Counseling

STUDENT‌ ‌ACTIVITY‌ ‌#1:‌ ‌Make‌ ‌your‌ ‌own‌ ‌further‌ ‌study‌ ‌and‌ ‌research‌ ‌on‌ ‌this‌ ‌module’s‌ ‌topic‌ ‌before‌‌
answering‌‌the‌‌following‌‌exercises‌‌below.‌‌Write‌‌your‌‌answer‌‌on‌‌the‌‌space‌‌provided‌‌after‌‌each‌‌item.‌‌ ‌

1. What‌‌do‌‌you‌‌think‌‌are‌‌the‌‌functions‌‌that‌‌are‌‌‌not‌‌part‌‌of‌‌the‌‌guidance‌‌and‌‌counseling‌‌program?‌‌
Provide‌‌at‌‌least‌‌five‌‌(5)‌‌examples.‌‌(3pts‌‌each)‌ ‌

● Computing‌‌grade-point‌‌averages‌‌of‌‌every‌‌student‌ ‌
● Supervising‌‌classrooms‌‌or‌‌common‌‌areas‌‌in‌‌school‌ ‌
● Serving‌‌as‌‌a‌‌data‌‌entry‌‌clerk‌ ‌
● Signing‌‌excuses‌‌for‌‌students‌‌who‌‌are‌‌tardy‌‌or‌‌absent‌ ‌
● Covering‌‌classes‌‌when‌‌the‌‌assigned‌‌teacher‌‌is‌‌not‌‌around‌ ‌

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2. What‌ ‌do‌ ‌you‌ ‌think‌ ‌are‌ ‌the‌ ‌common‌ ‌misconceptions‌ ‌about‌ ‌guidance‌ ‌counselors’‌ ‌role‌ ‌and‌‌
functions‌‌in‌‌the‌‌school?‌‌Provide‌‌at‌‌least‌‌five‌‌(5)‌‌examples.‌‌(3pts‌‌each)‌ ‌

● Substitution‌‌of‌‌a‌‌teacher‌‌who‌‌is‌‌absent‌ ‌
● Keeping‌‌clerical‌‌records‌ ‌
● Counselling‌‌is‌‌only‌‌for‌‌the‌‌student‌‌who‌‌doesn’t‌‌obey‌‌school‌‌rules‌‌and‌‌regulations‌ ‌
● Assisting‌‌with‌‌duties‌‌in‌‌the‌‌director’s/principal’s‌‌office‌ ‌
● Performs‌‌disciplinary‌‌actions/assigning‌‌discipline‌‌consequences‌ ‌

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3. In‌ ‌your‌ ‌own‌ ‌insight,‌ ‌give‌ ‌at‌ ‌least‌ ‌five‌ ‌(5)‌ ‌advantages‌ ‌and‌ ‌five‌ ‌(5)‌ ‌disadvantages‌ ‌of‌ ‌a‌ ‌school‌‌
counselor.‌‌(3pts‌‌each)‌ ‌

Advantages:‌ Disadvantages‌:‌ ‌

*They‌‌have‌‌vacation‌‌time‌‌like‌‌teachers‌ *Lengthy‌‌Degree‌ ‌

*Meaningful‌‌work‌ *High-Pressure‌‌job‌ ‌

*Diverse‌‌responsibilities‌ *Low‌‌Median‌‌Salary‌ ‌

*Social‌‌Interaction‌ *A‌‌license‌‌is‌‌to‌‌required‌‌for‌‌work‌ ‌

*Administrative‌‌Support‌ *‌Unhappy‌‌parents‌‌can‌‌cause‌‌ ‌

disagreements‌ ‌and‌ ‌conflicts‌ ‌when‌‌
meeting‌‌with‌‌counselors‌ ‌

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4. Explain‌‌your‌‌answer‌‌for‌‌the‌‌following‌‌(3pts‌‌each):‌
● How‌‌can‌a‌ ‌‌school‌‌counselor‌‌assist‌‌parents?‌ ‌