SACRED HEART OF JESUS MONTESSORI SCHOOL

J.R. Borja Extension, Gusa, Cagayan de Oro City

Montessori-Based Learning
Learning Instructional Packets (LIPs)
DISCIPLINES ANS IDEAS IN THE APPLIED SOCIAL SCIENCES WEEK 2
S.Y ______________

Name: ________________________________________________ Date submitted: ________________

Grade & Section: ______________________________________ Teacher: _______________________

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Content Standard: The learners demonstrate an understanding of social sciences and applied social sciences

Performance Standard: The learner is able to … explain clearly public perceptions about the work of social sciences and
applied social science practitioners

Essential Understanding (EU):

Essential Question:

1.What are the main concerns of Social Sciences and Applied Social Sciences?
2.How do social scientists and applied study society?

I. LEARNING COMPETENCY
 identify the goals and scope of counseling (HUMSS_DIASS 12-Ia-2)
 explain the principles of counseling (HUMSS_DIASS 12-Ib-5)

Objectives:
At the end of the lesson, 100% of the learners will be able to:
1. demonstrate high level of understanding of the goals, scope, and basic principles of counselling
through essay writing; and
2. value the importance of counseling
3. Integrate values (fruit of normalization of the month, beatitude & PVMGO);
4. obtain at least 75% mastery level

Target Goal/s: I can ....________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________________

II. LEARNING CONTENT

Module 2 Disciplines of Counseling

Lesson 2: Social Sciences and Applied Social Sciences; Disciplines of Counseling

Materials:
1. LIPs

References:
1. MELCs
2.

III. LESSON PRESENTATION

PRE-ASSESSMENT ACTIVITY
Directions: Before the chapter study. Read each statement carefully. Place a check mark (√) if you agree with the statement and cross
(X) if you do not agree. Answer directly in your notebook.

Statements √ or
X
1. Social science is defined as a branch of science which deals with the study of society and the relationship of individuals to their environment.

2. Applied social sciences applies social scientific theories and knowledge from social sciences to the physical environment or society.

3. Anthropology refers to the study of humans.

4. History is a study of the past, principally how it relates to humans.

5. Linguistics is the scientific study of language and its structure.

6. Counselling is a process which helps the client (counselee) clarify and address problems.

7. Individual and Family Counseling are considered as the goals of counseling.

8. Facilitate change of behavior to the client is one of the scopes of counseling.

9. Listening skills is the number one skill that a counselor should always consider in a counseling process.

10. It is important to know counseling because it helps people navigate difficult life situations, such as the death of a loved one, divorce, natural
disasters, school stress and the loss of a job.

Task 1. Picture Analysis:

Review Social Sciences Discipline through picture analysis. Choose the correct word found inside the box.

Anthropology Economics
Linguistics Psychology
Sociology Political Science
History Geography

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 Social Sciences or simply called pure social sciences is defined as a branch of science which deals with the study of society and the
relationship of individuals to their environment. It has many branches which include: Anthropology, Economics, Geography, History,
Linguistics, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, and Demography.

 Anthropology refers to the study of humans. As a social science discipline, it examines all aspects of human life and culture. It
seeks to understand human origins and adaptation, and the diversity of cultures and worldviews.
 Economics studies the production, distribution, exchange, and consumption of goods and services. It deals with the optimum
allocation of scarce resources among its alternatives to satisfy the unlimited human wants and needs of the people.
 Geography is the science of place. It is the social science that studies the distribution and arrangement of all elements of the
earth’s surface. Geography studies not only the surface of the earth but also the location and distribution of its physical as well as
cultural features, the patterns that they form, and the interrelation of these things as they affect people.
 History is a study of the past, principally how it relates to humans. It describes or narrates and analyzes human activities in the
past and the changes that these had undergone. In its broadest sense, history is the totality of all past events.
 Linguistics is the scientific study of language and its structure. It involves the description of languages, the investigation of their
origin, the inquiry of how children acquire language, and how individuals learn languages other than their own. Linguistics also
deals with the relationships between or among languages and with the manner languages change over time.
 Political science is a social science discipline that studies systems of government, and the analysis of political activity and
behavior. It is the systematic study of politics.

