PRETEST

Directions: Choose the letter of the best answer and write it on a separate sheet of

paper.

1. Being committed to client's well- being means that...

a. we organize a teeding program tor them.

D. we set iriendship boundaries so we can heip much better

C. we welcome them in our home where we can conduct our session with

them.

d. we demonstrate dedication and concern betfore, during, and after

every counseling session.

2. What do we mean when we respect the rights and dignity of every human

being?

a. Everyone is unique; hence; individual differences is always taken into

consideration.

b. Only people with financial needs should be given respect.

C. Only children below 12 years old must be respected.

d. Foreigners are exempted from respect.

3. Which of the following does NOT belong to the group?

a. The rights and dignity of every animal infuence our decisions.

b. Clients' rights are sell-goveming

C. Counselors must enrich themselves with further studies

d. Collaboration is a must when identifying problems in the society.

4. Which of the following does NOT belong to the group?

a. Counselees have no decision-making capacity when they are

vulnerable and helpless.

b. Counselors must inform clients about their rights and accountability

before, during, and after the session.

C. Clients always demand attention-seeking attitude; hence, counselors

must always attend to these needs.

d. Intimate relationship is a must after the counseling session.

5. Which of the following does NOT belong to the group?

a. Counselors may reprimand the counselee if he or she does not obey

the rules of counseling

b. A counselor may disclose some information about the counselee

especialy if he or she has done something Wrong

C. The counselee may allow the principal to be present during the

counseling session.

d. Counselors must uphold the conidentiality of the counseling session.

LOOKING BACK TO YOUR LESSON

Great! You have frished answering the questions. You may request

your facilitator to check your wvork. Congratulations and keen on

leaming!

"Let's Go Back"

To prove your understanding ot the previous lesson, be ready to accomplish

this task.
Directions: Answer the following questions in your own words based on

your understanding of the previous lesson.

1. Why is it important to distinguish the area of focus of counselors from their

area of expertise?

2. Do you think counseling in the elementary is no diferent from counseling in

the college level? What do you think are their level of needs?

EBREF INTRODUCTION

Being honest is usually the cornerstone of trust and confidence in any

relationship that we form. And as we practice honesty in a wide field of

protessionalism, especially in counseling, it becomes a valuable asset for change

and development of the learner. Counselors, just like psychologists and

psychiatrists, Tollow a strict code ot cOnndentiality and honesty n their work

precisely because they work with people. Counselors listen attentively to the needs

of their counselee and set boundaries of confidentiality which both of them must

follow. In this way, they protect each other.

DISCUSSIONS

Valuing Rights of Individuals, Professional Responsibilities and

Accountabilities of Counselors

Professional counselors must always observe utmost respect for their

counselee, not just because they are in authority, but also because the counselee

has sought help irom them. The counselees vulnerability 1s already a signal tnat

they are ncapable ot handiing themselves. And when it comes to sensitive matters,

counselors build an atmosphere of comfort and security tor their clients. This

atmosphere is the very reason why some distraught learners share their problems

and needs. The atmosphere or protection and integrity give them a sense ot

security. The confidentiaity and protection of the "self" comes first in the mind of a

counselo. And as counselors venture to the counselee's problem, they must

commit in giving importance/value to the rights of individuals and demonstrate

accountability.

1. Respecting the rights and dignity of every person. Professional counselors

must bear in mind that each individual is unique. No matter how unruly the

behavior of an individual is, he or she deserves to be treated fairly, to be listened to

about what he or she thinks and feels, and to be respected.

2. Respecting the client's rights as self-governing individual.

Counselors teel responsible for the welfare of their clients. However, counselors

must alsO remember that their clients have the capacity to help themselves and are

capable of making choices on how to do it. Theretore, counselors must

communicate trust to their clients to encourage matunty and sense of

responsiblity, even outside the counseling session.

3. Being committed to the client's well-being. Professional counselors

demonstrate dedication to their work by showing concern to their client during

counseling session and even after the session.

4. Observing fairness to all the clients by providing equal opportunity to

everyone who has availed of the counseling service. Counselors do not only

provide counseling to few and selected groups, but they accommodate individuals

from all walks of lite regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, socio-economic status

whether they are students or professionals. The counselor must render services to

whoever is willing and interested to be helped professionally.

5. Eahancing the quality of their professional knowledge and application.

Counselors provide quality service by keeping themselves updated on issues and

trends in their profession. Counselors must continuously attend conferences and

conventions or enroll in advanced studies. They must also join professional

organizations aimed at developing their competencies.

6. Being responsive to the society. Counselors collaborate with other members of

the community to provide the best services for their clients. They work hand in

hand with the parents, teachers, school administrators and other stakeholders to

Turther help the students.

ocin Sciat

ACTvrTTES

Activity 1.1. Situational Analysis

Objective: Determine the right of clients in each situation.

