W1-FGC┊Overview of Guidance and Counseling

Guidance

Shertzer and Stone (1974) define this as the process of helping individuals to understand themselves and their world.

Counselling

Shertzer and Stone (1974) define this as the process that assists individuals to learn about themselves, their environment, and ways to handle their roles and relationships.

Guidance

APA (2021) defined it as something offered at school or elsewhere to students, parents, and other caregivers - that focuses on students’ academic, personal, social, and career adjustment, development, and achievement.

Counselling

APA (2021) defined it as something offered by certified and licensed professionals at all educational levels, from elementary through college and professional school.

Psychologist

Licensure position of someone who has a Master’s Degree in Psychology.

Psychometrician

Licensure position of someone who has a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology, working under a psychologist.

Psychologist

Natural person who is duly registered and holds a valid Certificate of Registration and a valid Professional Identification Card as Professional Psychologist, issued by the Professional Regulatory Board of Psychology (PRBP) and the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) pursuant to Section 3(c), Article III, of R.A. No. 10029, for the purpose of delivering the different psychological services defined under the IRR.

Psychometrician

Natural person who has been registered and issued a valid Certificate of Registration and a valid Professional Identification Card as psychometrician by the PRBP and the PRC in accordance with Sec. 3 (d), Article III of R.A. No. 10029, and is authorized to do any of the following activities; Provided, that these activities shall at all times be conducted under the supervision of a licensed professional psychologist: (1) administering and scoring objective personality tests, structured personality tests, excluding projective tests and other higher level forms of psychological tests; (2) interpreting the results of these tests and preparing a written report on these results; and (3) conducting preparatory intake interviews of clients for psychological intervention sessions.

Ph.D in Psychology

Education completed with research towards a dissertation.

Doctor of Psychology

Education based on clinical work.

Psychologist

Normally has an MA (Philippines) and a PHD (United States) in psychology and approaches therapy from a mostly non-medical standpoint.

Psychiatrist

A medical doctor (who has an MD) who has specialized in psychiatry and approaches therapy from a medical standpoint.

Counseling psychologist

Do similar work as clinical psychologists, but tend to work with people dealing with more common and less severe problems.

Educational Psychologist

Improve curriculum, teacher education, and standardized tests.

School Psychologist

Test and counsel children with school-related problems.

Industrial and Organizational Psychologist

Work in business and industry to: Improve HR departments; Improve staff morale; and Increase worker productivity

Psychologist

Usually have masters/doctorate. Trained in methods, knowledge, and theories of psychology.

Clinical Psychologist

Treat psychological problems or do research on therapies and mental illnesses

Counselling psychologist

Treat milder problems, such as poor adjustment at work or at a school

Counselor

Person trained to give guidance on personal, social, or psychological problems.

Responsibility to Students

This section includes the following:

A.1. Supporting Student Development

A.2. Confidentiality

A.3. Comprehensive Data-Informed Program

A.4. Academic, Career and Social/Emotional Plans

A.5. Dual Relationships and Managing Boundaries

A.6. Appropriate Referrals and Advocacy

A.7. Group Work

A.8. Student Peer-Support Program

A.9. Serious and Foreseeable Harm to Self and Others

A.10. Underserved and At-Risk Populations

A.11. Bullying, Harassment and Child Abuse

A.12. Student Records

A.13. Evaluation, Assessment and Interpretation

A.14. Technical and Digital Citizenship

A.15. Virtual/Distance School Counseling

Responsibility to Parents/Guardians, School and Self

This section includes the following:

B.1. Responsibilities to parents / guardians

B.2. Responsibilities to the school

B.3. Responsibilities to self

Guidance and Counseling Act of 2004

Known as R.A. NO. 9258

March 2 2004

When was R.A. NO. 9258 made?

R.A. NO. 9258

Defined as An Act Professionalizing the Practice of Guidance and Counseling and Creating for this Purpose a Professional Regulatory Board of Guidance and Counseling, Appropriating Funds Therefor and for Other Purposes

Guidance and Counselling

PROFESSION that involves the use of an INTEGRATED APPROACH to the DEVELOPMENT of a WELL-FUNCTIONING INDIVIDUAL

Guidance Counselor

NATURAL PERSON who has been REGISTERED and ISSUED a VALID CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION and a VALID PROFESSIONAL IDENTIFICATION CARD by the Professional Regulatory Board of Guidance and Counseling and the Professional Regulatory Commission (PRC) in accordance with this Act and by virtue of specialized training performs for a fee, salary or other forms of compensation, the functions of guidance and counseling under Sec. 3 (a) of this Act.

