LESSON 4

DISCIPLINE AND
IDEAS IN APPLIED
SOCIAL SCIENCES
RIGHTS, RESPONSIBILITIES,
AND ACCOUNTABILITIES OF
COUNSELORS AND ETHICAL
AND
UNETHICAL BEHAVIORS
AMONG COUNSELORS
OBJECTIVES

• 1.
Identify the rights, responsibilities, and
accountabilities of counselors.
• 2. Classify ethical and unethical behaviors
among counselors.
• 3. Display and distinguish ethical and
unethical behaviors among counselors
ACTIVITY 1

•Define the following terms

by identifying related ideas
and use them to form a
meaningful sentence.
• 1. Empathy
• 2. Insensitive
• 3. Judgmental
• 4. Respect
• 5. Unprofessional
 COUNSELOR
• is a qualified individual who uses counseling methods
to help people manage and overcome mental and
emotional issues.
• Counselors provide direction, support and help
patients build coping mechanisms that will guide
through their stressful situations.
• Their duties also include listening to the clients,
asking necessary questions, and developing effective
strategies to improve their lives.
RIGHTS, RESPONSIBILITIES AND
ACCOUNTABILITIES OF A COUNSELLOR

• A. Rights
• The core values of the counselor are a set of attitudes
and skills which have a special regard for the integrity,
authority and autonomy of the client and are firmly
based on the counselor having total respect for universal
human rights and for the person and cultural differences.
WHAT IS THE GUIDANCE AND
COUNSELING ACT OF 2004

• RA 9258, more popularly known as the

Guidance and Counseling Act of 2004, is
a law crafted and designed to
professionalize the practice of guidance
and counseling in the Philippines
• This law basically states that “No person shall engage
in the practice of guidance and counseling without a
valid Certificate of Registration and a valid

Professional Identification Card or a Special Permit” and

that “no corporation, partnership, association or entity
shall operate a guidance and counseling
office,center/clinic, testing center, rehabilitation center,
or otherwise engage in the practice of guidance and
counseling without first securing a permit from the
Board
WHAT THEN ARE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR ONE TO
BE ABLE TO APPLY FOR A LICENSE
UNDER THIS LAW?
FOR ANY PERSON DESIRING ACCREDITATION
UNDER RA 9258, HE OR SHE MUST BE ABLE
TO LIVE UP TO THE FOLLOWING
QUALIFICATIONS

• Ø Be a citizen of the Philippines, or a

foreigner whose country has
reciprocity with the Philippines for the
practice of guidance and counseling.
• Ø Not have been convicted of an
offense involving moral turpitude
• Ø Be a holder of either a
Bachelor’s Degree in Guidance and
Counseling or in other allied
disciplines, a Master’s degree in
Guidance and Counseling from an
institution in the Philippines or
abroad, or a Ph.D. or Ed.D in
Guidance and Counseling or
ART. IV PRACTICE OF GUIDANCE AND
COUNSELING OF RA 9258 SPECIFY THE
RIGHT OF A COUNSELOR.
• Section 28. Right to Privilege Communication
for Guidance Counselor. –
• A certified guidance counselor who is
allowed to practice guidance and
counseling in accordance with this
Act, without the consent of the
client, be examined as to any
communication or information which
has been acquired while attending to
• The protection accorded herein shall also
extend to the records and secretary
• or clerk of a license guidance counselor,
who may not be examined concerning any
fact, the knowledge of which has been
acquired in such capacity.
• Any evidence obtained in violation of this
provision shall be inadmissible for any
purpose and any proceeding.
B. RESPONSIBILITIES
• All clients are entitled to good standards
of practice and care from their
practitioners in counseling.
• Good standards of practice and care
require professional competence; good
relationships with clients and colleagues;
and commitment to being ethically mindful
through observance of professional ethics
 COUNSELORS’ RESPONSIBILITIES

