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Unit‌‌3:‌‌Professionals‌‌and‌‌Practitioners‌‌in‌‌Counseling‌ ‌
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Lesson‌‌3.1‌ ‌
Roles‌‌and‌‌Functions‌‌of‌‌Counselors‌ ‌
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Contents‌ ‌
Introduction‌ 1‌ ‌

Learning‌‌Objective‌ 2‌ ‌

Explore‌ 2‌ ‌

Discover‌ 3‌ ‌
Counselors‌‌as‌‌Providers‌‌of‌‌Help‌‌and‌‌Counseling‌‌Services‌ 4‌ ‌
Counselors‌‌as‌‌Agents‌‌of‌‌Diversity‌‌and‌‌Multiculturalism‌ 5‌ ‌
Counselors‌‌as‌‌Advocates‌‌of‌‌People‌‌with‌‌Special‌‌Needs‌‌and‌‌Those‌‌at‌‌Risk‌ 6‌ ‌
Counselors‌‌as‌‌Developmental‌‌Guidance‌‌Specialists‌ 6‌ ‌
Counselors‌‌as‌‌Career‌‌Development‌‌Specialists‌ 6‌ ‌
Counselors‌‌as‌‌Community‌‌Collaboration‌‌Specialists‌ 7‌ ‌
Counselors‌‌as‌‌Leaders‌‌and‌‌Advocates‌‌of‌‌Success‌ 7‌ ‌
Counselors‌‌as‌‌Advocates‌‌of‌‌a‌‌Safe‌‌Environment‌ 8‌ ‌

Wrap-Up‌ 8‌ ‌

Try‌‌This!‌ 9‌ ‌

Challenge‌‌Yourself‌ 10‌ ‌

Reflect‌‌on‌‌This‌ 12‌ ‌

Photo‌‌Credit‌ 12‌ ‌

Bibliography‌ 12‌ ‌
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Lesson‌‌3.1‌ ‌

Roles‌‌and‌‌Functions‌‌of‌‌Counselors‌ ‌

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Introduction‌ ‌
Counseling‌‌is‌‌a‌‌process‌‌that‌‌enables‌‌a‌‌person‌‌to‌‌focus‌‌on‌‌his‌‌or‌‌her‌‌feelings,‌‌experiences,‌‌or‌‌
behavior‌ ‌in‌ ‌order‌ ‌to‌ ‌experience‌ ‌positive‌ ‌change.‌ ‌In‌ ‌counseling,‌ ‌the‌ ‌resolution‌‌of‌‌a‌‌client’s‌‌
problems‌‌depends‌‌on‌‌the‌‌skills‌‌and‌‌personality‌‌of‌‌the‌‌counselor.‌‌ ‌
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In‌ ‌this‌ ‌lesson,‌ ‌you‌ ‌will‌ ‌learn‌ ‌about‌ ‌the‌ ‌different‌ ‌roles‌ ‌and‌ ‌functions‌ ‌of‌ ‌counselors.‌‌
Depending‌‌on‌‌the‌‌context,‌‌they‌‌serve‌‌the‌‌following‌‌roles:‌ ‌
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● providers‌‌of‌‌individual‌‌help‌‌and‌‌counseling‌‌services‌ ‌
● agents‌‌of‌‌diversity‌‌and‌‌multiculturalism‌ ‌
● advocates‌‌of‌‌people‌‌with‌‌special‌‌needs‌‌and‌‌people-at-risk‌ ‌
● developmental‌‌guidance‌‌specialists‌ ‌
● career‌‌development‌‌specialists‌ ‌
● community‌‌collaboration‌‌specialists‌ ‌
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Explore‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
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Instructions‌ ‌
1. List‌‌five‌‌ways‌‌in‌‌which‌‌counselors‌‌can‌‌help‌‌students‌‌cope‌‌with‌‌school-related‌‌stress.‌ ‌
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2. Compare‌‌your‌‌list‌‌with‌‌your‌‌classmate’s.‌ ‌
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Guide‌‌Questions‌ ‌
1. What‌‌common‌‌items‌‌are‌‌in‌‌your‌‌and‌‌your‌‌classmate’s‌‌list?‌ ‌
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2. How‌‌do‌‌guidance‌‌counselors‌‌help‌‌students‌‌with‌‌their‌‌problems?‌ ‌
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3. What‌‌might‌‌happen‌‌if‌‌there‌‌were‌‌no‌‌guidance‌‌counselors‌‌in‌‌schools?‌ ‌
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Discover‌ ‌
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Counselors‌ ‌are‌ ‌trained‌ ‌professionals‌ ‌who‌ ‌help‌‌