Directions:

1. Identify what right is violated in the given situations.

2. Write your answer on the space provide then, answer the follow-up critical

thinking questions.

Situation 1

Counselor Joey focuses only on counseling the rich and middle class individuals

in his private clinic. He sometimes begs off if he finds the client poor or has

nothing to give.

Right Violated:-

Situation2-

At Holy Angel University in Pampanga, counselor Marjorie oftentimes, treats her

clients ordinarily. She has been hearing the same old problems of her student for

10 years that she automatically nods to everything she hears, without even

really listening to her clients.

Rights Violated:

Situation 3

Carlotta has been a counselor for 12 years but did not bother to pursue Master's

degree or even attend seminars. She points out that the only service she needs

to render is to listen and give advice to her students.

Rights V1o1atea:=

situatiorn4 -

Michael was having academic problem especially with his course subject

chemistry 101. He tried to visit the guidance and counseling center, but was

rejected by his counselor because accordingly, only serious issues and cases are

accommodated. He was advised to get a tutor for his subject course or take the
alternative course the next year,

Rights Violated:

SIuation 5

The institute of Arts and Saences asked counselor Marvin to create and

implement a guidance program tor career and drug prevention. Marvin set up a

freedom b0ard to gather information and perception of the students as a whole

about their career and their knowledge of drugs. He also set up some survey

questionnaires and fish-bowl interviews for each class in the different levels.

Rights Víolated: _

Critical Thinking Questions:

. Do you think the rights and accountability of counselors exceed those that

are written in the bill of rights in the 1987 constitution? Defend your

answer.

2. Why do you think there must be accountability on the part of the

counselors?

3. Do you think online counseling is a thing today, given that whole world is at

recess and the only way to deliver services is through online?

4. Why do you think there is a need to recognize both the rights of the clients

and the rights of the counselor? Which do you think is more accountable

when it comes to confidentiality of sensitive issues? Explain your choice.

ACTIVITIES
Activity 1.2. Value Lists of a Counselor

Objective: Value rights of counselors and counselee in different settings.

Directions: Complete the chart about the rights, responsibilities, and

accountabilities of a counselor. Follow the example provided.

Suggestion

Ex. School Do not Must have They must Attend Be an Make a

Bullying disclose the care for have equal seminars or advocate in comprehensive

names of both oPportunity create speaking the program in

those parties, to be programs for holistic and bullying and

involved in the bullied counseled the psychological involve parents

bullying and the prevention of problem of and other stake

one who bullying bullying holders in

bullies creating the

program.

1. Career

orientation

2. Smoking

inside th ne

campus
3. Bringingg

prohibited

drugs in

School

Vandalism

Poor

academic

PEtOTance

6. Covid 19

program

intormation

dissemination |

Poor

hygiene

nalDes

8. Speech

deficiencies

. Frequent
absenteeism

10.

DepressiOn

|ACTIVITIES

Activity 1.3. A Picture of a Counselor (Creatirty, Character Btulding)

Objective: Creating an overview of what a counselor does as he/she respects the

rights of his/her counselee through researching and data mining of some

accomplishments and output based programs of counselors.

Direction

1. Research on some programs of counselors that they have done for your

school. Choose only 3. You can ask your school counselors or you may look

it up in the internet.

2. Pill in the concept map with your gathered data. Identify what rights or

accountability is being presented Be guided by the diagram provided.

Article1 =F

Value Rights

Programs

or a

Guidance

Counselor
Article3 Article2 =

Value Rights Value Rights

Critical Thinking Questions:

1. What did you discover about the counselor based on your gathered datar

2. Which do you think is the most challenging for a counselor? Which do you

think is the least?

3. As a Filipino, what practices or values can you learn from your guidance

counselor? How will you promote these values and practices?

CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING

In your own words"

Directions: Enumerate the rights and accountabilities of counselors to different

individuals and explain them in your own words. You may cite some experiences or

examples ot these rignts. write your answer on a separate sheet ot paper.

POSTTEST

Directions: Match the description in column A with the appropriate concept in

Column B. Write the letter of your choice on a separate sheet of paper or on the

Space provided.

Column A Column Answer

1. Counselors collaborate A. Professionalism

with other stakeholders

to provide the best

services for their clients.

2. Counselors must not|B. Being responsive to the

engage in a relationship society

other than helping the

counselee. They must be

strictly professional all

the time.

3. A program isC. International students

implementedor s

group to address its

needs such as study

habits, time

managenment, and ability

concentrate.