• 1. Assess patients through

detailed conversations,
interviews, and observations to
determine the appropriatetesting
or examination.
2. Diagnose patient’s mental and
emotional disorders
3.Create effective treatment plans
that include counseling,
medication, or other services
4. Work with patient and develop
goals
5.Regularly discuss the treatment plan with
the patient to identify faults or room
for improvement.
6.• Educate appropriate coping
mechanisms to help patients through tough
situations.
7• Record the patient’s progress and
change their treatment plan when needed
C. ACCOUNTABILITY
 1. COUNSELOR TOWARDS ITS CLIENT/S
CONFIDENTIALITY
• It is the counselors’ responsibility that the
client has the confidence in that everything
in the counseling relationship is built on a
foundation of trust that their personal or
any other disclosed information is protected
from inappropriate disclosure to others.
 PRIVACY
• At all times the counselor must make
sure that the counselling relationship is
protected against uncontracted or
inappropriate observation,
includinginterference or intrusion by
others.
 2. COUNSELOR TOWARDS OTHER
PROFESSION
• Counselor shall become knowledgeable about
colleagues and develop positive working
relationships and communication systems.
• Be respectful of differing approaches to
counseling services as well as the traditions
and practices of other professional groups.
• Work to develop and strengthen relations with
interdisciplinary colleagues.
LESSON 2:

CODE OF ETHICS OF
COUNSELORS
 1. COMPETENCE
• Counselors aim to enhance professional
quality with standards.

• They keep their perception objectively

with wide range of understanding.
 2. CONFIDENTIALITY
• Privacy should be considered by a
counselor to become trustworthy.
• All the details and personalities
involved should never be exposed
or disclosed unless there is a
request from a court office.
 3. EMPATHY
• Empathy is the ability to understand,
share, and reflect feelings.
• Empathy is different with sympathy or
the ability of a person to enter or act
the feeling and are sorry about
someone else
• 4. Integrity

• Moral standing and honesty are expressed highly by a counselor. They

should look at their clientele with fairness and equality not with
prejudice and injustice.

• There should be no conflict of interest to avoid inappropriate behaviors.

• The counselor is expected to be open minded to the situation with no

biases involved
5. Respect
• General respect is evident in every counselor. From
promoting rights and dignity to moral and cultural values
of the clientele.
• It also includes self determination wherein the clientele
is autonomous to their decisions or changes of action
not dependent to the counselor.
• Being judgmental and imposing personal approach are
not acceptable actions from a counselor.
• 6. Responsibility

Counselors are accountable with their clientele. Thus, the

welfare and wellbeing of the clientele are prioritized.
- Patience and tolerance are also extended by the counselor and
to never inflict harm in any forms and means to their clientele.
- They should keep professional relations professional with no
indecent interactions.
- Counselors will take full responsibility with systematic
approach in resolving professional and ethical issues.
ACTIVITY 1: ANALOGY

• Directions: Read carefully the following

statements and identify each statement
whether

•Rights, Responsibilities
or Accountabilities .
_____1. The counselor needs to
develop and strengthen relations
towards his/her interdisciplinary
college.
•_____2. The counselor
needs to develop
appropriate coping
mechanism in order to
address its client
_____3. The counselor protection
including its secretary or clerk to
any information or knowledge in
any court proceeding without the
consent of the client.
_____4. The relationship between
the counselor and clients is
bounded by trust and shall never
be disclosed without the
permission from the client.
_____5. The counselor records
every progress of the patient
and properly coordinate the
result with the patient on its
improvement.
 ENRICHMENT ACTIVITY 2: TABLE
COMPLETION

• Directions: Identify the following

whether it is Ethical or Unethical
behavior of a counselor.
1. Competence
2. Injustice
3. Integrity
4. Respect
5. Empathy
6. Insensitive
7. Judgmental
8. Unprofessional
 ETHICAL UN ETHICAL
1. 1.

2, 2.

3, 3.

4. 4.

5. 5.

6. 6.

7. 7.
UNDERSTAND THE FOLLOWING SITUATIONS AND IDENTIFY WHETHER IT
FOLLOWS ETHICAL OR UNETHICAL BEHAVIOR.

1.maintain proper professional

behavior
2. keeping information confidential
3. making indecent social relations
and interactions with the clientele.
•4.sound professional
perception

•5. imposing moral cultural

values on clientele