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people‌ ‌develop‌ ‌self-awareness‌ ‌and‌ ‌coping‌ ‌skills,‌‌ ‌ ord‌‌to‌‌Remember‌ ‌

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establish‌ ‌and‌ ‌maintain‌ ‌healthy‌ ‌relationships,‌ ‌and‌‌ burnout‌‌–‌ ‌‌exhaustion‌‌
become‌ ‌productive‌ ‌members‌ ‌of‌ ‌society.‌ ‌They‌ ‌are‌‌ and‌‌lack‌‌of‌‌motivation‌‌
trained‌ ‌to‌ ‌deal‌ ‌with‌ ‌many‌ ‌problems.‌ ‌These‌ ‌include‌‌ because‌‌of‌‌constant‌‌
but‌ ‌are‌‌not‌‌limited‌‌to‌‌grief,‌‌unhealthy‌‌relationships,‌‌ stress‌ ‌
and‌ ‌burnout.‌‌Aside‌‌from‌‌their‌‌professional‌‌training,‌‌
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they‌ ‌possess‌ ‌characteristics‌ ‌that‌ ‌fit‌ ‌their‌ ‌job.‌ ‌They‌‌
are‌‌usually‌‌kind,‌‌patient,‌‌caring,‌‌and‌‌empathic.‌‌They‌‌
are‌‌also‌‌good‌‌at‌‌socializing,‌‌helping,‌‌and‌‌teaching.‌ ‌

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How‌‌do‌‌counselors‌‌help‌‌us‌‌cope‌‌with‌‌life’s‌‌challenges?‌ ‌

