of counselors in each situation. Write your answer in ¼
sheet of paper.