Section 12

What section states all applicants for registration for the practice of Guidance and Counseling shall be required to undergo a licensure examination?

Section 13

This section states the following qualifications for examination:

• a citizen of the Republic of the Philippines or a foreigner whose country has reciprocity with the Philippines in the practice of Guidance and Counseling;

• has not been convicted of any offense involving moral turpitude by a competent court; and

• holder of a Bachelor's Degree in Guidance and Counseling or in other Allied Disciplines and a master's degree in Guidance and Counseling from an institution in the Philippines or abroad recognized or accredited by the CHED

Section 15

This section expands on the scope of the examination:

• Philo, Psych, and Socio Foundations of Guidance

• Counseling Theories, Tools, and Techniques

• Psychological Testing

• Org & Admin of Guidance Services

• Group Process and Program Development

Section 17

This section states the following:

• To be qualified as having passed the licensure examination for guidance and counselors, a candidate must have obtained a WEIGHTED GENERAL AVERAGE OF SEVENTY-FIVE (75%), with NO GRADE LOWER THAN SIXTY (60%) in any given subject.

• However, an examinee who obtains a weighted average of SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT (75%) OR HIGHER but OBTAINS A RATING BELOW SIXTY PERCENT (60%) must RETAKE WITHIN TWO (2) YEARS from the date of the last examination.

• The subjects or subjects retaken must have each a RATING of NO LESS THAN SEVENTY-FIVE (75%) in order to QUALIFY as having PASSED the examination

75

To be qualified as having passed the licensure examination for guidance and counselors, a candidate must have obtained a WEIGHTED GENERAL AVERAGE OF ___ %, with NO GRADE LOWER THAN SIXTY (60%) in any given subject.

60

To be qualified as having passed the licensure examination for guidance and counselors, a candidate must have obtained a WEIGHTED GENERAL AVERAGE OF SEVENTY-FIVE (75%), with NO GRADE LOWER THAN ___ % in any given subject.

2

However, an examinee who obtains a weighted average of SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT (75%) OR HIGHER but OBTAINS A RATING BELOW SIXTY PERCENT (60%) must RETAKE WITHIN ____ YEARS from the date of the last examination.

Section 24

This section states that permits are denied if a person is the following are found:

•  Conviction of an Offense involving moral, turpitude by a competent court;

• Finding of Guilt by the Professional Regulatory b Board for immoral and/or dishonorable conduct; and

  • Declaration by the court of the applicant as being insane

R.A. 11036

This is the National Mental Health Policy.

Section 14

In this section, the quality of mental health services are:

• Based on medical and scientific research findings; 

• Responsive to the clinical, gender, cultural and ethnic and other special needs of the individuals being served;

• Most appropriate and least restrictive setting:

• Age appropriate; and

• Provided by mental health professionals and workers in a manner that ensures accountability

Data Security, Privacy, and Confidentiality

Risks to data security, privacy, and confidentiality may increase when using freely available software, which may be less secure

 Clinical Safety of Telepsychiatry Recipients

Helping professionals providing telepsychiatric interventions should monitor their patients for safety and refer to “actual” services accordingly

Legal, Regulatory, and Financial Concerns 

Licensing, care reimbursement, and malpractice insurance issues may arise.

Informed Consent for Services

An updated version of a questionnaire with the most important aspects of informed consent for online psychotherapy should aid psychotherapists’ informed-consent practices.

Social Justice Concerns

Many patients or clients may not have the technology and personnel available to them to meet our aforementioned guidance about competence and quality of services.

Educational Guidance

Guidance for academics or learning.

Vocational Guidance

Guidance for jobs or careers.

Personal Guidance

Guidance for the Self or an Individual.

Social Guidance

Guidance for a Group or Interpersonal.

ASCA and the Philippine Model