 Psychology is the scientific study of behavior and mental processes. It is “the scientific study of behavior and the mind.” These
cannot actually be seen, only inferred from observable behavior.” The term psychology comes from two Greek words: ‘psyche,’
which means “breath, spirit, or soul,” and ‘logos,’ 'the study of.'
 Sociology is the scientific study of human social relations or group life. It primarily deals with social interaction or the responses
of persons to each other.
 Demography is the interdisciplinary study of the size, growth, and distribution of human populations. It examines statistics such
as births, deaths, income, or the incidence of disease, which illustrate the changing structure of human populations. Main areas of
inquiry include human population dynamics and human population change. It also involves the study of the structure of
populations and how populations change over time due to births, deaths, migration, and aging.

Source:https://ourhappyschool.com/ap-social-studies/nine-social-science-disciplines

Applied Social Sciences also called as practical social sciences are social sciences that apply social scientific theories and knowledge
from social sciences to the physical environment or society. For instance, counseling applies the theories of Psychology and other
helping professions to empower individuals to make wise career choices. Both basic or applied social science are required for human
development. However, applied social sciences cannot stand on their right but instead, relies on basic social sciences progress. In
reality, the industry and private organizations tend to focus more on applied social sciences given their practical value, while Higher
Education Institutions study both basic and applied social sciences. There are three disciplines under Applied Social Sciences, namely:
Counseling, Social Work, and Communication.

Counseling
Counseling comes from the Latin word “Consilium” meaning plan, council, wisdom and advice. Counseling is a profession
and a helping relationship that facilitates the development of individuals, groups and families that are based on the principle of
empowerment that helps achieve personal, social, educational and career development. This is contrary to our shared definition of
counseling which focused advice giving, but it more of a process which helps the client (counselee) clarify and address problems.

People who use Counseling in their work

A list of professionals who used counseling in their work are the following:

❖ Counseling / Clinical Psychologists

❖ Welfare Workers
❖ Teachers
❖ Nurses, Health visitors, and midwives
❖ Occupational and speech therapists
 ❖ Social workers
❖ Physiotherapists
❖ Ministers of Religion
❖ Voluntary and Youth workers

Goals of Counseling
Different individuals have various issues and concerns in life. Their reason for consulting a Counselor or a Counseling Psychologist
differs based on their problems and concerns. Why are people coming to see a counselor or a counseling psychologist? What is the
goal of counseling?

The following are some goals of counseling:

a. Facilitate change of behavior - counseling has specific goals, this specific goal will help both of the client and the counselor
understand what specific change of behavior is desired.

b. Promote decision making - this enables individual make critical decisions but not to decide which decisions the clients should
make to acquire understanding not only of their abilities, opportunities, and interests but also their emotions, behavior, and
attitudes that could interfere their choices and decisions.

c. Enhance coping skills and adjustment - There are a lot of pressures in life that a person will face in his/her lifetime. It is the
goal of counseling to empower individuals that can enhance coping skills and adjustment to be able to adapt and survive in this
complex society we are living.

d. Improve relationship skills - Many people go to a counselor because of poor self-esteem or inadequate social skills, some of
them might be bullied by classmates, and it is the goal of counseling to help the client improve the quality of life by becoming
more effective in teaching life skills and interpersonal skills to improve relationships.
e. Facilitate counselee or client potential - one of the counseling goals is to help an individual maximize his freedom and seek
individual’s effectiveness by giving him or her control over his environment and/or overcome. Counselors are working with
people with excessive smoking, depression, and aggression they help them to take care better of their clients holistically:
physical, psychological and spiritual.

