Clientele

Audience
&
DISCIPLINES
AND IDEAS

s i IN THE
APPLIED

Counselin
n
SOCIAL
SCIENCES
The Clientele and Audiences of
the counseling profession come
from

eal with a mixture of people

with different concerns and
issues.
 Special Counseling Population is
composed of people who abuse drugs,
people who use tabacco, women, older
adults, people with AIDS, victims of
abuse, gay men and lesbian women and
people with disabilities (Gibson &
Mitchell 2003).
 In our society, there
are increasing drug users. Drug
PEOPL abuse is not just harmful to our
EWH physical health but to our
ABUS
O mentalwell.
as health Consequently,
DRUG
E more youth victims cry for
S help and seek for counselors’
attention.
 Slowly, our population recognizes NOTE
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the bad effects of tabacco to our
health. however, many people still
PEOPL
use and continue to use tabacco EWH
even if it is deadly. Hence, smokers OUS
who desire to quit tabacco were TABACC
E
added to the list of the councelors’ O
audiences.
Even with the changing role
of women in society, men
still predominantly control
purchasing and decision- WOME
making powers.
Counselors are responsible
in helping women appreciate
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their values.
 The Aging population is increasingly
rising and demands more attention.
Retirees who are adjusting to life
OLDE outside work feel lost and ignored.
ADUL
R T Thus, it require attention of
counseling include loss of a partner,
S decline of mental capacity and
mobility, increased loneliness, decline
in financial security, etc.
People with AIDS has
been labeled as the most
disease
feared due to PEOPLE
its
incurability. Counselors may WIT
also help in assisting
educating
and the HAID
support
victim/’s
system. S
This population represents victims
of domestic violence characterized
by spouse and child abuses. It is V OF
often associated wuth poverty,
ICTIMS
A
drug abuse, and career
disappointments. The counselors are
BUS
increasingly being utilized to help E
the victims.
There is a growing number of
gays and lesbians that are
coming out. They are usually GAY MEN
the victims of harassment, &LESBIA
violence, discrimination and
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isolation. Counseling will focus on
self-awareness, self- WOME
acceptance and understanding. N
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