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The document discusses different types of counselors and their work settings: 1) Counselors work in schools at all levels from elementary to higher education. Their role is to provide counseling services focused on prevention and development. 2) Counselors also work in community settings like mental health agencies, employment services, and family practices. 3) Some counselors work privately by maintaining a private practice or combining private work with community agency employment, allowing them to serve clients relevant to their expertise and location. 4) Government counselors work for agencies focused on social welfare, health, and education like public schools and youth/family services.

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Lesson 4

The document discusses different types of counselors and their work settings: 1) Counselors work in schools at all levels from elementary to higher education. Their role is to provide counseling services focused on prevention and development. 2) Counselors also work in community settings like mental health agencies, employment services, and family practices. 3) Some counselors work privately by maintaining a private practice or combining private work with community agency employment, allowing them to serve clients relevant to their expertise and location. 4) Government counselors work for agencies focused on social welfare, health, and education like public schools and youth/family services.

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Counselors in Schools

According to Gibson and


Mitchell (2003), counselors
are recognized especially in
the preventive interventions
and developmental stage.
There are elementary school
counselors, junior high school
counselors, secondary school
counselors, counselors in vocational
schools, counselors in higher
education, and counselors in
community and junior colleges.
The counseling service in the schools
is usually located under the student
affairs program. It is under the
supervision of the Dean of Students
Affairs.
Counselors in the Community
Setting
refers to employment in community, agency,
and other non-school professional
situations. Counselors can be found in
the community and mental health agencies,
employment and rehabilitation agencies,
correctional settings, and marriage and
family practice. (Gibson and Mitchell, 2003)
Counselors in the Private Sector

refers to counselors who decided to do full


time work as private practitioners or engage
in part-time private practice while employed
by community agencies. This is feasible if the
counselors' expertise and specialization
match or relevant to an adequate client
population in the geographic area (Gibson
and Mitchell, 2003).
Counselors in the Government

counselors are also present in various


agencies of government or institutions
supported by the government that is into
social welfare, health, and education.
Relevant agencies or institutions include
public schools, public social welfare agencies
such as that for the youth, children, and
aging.
1. In the column found at the
Directions: extreme left of the matrix are the
work settings or
areas of a counselor.
2. In the center column, write the
roles of a counselor in each work
area.
3. In the column found at the
extreme right, write the possible
clients or customers.
Work settings Main Roles Possible
of Counselor Clients
SCHOOL

COMMUNITY
SETTING

PRIVATE SECTOR

GOVERNMENT

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