4. These students fail in| D. Honor students

their quiZzes and are not

motivated to study their

lessons

5. As a result of absentee E. Students with

parents, these academic difficulties

individuals become

rebellious, behaviorally

dia Denaviorally

acaly, and are prone

to highe rates ot stress,

depression, anxiety, and

low self-esteem

6. This group is . Children of OFW

composed of students parents and single

c may be experiencine Paents

from different provinces parents

Cultlre shock n ne new

environment of ther

School.

7. These students often G. Students with career

experience homesickness uncertainties

that may ninder them

from concentrating on

their studies.

8. Counselors do not only H. Professional knowledge

provide counseling to and application

Tew, but to al.

9Counselors feel 1. Equal opportunity to all

responsible for the

welfare of their clients

10. Counselors must.CHents are also self

pursue the highestBverning individuals

degree to be highly|

competent and

knowledgeable about

neir profession

Lesson Ethical Consideration in

2 Counseling

EXPECTATIONS

You will discuss Ethical Principles of Counseling

Specificaly, this module will help you to

ldentify the ethical principles of counseling, and what counselors follow in their

proressio

Determine its importance in their work areas, as they abide to these ethical

considerations in the aspect of human improvement in the society.

PRETEST|
Directions: Choose the letter of the best answer and write it on a separate sheet of

paper

1. This pertains to the relational boundaries of the client and counselor inside

and outside of the counseling session.

a. Informed consent C. Relationship with lients

b. Confidentiality d. Professionalism

2. It is the counselor's primary responsibility to protect the welfare of the

clients. This includes the identity and problem of the client.

a. Informed consent Client welfare

b. Protessionalism d. Rights and dignity of the client

A counselor should clariy with the client the types of activities other than

counseling which wil be utilized to address the present concerns.

a. intormed consent C. Confidentiality

b. Professionalism d. Relationship with clients.

4. What does confidentiality mean?

a. This includes telling your clients that the counselor has an obligation

to discuss things outside of the session, especialy if this is matter of

life and death situation.

b. This means sharing to your fellow counselors the problems and

concerns of the cient, as well as the client's name and other relevant

information.

C. It means never to tell the client's problem to co-workers but making

the immediate family aware of the client's concern.

d. This means allowing the media to look into the situation and make

some suggestions.

5. Which of the following statement does NOT observe client welfare?

a. Refer the client to a much more suitable, competent professional if the

issue is complicated.

b. Be always knowledgeable despite the complexity of the problem

C. Allow other parties in the session I the counselor is unsure or the it.

d. Reject the client.

LOOKING BACK TO YOUR LESsON

Great, you finished answenng the questions. You may request your

Jactltaor to check your uwork. Congratilattons and rep on leaming!

"Remembering the Pastl"

To prove your understanding of the past lesson, be ready to accomplish this

task.

Directions: Below are some situational problems or topics that a counselor

face every day. Your task is to identiíy the right or accountability that is not

observed. As an added task on the activity, indicate the setting of the right or

accountability; you may choose clinical, industrial or school/educational setting

Write your answer on the space provided.

Situational Problem Right / Setting

ACCountability

1. Dishonesty inside the counseling

Session.

2. Mary's misdeed was broadcast in the

entire faculty department, although, she

had only one counseling session with the

guidance counselor.

3. Counselor Bernadette has 12 years of

counseling career with no Master's degree

and attends only one seminar per year,

| 4. Counseling only lesbians for they are

girls but not gay men because they are still

boys

. The guidance counselor recommended

the expulsion of Raymond without any

cOunseling sessions.

6. Counselor Moran is scheduled to talk

about how to resolve relationship issues

and bring love back to Brgy. 78 Sapang

Palay, Caloocan City.

7,A group of Chinese foreigners are having_

problems adjusting to the system of the

school, not only because the school is

Catholic, but also the school practices the

use of po" and "opo" in conversations.

8. Margareth had an accident recently,

rendering her half body paralyzed.

However, you can still see in her eyes the

motivation to study further and finish

college

| 9. Mary, a mother of a 10-year-old son with

ADHD, is seeking advice irom you On

whats best for her son when it comes to

education

10. Counselor Minerva is delivering a

seminar about sexual harassment in their

School.

EEBRIEF INTRODUCTIONV

Guidance and Counseling is a profession that allows you to help others

manage their responses to life's challenges. It is a career opportunity to assist

others in developing their potentual and to encourage personal growth and learning

Counselors are guided by principles to be able to fuly discharge service to those

who are availing. These are incorporated in the code of ethics (Guidance and

Counseling of 2004).

