Understanding Applied Social Sciences: Counseling, Social Work, and Communication

1. DISCIPLINE AND IDEAS DISCIPLINE AND IDEAS IN THE IN THE APPLIED SOCIAL SCIENCES APPLIED SOCIAL SCIENCES

2. INTRODUCTION • This course “introduces some Applied Social Sciences, namely, Counseling, Social Work, and Communication, which draw their foundation from the theories and principles of Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology, and other Social Sciences. • The course highlights the seamless interconnectivity of the different applied social science disciplines while focusing on the processes and applications of these applied disciplines in critical development areas.

3. EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES • It is expected that the learners after taking this subject will demonstrate competencies in interacting and relating with other individuals, groups, and communities. • Likewise, the learners will be able to apply the principles, practices, and tools of Counseling, Social Work, and Communication in addressing identified by the class. • Finally, the learners will be able to analyze how processes in these applied disciplines work in specific life situations. the pertinent areas

4. COURSE DIVISIONS •The course/subject is divided into Four Units, namely: •Unit 1 - Counseling; •Unit 2 - Social Work; •Unit 3 - Communication; and •Unit 4 – Importance of the Social Sciences.

5. DEFINITION OF SOCIAL SCIENCES & APPLIED SOCIAL SCIENCES • In general, the Social Sciences refer to academic disciplines that study society, their interaction and cultural development. It is a field of study which includes economics, political science, history, law and geography, among others different from the natural sciences. • The Applied Social Sciences, also examine society and their interrelationships with the society, and is linked with psychology and sociology. It enables student taking these courses the best possible launching pad for a future career.

6. DEFINITION OF SOCIAL SCIENCES & APPLIED SOCIAL SCIENCES • Comparatively, both deal with society, the individuals and their cultural practices. The former works on the theoretical aspect while the latter focuses on the practical aspect. • This Course affords students opportunities to visualize which career path they could possibly venture on or pursue as they go up the ladder of education. It provides the students with a bird’s eye view of the degrees in Counseling, Social Work, Science. It is in essence a career orientation for each student Journalism and Social

7. UNIT I: UNIT I: COUNSELING COUNSELING LESSON LESSON 1: THE DISCIPLINE OF DISCIPLINE OF COUNSELING COUNSELING 1: THE

8. LEARNING OUTCOMES: LEARNING OUTCOMES: • The learners are expected to: • Demonstrate a high level of understanding of the basic concepts of counseling; • Identify the goals and scope of counseling; • Demonstrate comprehension of the principles of counseling; and • Discuss the core values of counseling; and • Prepare a group presentation of a situation in which practitioners of counseling work together to assist individuals, groups, or communities involved in difficult situations.

9. WHAT IS COUNSELING? WHAT IS COUNSELING? • A relationship between the counselor and client that is safe, confidential, trusting, empathic, honest, genuine, accepting, etc. • Where the client explores the situation for him or herself, understands the situation for him or herself, decides for him or herself, and acts for him or herself. • A process with a beginning and targeted end.

10. COUNSELING COUNSELING • Counseling is the profession of guiding individual/individuals using methods in psychology, in gathering data, applying techniques in one-one interview, and assessing interests and abilities. • This occurs when counselee/client and counselor agreed to find solutions to difficulties that deal with stressful or emotional feelings of the counselee or client. • It involves providing client enlightenment, to be able to perceive things from a clearer and better point of view. It is giving the client an opportunity to deal with his emotions, experiences or behavior, aimed at expediting positive change.

11. COUNSELING IS NOT COUNSELING IS NOT… • PRESCRIPTIVE - "Go and tell your mother what really happened." • SYMPATHIZING - "Yes, it's hard. I had that experience. I know exactly what you are feeling. I feel sorry for you” • PRACTICAL HELP - "You go to bed and I'll look after him for you." • TEACHING - "Life is like this...." • PREACHING - "You should not have done that." • ADVICE GIVING - "If I were you I would ....” • AN ACADEMIC INDULGENCE for the counselor. • From time to time any of the above may be required in a given situation, especially if the context is not a formal counseling session, but in that instance it is NOT counseling. …

12. 5 MAJOR GOALS 5 MAJOR GOALS OF COUNSELING COUNSELING 1.To assist client towards behavioral change 2.To cultivate the client’s capacity to develop and sustain relationships 3.To enhance client’s effective coping ability 4.To promote client’s decision-making skill 5.To facilitate client’s potentials and personality development • Take note that these goals are not exclusive since there are other goals which other practitioners may emphasize or focus on. OF