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Fig.‌‌1.‌‌‌Counselors‌‌provide‌‌an‌‌outlet‌‌for‌‌those‌‌who‌‌have‌‌difficulty‌‌understanding‌‌what‌‌they‌‌
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Counselors‌‌as‌‌Providers‌‌of‌‌Help‌‌and‌‌Counseling‌‌Services‌ ‌
One‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌things‌ ‌that‌ ‌counselors‌ ‌do‌ ‌is‌ ‌to‌ ‌provide‌‌help‌‌through‌‌counseling‌‌services.‌‌They‌‌
work‌‌in‌‌different‌‌environments‌‌such‌‌as‌‌schools,‌‌communities,‌‌and‌‌families.‌‌The‌‌duties‌‌that‌‌
they‌ ‌perform‌ ‌include‌ ‌counseling,‌ ‌rehabilitation,‌ ‌and‌ ‌support‌ ‌services‌ ‌that‌‌help‌‌individuals‌‌
deal‌ ‌with‌ ‌issues‌ ‌such‌ ‌as‌ ‌mental‌ ‌health‌ ‌concerns,‌ ‌addiction,‌ ‌disability,‌‌employment‌‌needs,‌‌
and‌‌school‌‌problems.‌‌ ‌
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Counselors‌‌as‌‌Agents‌‌of‌‌Diversity‌‌and‌‌Multiculturalism‌ ‌
Counselors‌‌work‌‌with‌‌people‌‌from‌‌different‌‌backgrounds‌‌and‌‌cultures.‌‌This‌‌is‌‌why‌‌they‌‌use‌‌
different‌ ‌techniques‌ ‌that‌ ‌suit‌ ‌the‌ ‌unique‌ ‌situation‌ ‌of‌ ‌a‌ ‌person‌ ‌seeking‌ ‌counsel.‌ ‌Some‌ ‌of‌‌
these‌ ‌techniques‌ ‌are‌ ‌the‌ ‌therapeutic‌ ‌approach‌,‌ ‌which‌ ‌involves‌ ‌knowing‌ ‌a‌ ‌person’s‌‌
attitudes‌ ‌and‌ ‌beliefs‌ ‌about‌ ‌the‌ ‌counseling‌ ‌process;‌‌the‌‌‌communication‌‌approach‌,‌‌‌which‌‌
involves‌ ‌awareness‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌societal‌ ‌figures‌ ‌of‌ ‌speech‌ ‌and‌ ‌phrases‌ ‌that‌ ‌may‌ ‌offend‌ ‌ethnic‌‌
minorities;‌‌the‌‌‌values‌‌approach‌,‌‌wherein‌‌counselors‌‌consider‌‌the‌‌values‌‌and‌‌beliefs‌‌of‌‌the‌‌
counselee‌ ‌in‌ ‌the‌ ‌counseling‌ ‌process;‌ ‌the‌ ‌self-awareness‌ ‌approach‌,‌ ‌wherein‌ ‌counselors‌‌
exercise‌ ‌sensitivity‌ ‌to‌ ‌their‌ ‌own‌ ‌cultural‌ ‌identity‌ ‌when‌ ‌interacting‌ ‌with‌ ‌people‌ ‌from‌ ‌other‌‌
cultures;‌ ‌and‌ ‌flexibility‌ ‌approach‌,‌ ‌which‌ ‌involves‌ ‌the‌ ‌willingness‌ ‌to‌ ‌acknowledge‌ ‌the‌‌
limitations‌‌of‌‌one’s‌‌cultural‌‌competency‌‌and‌‌expertise.‌ ‌
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Check‌‌Your‌‌Progress‌ ‌
In‌‌what‌‌way‌‌do‌‌counselors‌‌promote‌‌cultural‌‌diversity?‌ ‌
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Fig.‌‌2.‌‌‌Counselors‌‌guide‌‌people‌‌in‌‌the‌‌right‌‌direction‌‌to‌‌take‌‌in‌‌their‌‌lives.‌ ‌