DISCUSsIONS

Professional Ethical Principles in Guidance and Counseling

Usualy when you are part of a company, or protession that you have chosen,

you need to create your own behavior to adjust to the changing environment that

you are placed on. And this is true to all professionals; even teachers must have an
attitude/behavior of a second parent to their learmers. Counselors must treat their

counselee witn umost care and compassion because their protession compels

them to do so. Counselors adhere to ethical principles, so as to guide them in their

pursuit for professionalism and in the perfomance of their practice

Confidentiality. This principle states that counselees have the right to privacy in

working with his or her counselor (Hutchinson, 2014). All information shared by

the counselee, inctuding his or her identity, must be kept secret. This means that

the counselor should not divulge any information and protect all doeuments about

the counselee. There is an exception to this rule. If this entails public safety and

public concern, let's say, threat to life of the counselee (potential suicidal) the

counselor has an obligation to report the threat.

Client Welfare. It is the counselor's primary responsibility to protect the welfare of

the clients. Hence, if the identified needs of the counselee are beyond the expertise

of the counselor, then the counselor, must refer the cient to another professional.

As such, counselor must be knowledgeable about cultural and cinically

appropriate sources of referral which they may suggest to the counselee.

Informed consent. Counselors requires counselee to waive or intorm the cients of

the overview of the sessions, and this includes the whole process of the counseling.

Explaining the step-by-step process and the rislks involved (information divulge,

policies and the rights of the counselee to withdraw) provides options for the

counselee to see possible outcomes or alternatives whether to push through or not.

Relationship with Clients. This principle is all about boundaries and limitations

that may arise on the relationship of the client and counselor. This also pertains

within or outside of the counseling session. The counselor must be aware and be
bound by the ethics of professional relationship with clients. Counselors should

be engaged in any personal relationship with the clients. Since clients tend to t

vulnerable and helpless at times, they become dependent on and see the counselor

as a companion. No matter how emotionally vulnerable the clients are, counselors

must set professional limits.

Professionalism. A professional counselor should clarify with the client the type of

activities other than counseling which will be utilized to address the pressing

concerns, the techniques, and counseling procedures that will be employed and the

sort of payment that is expected to be paid if working in a private setting. As a

professional individual, the limitations of confidentiality must also be clarified to

the counselee.

ACTTVITIES

Activity 1.1. A Situational Problem

Objective: Determine the ethical consideration of counselors for every situation

provided.

Directions:

1. Identify the ethical consideration being violated in each situation.

2. Write the answer and explanation on the space provided.

SituatonsS Bthical Consideration / Explanation

| 1. After the session, Counselor Mark

and his client Jane, took an evening

anner a ne nealrDy restaulean

2. Counselor Delvin works with the

government as a school counselor. He

also supervises the testing area tor

soldiers and broadcasts if the soldier

or student has some psychological

problems.

3. Alyssa was not properly informed

about the whole process or the

counseling session. she was not also

allowed to cancel the session._

4. Ogie is a guidance counseor and at

the same time, has a part time job of

selling psychological tests in other

schools.

. Reggie knows fully the extent of the

problem of his client. He even

prescribes medicines to his client who

has difñiculty sleeping despite having

no medical degree or medical license

6. Counselor Norman has special

feelings for his client Fely. Despite this,

he still insists on conducting

_ counseling session with her.

ACTIVITIES

Activity 1.2. A Future Counselor's Dilemma

Objective: Determine the dilemma for each ethical consideration

Direetions: Below is a table in which the Ethical Principles are provided. Your task

1s to provide a situation that violates the given princple. Write your answer on the

space provided.

thical Principle Situation

1. Confidendaliy

2. Relationship with Cients

3. Professionaism

4. Client Welfare

5. Informed Consent

ECHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING

Direction: Complete the idea of the paragraph. Be guided by the sentence

starter. Write your complete name and signature at the end of the task.

For me having Bthical Principles to follow, provides an opportunity for Guidance

Counselors to be.

Complete Name and Signature

POSTTEST|

Direction: Answer the following exercises. Choose the letter that corresponds to
the correct answer. Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper.

1. These are guidelines for the Guidance and Counseling profession.

a. The Professional Ethical Principles of Guidance and Counseling

b. Informed Consent

c. Confidentiality

d. The Ethical Considerations for Psychiatrist and Psychologists

2. The principle that states that the client has the right to privacy.

a. The Professional Ethical Principles of Guidance and Counseling

b. Informed Consent

c. The Ethical Considerations for Psychiatrist and Psychologists

d. Confidentiality

3. Counselors must be knowledgeable about culturally and clinicaly

appropriate sources of referral which they may suggest to the counselee.

a. Professionalism C. Client Welfare

b. Professional Knowledge d. Informed Consent

4. This allows the client to decide whether to participate or terminate the

counseling session process.

a. Client Welfare C. Informed Consent

b. Professionalism d. Confidentiality

5. Counselors should not engage in any personal relationship with the client.

a. Intormed consent . Professionalism

b. Confidentiality 1. Relationship with Clients