ROLES, FUNCTIONS,

AND COMPETENCIES
OF COUNSELORS
 HOUSE RULES

1. LISTEN WHEN SOMEBODY IS

TALKING
2. PARTICIPATE IN CLASS
ACTIVITIES
3. PUT YOUR PHONE IN A
SILENT MODE
 At the end of the lesson,
the students should be
able to:
identify the roles,
Objectives functions, and
competencies of a counselor
value the importance of a
counselor to every learner
present differentiated
activities that sum up the
roles, functions and
competencies of a counselor
 1. Can a counselor help fix
the broken part of Butch?
Questions
2. What do you think are
the roles, functions and
competencies of a
counselor?
 Group 1 will give ideas about roles
of a counselor.

Group 2 will be on the functions

Activity of a counselor.
(Concept Mapping)
Group 3 will brainstorm on the
competencies of a counselor.

You are given 5 minutes to do the

activity.
 ROLES OF GUIDANCE COUNSELOR

Assist the person (client) in realizing a change in

behavior or attitude.
Assist them to seek achievement of goals
Assist them to find help
Includes teaching of social skills, effective
communication, spiritual guidance, decision-making,
and career choices.
May sometimes include aiding one in coping with a
crisis.
In some settings, counseling includes premarital
and marital counseling, grief and loss, domestic
violence and other types of abuse

Special counseling situations like terminal illness

(death and dying)

Counseling of emotionally and mentally

disturbed individuals
FUNCTIONS OF GUIDANCE COUNSELOR

The Philippine Republic Act No. 9258 (Sec.2-3)

defines a guidance counselor as a natural person who
has been professionally registered and licensed by a
legitimate state entity and by virtue of specialized
training to perform the functions of guidance and
counseling.
The guidance counselors functions include the use of an
integrated approach to develop a well-functioning
individual primarily through:

1. helping a client develop potentials to the fullest;

2. helping a client plan to utilize his or her potentials to the fullest;

3. helping a client plan his or her future in accordance with his or

her abilities, interests, and needs;

4. sharing and applying knowledge related to
counseling such as counseling theories, tools and
techniques; and

5. administering a wide range of human

development services.
COMPETENCES OF GUIDANCE COUNSELORS

have the ability to administer and maintain career

guidance and counseling programs

can administer career advocacy activities

are capable career advocates

can facilitate conduct of career advocacy in

collaboration with career advocates and peer facilitators
Other Competencies

4 Common Skills

1. Communication Skills ability to actively listen,

demonstrate understanding, ask appropriate questions,
and provide information as needed

2. Motivational Skills skills that influence a helpee to take

action after the helping session or consultation
3. Problem-solving Skills include
differentiating between symptoms and
the problem, pinpointing probable
causes and triggers for the problem,
and then generating a range of possible
solutions to the actual problem.

4. Conflict Resolution Skills involve

learning about styles of conflict
resolution
 QUESTIONS
Does a counselor assist a person with a
problem?

Does he help somebody to develop his

potentials to the fullest?

Does he administer career advocacy

activities?
 QUESTIONS

From your given answer, would you agree that

a counselor is an important person in the lives
of the learners?

Why?
 ACTIVITY
Group I Rap song

Group II Role play

Group III Poem

Criteria:
Content 35 %
Creativity 35 %
Teamwork 20 %
Audience Impact 10 %
Total 100 %
In a 1 whole sheet of
paper, you write a two
paragraph reflection about
the things that you have
learned from our topic
today.
 Thank you !!!

God Bless Everyone.