13. SCOPE OF SCOPE OF COUNSELING COUNSELING 1. Teenagers suffering from identity crises, conflict with parents, and peer pressures 2. People with anxiety or fear problems 3. People who have anger management difficulty 4. Children who have family problems, i. e., sibling rivalries, etc. 5. People with depression 6. Persons with concerns on family of origin dynamics and akin issues 7. Persons with gender identity, sexuality, or homosexuality crises 8. People suffering from grief and bereavement

14. SCOPE OF SCOPE OF COUNSELING COUNSELING 9. Persons with personal and interpersonal problems 10.Individuals who are undergoing recovery from sexual abuse 11.Senior citizens trying to cope with challenges, limitations, and transitions 12.Persons who choose or forced to be single: single, separated, divorced or widowed 13.Persons with problems about spirituality or spiritual matters 14.Persons who need guidance on stress management 15.Persons with workplace stress and relationships problems 16.Confused young adult re: identity, relationships, vocation

15. CORE VALUES OF CORE VALUES OF COUNSELING COUNSELING 1.We change and to continue learning throughout the lifespan, in formal and informal settings, and especially in the environment of counseling and psychological services. 2.We value strong relationships as the primary vehicle in helping others to learn new ways of thinking, feeling and behaving, including collaboration within the university community and partnering with other offices to provide comprehensive mental health services to students value the potential of every human being to

16. CORE VALUES OF CORE VALUES OF COUNSELING COUNSELING 3.We value an emphasis on prevention of mental health problems via education, intervention and outreach into the community 4. We value training new professionals and support for on-going training of staff 5.We value respect for diversity of individuals, their cultures, languages, lifestyles, identities, capacities, personalities, and capabilities to expand our learning opportunities and understanding of global connections ideologies, intellectual

17. PRINCIPLES OF PRINCIPLES OF COUNSELING COUNSELING 1.Listening skills: Listen attentively to the client in an attempt to understand both the content of his problem. Listen and try to understand the concerns being presented. Most people want and need to be heard and understood, not advised.

18. PRINCIPLES OF PRINCIPLES OF COUNSELING COUNSELING 2.Resistance: When people resist certain changes that one hopes will occur in therapy it is important that the therapist not take this personally and recognize nature of the process for the client. Some resistance to therapeutic change is quite natural. the stressful

19. PRINCIPLES OF PRINCIPLES OF COUNSELING COUNSELING 3.Respect: No matter how peculiar, strange, disturbed, weird, or utterly different from you that the client is, he must be treated with respect. You do not have to like the client, or his values, or his behavior, but you must put your personal feelings aside and treat him with respect.

20. PRINCIPLES OF PRINCIPLES OF COUNSELING COUNSELING 4. Empathy Empathy understand the feelings and perspective of the other person; and positive regard is an aspect of respect. and Positive you Regard: listen requires to and

21. PRINCIPLES OF PRINCIPLES OF COUNSELING COUNSELING 5.Clarification, interpretation: Clarification is an attempt by the therapist to restate what the client is either saying or feeling, so the client may learn something or understand the issue better. Confrontation and interpretation are more advanced principles and we won't go into them except to mention their existence. confrontation, and

22. PRINCIPLES OF PRINCIPLES OF COUNSELING COUNSELING 6. Transference and Countertransference: Transference is a process wherein the client feels things and has perceptions of the therapist that rightly belong to other people in the client's life, either past or present. It is a process somewhat related to projection. Understanding transference reactions can help the client gain understanding of important aspects of his emotional life. Countertransference refers to the emotional and perceptional reactions the therapist has towards the client that rightly belong to other significant people in the therapist’s life.

23. IDENTIFICATION The profession of guiding individuals in resolving personal, social, or psychological problems 1 The ability to understand and share the feelings of another 2 A feeling of deep admiration for someone elicited by his abilities, qualities, or achievements 3 The state of being different from one another 4 The act of making a statement or situation more comprehensible and less confusing 5 The refusal to accept or comply with something 6 A hostile or argumentative meeting or situation between opposing parties 7 A process characterized by unconscious redirection of feelings from one person to another 8 The scientific study of human society and social relationships 9 The art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems 10