Study Guide Applied Social Sciences
Roles and Functions of Counselors
Objectives:
• Show understanding of the roles and functions of counselors.
• Explain the roles and functions of counselors.
Counselor as providers of counseling services
• trained professional who provides psychological help
• develop self-awareness and life skills for coping
• establish and maintain healthy relationships
• become a productive member of society
Counselors as agents of diversity and multiculturalism
Techniques used are the following:
• therapeutic approach
• communication approach
• values approach
• self-awareness approach
• flexibility approach
Counselors as advocates of people with special needs
and those at risk
• special needs
• history of imprisonment or delinquency
• chronic illness
• poverty
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Roles and Functions of Counselors
Objectives:
• Show understanding of the roles and functions of counselors.
• Explain the roles and functions of counselors.
Counselor as providers of counseling services
• trained professional who provides psychological help
• develop self-awareness and life skills for coping
• establish and maintain healthy relationships
• become a productive member of society
Counselors as agents of diversity and multiculturalism
Techniques used are the following:
• therapeutic approach
• communication approach
• values approach
• self-awareness approach
• flexibility approach
Counselors as advocates of people with special needs
and those at risk
• special needs
• history of imprisonment or delinquency
• chronic illness
• poverty
Page 1 of 2