In summary, it is the ultimate goal of counseling to help individuals realize their full potential or become self-actualized,
maintain an adequate level of development and encourage them to verbalize an unexpressed feeling.

Scope of Counseling
Since all professions have scopes and limitations, counseling also a profession has a scope which will be based on the law which
regulates its practice. This practice may be done individually, by the group and in the community by the provision of the law.

➢ Individual Counseling
Identity problems, relationships, anxiety, depression, family problems, behavior management, gender (identity and sexuality),
grief/bereavement, relationships, sexual abuse recovery, workplace stress and relationships, drug abuse, eating disorders, HIV,
spirituality, status and middle age syndrome.

➢ Marital and Pre-marital Counseling

Marital and relationship dynamics, Relationship and fertility issues

➢ Family Counseling
Children and adult behaviors, divorce/annulment and separation problems and adjustments, family problems, life stages,
transitions, parenting and remarriage relationship counseling.

Principles of Counseling
There are principles of counseling that should be observed in a counseling relationship and process. These basic principles are
essential requirements for the counseling relationship to be efficient and to achieve its goals. The basic principles are the following:

a. Listening skills - This is the number one skill that a counselor should always consider in a counseling process. When listening
attentively to the client to show that we are interested and we respect him/her whatever situation he/she have right now. This will
result in emphatic understanding and can exploit develop a positive and healthy interaction with the client.
b. Resistance - human behavior is very complex, and people respond to things differently. It is important for counselors not to take
client’s resistance personally since some resistance to therapeutic change is natural.
c. Respect - Counselor should have respect for his/her client no matter how weird, strange, peculiar, different the customer is with
you. A counselor should be neutral and must be objective no matter what. There are times that the counselor do not like the
customer, in that case, a counselor must put away personal feelings and treat the client with respect. A counselor should always
see him/herself on the client’s situation, trying to put his shoe on the shoes of his/her client.
d. Empathy or Unconditional Positive Regard - This is based on the writings of Carl
Rogers, these two principles go along with particular and effective listening skills. Empathy requires listening and understanding
client’s feeling and their perspective. This principle should be part of the counselor’s characteristics since the success of
counselee-counselor relationship will depend on the quality of rapport built along the process.

e. Clarification, confrontation, and interpretation - These principles are techniques of therapeutic intervention that are advanced.
Clarification is an attempt by the therapist to restate what the client is either saying or feeling so the client may learn something
or understand the issue better. Confrontation is a skill that can assist clients to increase their self-awareness that can be used to
highlight discrepancies that clients have been previously unaware of while interpretation is when the counselor tries to interpret
the client’s situation based on noting and reflection of their story.
f. Transference and Counter-transference - a process somewhat related to projection. It is important to understand transference
reactions for this help the client gain more understanding of important aspects of their emotional life. Counter-transference refers
to the emotional and perceptional reactions the counselor has towards the client.

Activity # 2 NAME THAT PRINCIPLE!

Directions.

1. Among the six principles that we discussed namely; listening skills, resistance, respect, empathy or unconditional positive
regard, clarification, confrontation, and interpretation, transference and counter-transference, which will you choose to
represent the most?

______________________________________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Why this principle? What aspect of the principle influences you? Explain your answer in two paragraphs with at least 200
words. Write your explanation in your notebook.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Activity #3 Compare and Contrast Graphic Organizer

Directions: Copy and complete the chart below. Classify the following disciplines and categorize them if they belong to
the Social Sciences or to the Applied Social Sciences. Write your answer in your notebook.

Disciplines to be categorized:
Anthropology Psychology Communication
Political Science Social Work Sociology
Counselling History Demography
Geology Economics
 Social
Sciences

Applied
Social
Sciences

I have learned that _______________________________________

I have realized that _______________________________________

I will apply__________________________________________________

What is the importance of counseling? _______________________

If given a chance to become a counselor, what are the characteristics do

you think that a counselor should have? Why? ____________________