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Counselors‌‌as‌‌Advocates‌‌of‌‌People‌‌with‌‌Special‌‌Needs‌‌and‌‌Those‌‌at‌‌
Risk‌‌ ‌
Counselors‌ ‌help‌ ‌people‌ ‌with‌ ‌special‌ ‌needs‌ ‌and‌ ‌those‌ ‌who‌ ‌experience‌ ‌significant‌‌life‌‌risks‌‌
such‌ ‌as‌ ‌a‌ ‌history‌ ‌of‌ ‌imprisonment‌ ‌or‌ ‌delinquency,‌ ‌chronic‌ ‌illnesses,‌ ‌and‌ ‌poverty.‌
Counselors‌ ‌help‌ ‌them‌ ‌achieve‌ ‌success‌ ‌despite‌ ‌their‌ ‌disabilities‌ ‌and‌ ‌disadvantaged‌‌
positions.‌ ‌Most‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌‌people‌‌who‌‌have‌‌special‌‌needs‌‌and‌‌who‌‌are‌‌at‌‌risk‌‌can‌‌be‌‌found‌‌in‌‌
schools.‌ ‌Some‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌help‌ ‌that‌ ‌counselors‌ ‌provide‌ ‌are‌ ‌individual‌ ‌counseling,‌ ‌talking‌ ‌to‌‌
school‌ ‌administrators‌ ‌about‌ ‌the‌ ‌programs‌ ‌and‌ ‌services‌ ‌that‌ ‌they‌ ‌offer,‌ ‌using‌‌
problem-solving‌ ‌and‌ ‌conflict‌ ‌resolution‌ ‌techniques,‌ ‌scheduling‌ ‌classes‌ ‌and‌‌programs,‌‌and‌‌
offering‌‌career‌‌preparation.‌‌ ‌
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Counselors‌‌as‌‌Developmental‌‌Guidance‌‌Specialists‌ ‌
Counselors‌‌help‌‌people‌‌develop‌‌and‌‌apply‌‌skills‌‌in‌‌order‌‌to‌‌achieve‌‌growth‌‌in‌‌their‌‌careers,‌‌
education,‌ ‌personal‌ ‌life,‌ ‌and‌ ‌social‌ ‌life.‌ ‌To‌ ‌do‌ ‌this,‌ ‌they‌ ‌use‌ ‌guidance‌ ‌competencies‌ ‌in‌‌
providing‌‌responsive‌‌services‌‌in‌‌the‌‌form‌‌of‌‌a‌‌comprehensive‌‌and‌‌developmental‌‌guidance‌‌
and‌‌counseling‌‌program.‌‌ ‌
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Counselors‌‌as‌‌Career‌‌Development‌‌Specialists‌ ‌
As‌ ‌career‌ ‌development‌ ‌specialists,‌ ‌counselors‌ ‌help‌ ‌job‌ ‌seekers‌ ‌find‌ ‌the‌ ‌right‌ ‌employer.‌‌
They‌‌also‌‌aid‌‌people‌‌in‌‌developing‌‌job‌‌search‌‌skills,‌‌answering‌‌questions‌‌during‌‌interviews,‌‌
and‌ ‌writing‌ ‌resumes.‌ ‌The‌ ‌duties‌ ‌of‌ ‌a‌ ‌career‌ ‌development‌ ‌specialist‌ ‌include‌ ‌giving‌ ‌advice‌‌
about‌‌one’s‌‌career,‌‌helping‌‌people‌‌choose‌‌the‌‌right‌‌career,‌‌and‌‌assessing‌‌one’s‌‌personality,‌‌
type,‌‌skills,‌‌and‌‌work‌‌ethic‌‌to‌‌find‌‌out‌‌what‌‌job‌‌suits‌‌him‌‌or‌‌her.‌‌ ‌
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Check‌‌Your‌‌Progress‌ ‌
How‌‌do‌‌counselors‌‌help‌‌people‌‌succeed?‌ ‌
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Fig.‌‌3.‌‌‌Counselors‌‌ensure‌‌that‌‌a‌‌community‌‌such‌‌as‌‌a‌‌school‌‌is‌‌safe‌‌for‌‌everyone.‌ ‌

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Counselors‌‌as‌‌Community‌‌Collaboration‌‌Specialists‌ ‌
Counselors‌ ‌also‌ ‌facilitate‌ ‌partnerships‌‌between‌‌the‌‌school‌‌and‌‌the‌‌community.‌‌To‌‌do‌‌this,‌‌
they‌ ‌need‌ ‌to‌ ‌have‌ ‌highly‌ ‌relevant‌ ‌leadership,‌ ‌consultation,‌ ‌and‌ ‌management‌ ‌skills.‌ ‌They‌‌
should‌‌also‌‌have‌‌the‌‌ability‌‌to‌‌establish‌‌linkages‌‌with‌‌the‌‌community.‌‌As‌‌leaders,‌‌counselors‌‌
help‌‌the‌‌community‌‌identify‌‌its‌‌needs‌‌and‌‌formulate‌‌a‌‌plan‌‌of‌‌action.‌‌ ‌

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Counselors‌‌as‌‌Leaders‌‌and‌‌Advocates‌‌of‌‌Success‌ ‌
In‌ ‌places‌ ‌like‌ ‌schools,‌ ‌counselors‌ ‌do‌ ‌not‌ ‌only‌ ‌serve‌ ‌as‌ ‌persons‌ ‌from‌ ‌whom‌ ‌people‌ ‌seek‌‌
advice‌ ‌regarding‌ ‌their‌ ‌problems.‌ ‌They‌ ‌also‌ ‌serve‌ ‌as‌‌leaders.‌‌Counselors‌‌help‌‌in‌‌building‌‌a‌‌
community‌ ‌filled‌ ‌with‌ ‌diversity,‌ ‌appreciation,‌ ‌and‌ ‌collaboration.‌ ‌For‌ ‌example,‌ ‌counselors‌‌
can‌ ‌serve‌ ‌as‌ ‌leaders‌ ‌in‌ ‌establishing‌ ‌collaboration‌ ‌among‌ ‌schools‌ ‌and‌ ‌families.‌ ‌School‌‌
counselors,‌ ‌in‌ ‌particular,‌ ‌are‌ ‌ideal‌ ‌for‌‌the‌‌job‌‌because‌‌of‌‌their‌‌knowledge,‌‌awareness,‌‌and‌‌
skills.‌ ‌Such‌ ‌leadership‌ ‌skills‌ ‌are‌ ‌shown‌ ‌by‌‌counselors‌‌through‌‌increased‌‌collaboration‌‌and‌‌
consultation‌‌interventions.‌‌ ‌

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Counselors‌‌as‌‌Advocates‌‌of‌‌a‌‌Safe‌‌Environment‌ ‌
Counselors‌ ‌contribute‌ ‌to‌ ‌making‌ ‌sure‌ ‌that‌ ‌schools‌ ‌and‌ ‌the‌ ‌other‌ ‌places‌ ‌they‌ ‌work‌ ‌in‌‌are‌‌
safe.‌‌They‌‌do‌‌this‌‌by‌‌making‌‌their‌‌presence‌‌felt‌‌in‌‌that‌‌place.‌‌At‌‌the‌‌same‌‌time,‌‌counselors‌‌
allow‌‌themselves‌‌to‌‌be‌‌the‌‌person‌‌that‌‌people‌‌can‌‌turn‌‌to‌‌in‌‌case‌‌of‌‌trouble.‌‌They‌‌need‌‌to‌‌
establish‌ ‌a‌ ‌relationship‌ ‌with‌ ‌people‌ ‌in‌ ‌the‌ ‌community‌ ‌and‌ ‌work‌ ‌with‌ ‌them‌ ‌in‌ ‌order‌ ‌to‌‌
ensure‌‌the‌‌safety‌‌of‌‌the‌‌environment.‌‌ ‌

Check‌‌Your‌‌Progress‌ ‌
What‌‌important‌‌role‌‌do‌‌counselors‌‌play‌‌in‌‌schools?‌ ‌
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● Counselors‌‌perform‌‌several‌‌roles‌‌and‌‌functions.‌ ‌
● Counselors‌‌consider‌‌the‌‌background‌‌and‌‌culture‌‌of‌‌a‌‌person‌‌seeking‌‌counsel.‌‌ ‌
● Counselors‌‌help‌‌people‌‌with‌‌special‌‌needs‌‌and‌‌those‌‌who‌‌are‌‌at‌‌risk.‌‌ ‌
● Counselors‌ ‌help‌ ‌people‌ ‌develop‌ ‌and‌ ‌apply‌ ‌their‌ ‌skills‌ ‌to‌ ‌achieve‌ ‌growth‌ ‌in‌ ‌their‌‌
career,‌‌education,‌‌personal‌‌life,‌‌and‌‌social‌‌life.‌ ‌
● As‌ ‌career‌ ‌development‌ ‌specialists,‌ ‌counselors‌ ‌help‌ ‌job‌ ‌seekers‌ ‌find‌ ‌the‌ ‌right‌‌
employer.‌ ‌
● Counselors‌‌need‌‌to‌‌have‌‌leadership,‌‌consultation,‌‌and‌‌management‌‌skills.‌ ‌
● As‌ ‌leaders,‌ ‌counselors‌ ‌help‌ ‌in‌ ‌building‌ ‌a‌ ‌community‌ ‌filled‌ ‌with‌ ‌diversity,‌‌
appreciation,‌‌and‌‌collaboration.‌ ‌
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Try‌‌This!‌ ‌
A.‌ ‌Fill‌ ‌in‌ ‌the‌ ‌Blanks.‌ ‌Complete‌ ‌each‌ ‌statement‌ ‌with‌ ‌the‌ ‌missing‌ ‌word(s).‌ ‌Write‌ ‌your‌‌
answer‌‌in‌‌the‌‌blank‌‌provided‌‌for‌‌each‌‌number.‌ ‌
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1. Some‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌duties‌ ‌that‌ ‌counselors‌ ‌perform‌ ‌include‌ ‌counseling,‌ ‌rehabilitation,‌ ‌and‌‌
____________________‌.‌ ‌

2. The‌ ‌____________________‌ ‌involves‌ ‌knowing‌ ‌about‌ ‌a‌ ‌person’s‌ ‌attitudes‌ ‌and‌ ‌beliefs‌‌
about‌‌the‌‌counseling‌‌process.‌‌ ‌

3. As‌‌‌____________________‌,‌‌counselors‌‌help‌‌in‌‌building‌‌a‌‌community‌‌filled‌‌with‌‌diversity,‌‌
appreciation,‌‌and‌‌collaboration.‌ ‌

4. Counselors‌ ‌also‌ ‌facilitate‌ ‌____________________‌ ‌between‌ ‌the‌ ‌school‌ ‌and‌ ‌the‌‌

community.‌ ‌ ‌

5. Counselors‌ ‌help‌ ‌people‌ ‌develop‌ ‌and‌ ‌apply‌ ‌their‌ ‌skills‌ ‌in‌ ‌order‌ ‌to‌ ‌achieve‌‌
____________________‌‌‌in‌‌their‌‌career,‌‌education,‌‌personal‌‌life,‌‌and‌‌social‌‌life.‌‌ ‌

B.‌ ‌Identification.‌‌‌Identify‌‌what‌‌is‌‌being‌‌asked‌‌in‌‌each‌‌statement.‌‌Write‌‌your‌‌answer‌‌in‌‌the‌‌
blank‌‌provided‌‌before‌‌each‌‌number.‌ ‌

__________________‌ 1.‌ ‌ It‌ ‌is‌ ‌an‌ ‌approach‌ ‌that‌ ‌involves‌ ‌awareness‌‌of‌‌societal‌‌figures‌‌

of‌ ‌speech‌ ‌and‌ ‌phrases‌ ‌to‌ ‌which‌ ‌ethnic‌ ‌minorities‌ ‌are‌‌
sensitive.‌ ‌

__________________‌ 2.‌ ‌ It‌ ‌involves‌ ‌the‌ ‌counselor’s‌ ‌willingness‌ ‌to‌ ‌acknowledge‌ ‌the‌‌
limitation‌‌of‌‌his‌‌or‌‌her‌‌own‌‌cultural‌‌experiences.‌ ‌

__________________‌ 3.‌ ‌ It‌ ‌is‌ ‌the‌ ‌role‌‌that‌‌counselors‌‌play‌‌in‌‌helping‌‌job‌‌seekers‌‌find‌

the‌‌right‌‌employer.‌ ‌

__________________‌ 4.‌ ‌ It‌ ‌is‌ ‌what‌ ‌counselors‌ ‌use‌ ‌in‌ ‌providing‌ ‌responsive‌ ‌services‌‌
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__________________‌ 5.‌ ‌ It‌ ‌involves‌ ‌considering‌ ‌the‌ ‌values‌ ‌and‌ ‌beliefs‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌‌
counselee‌‌in‌‌the‌‌counseling‌‌process.‌ ‌

Challenge‌‌Yourself‌ ‌

Short‌‌Response‌‌Essay.‌‌‌Answer‌‌the‌‌following‌‌questions.‌ ‌

1. How‌‌do‌‌counselors‌‌help‌‌people‌‌who‌‌are‌‌at‌‌risk‌‌and‌‌who‌‌have‌‌special‌‌needs?‌‌ ‌

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2. Why‌‌are‌‌counselors‌‌considered‌‌as‌‌developmental‌‌specialists?‌‌ ‌

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Suggested‌‌Rubric‌‌for‌‌Grading‌ ‌
The‌ ‌rubric‌ ‌below‌ ‌is‌ ‌a‌ ‌suggested‌ ‌one.‌ ‌Your‌ ‌teacher‌ ‌may‌ ‌modify‌ ‌the‌ ‌rubric‌ ‌based‌ ‌on‌ ‌your‌‌
needs.‌‌Consult‌‌your‌‌teacher‌‌for‌‌the‌‌final‌‌rubric.‌ ‌
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Performance‌L
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1‌ ‌ 2‌ ‌ 3‌ ‌ Suggested‌‌
Criteria‌ ‌ Score‌ ‌
Weight‌ ‌
Beginning‌‌ Proficient‌ ‌ Advanced‌‌
Proficiency‌ ‌ Proficiency‌ ‌

The‌‌answer‌‌to‌‌each‌‌ The‌‌answer‌‌to‌‌each‌‌ The‌‌answer‌‌to‌‌each‌‌

Content‌‌ ‌ ‌
question‌‌is‌‌not‌ ‌ question‌‌is‌‌somewhat‌‌ question‌‌is‌‌
comprehensive,‌‌and‌‌it‌‌ comprehensive,‌‌and‌‌it‌‌ comprehensive,‌‌and‌‌
lacks‌‌an‌‌explanation‌‌ includes‌‌an‌‌ it‌‌includes‌‌a‌‌ ×‌‌3‌ ‌
of‌‌the‌‌argument.‌‌ ‌ explanation‌‌of‌‌the‌‌ thorough‌‌
argument.‌‌ ‌ explanation‌‌of‌‌the‌‌
argument.‌‌ ‌

The‌‌response‌‌to‌‌each‌‌ The‌‌response‌‌to‌‌each‌‌ The‌‌response‌‌to‌‌

Structure‌ ‌ ‌
question‌‌lacks‌‌ question‌‌is‌‌somewhat‌‌ each‌‌question‌‌is‌‌well‌‌
organization‌‌and‌‌ organized;‌‌there‌‌is‌‌ organized‌‌and‌‌
structure.‌‌ ‌ evidence‌‌of‌‌planning‌‌ clearly‌‌written;‌‌there‌‌ ×‌‌2‌ ‌
before‌‌writing.‌‌ ‌ is‌‌evidence‌‌of‌‌
planning‌‌before‌‌
writing.‌

The‌‌response‌‌has‌‌a‌‌ The‌‌response‌‌has‌‌few‌‌ The‌‌response‌‌is‌‌

Grammar‌‌and‌‌ ‌
lot‌‌of‌‌mechanical‌‌and‌‌ mechanical‌‌and‌‌ virtually‌‌free‌‌of‌‌
Mechanics‌ ‌ ×‌‌1‌ ‌
grammatical‌‌errors.‌‌ ‌ grammatical‌‌errors.‌‌ ‌ mechanical‌‌and‌‌
grammatical‌‌errors.‌ ‌

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Reflect‌‌on‌‌This‌ ‌
Do‌‌you‌‌feel‌‌that‌‌counselors‌‌and‌‌counseling‌‌play‌‌an‌‌important‌‌role‌‌in‌‌our‌‌society?‌‌Why?‌‌ ‌

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