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BoARD or outbru*cE AND couNsElnc
Resolution No. 0?. : i:'ii^.
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LICENSURE EXAil'INATIOI{ FOR GUIDANCE COUNSELORS
tRegUlabry
WHEREAS, the Professional Board of Guidancg and Counseling
(Boanl) is Vesteid'witti the pwer: '1(h) to prepare,. adopt and issu the
syllabi oi tabte of spetifieatbns of the subjects for examinatbn in
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@nsultation with the acaderne x x x x "(Sec.'9 of R.A. Nq. 8981. cited as
the."PRC Modernizdthfn Act of 2O00"); : ' '
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WHEREAS, Sec. -15, Article lll of R.A. tb. '9258, known as the'Guitlance and
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Counselirig Actof 2004", provides, towf*
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. "$Ee. 15. Scope 6f Examination The, licensure examinatftrn 'for
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"iiuidance counselors shall covEr; ,but are not limited, ,to the. following '
Jubjects:
Ja) Philosophical, Psycftological . and Socidogical foundalions of
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Guidance;
(b)
Counseling Theories, Tools a.nd Technicpres;
(c)
PsyctnlogicalTesting;
' , iti ' orianiaqiion'ar,rd A.dilinistration of Guidance Services;.and '
{e) Group Proess and Pr@ram Developfient.
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The Bqard, subject to,the approval of the commission, may rwise.or. '
exclude any.of'the subpetS and their $yllabi,-and add new ones as the
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need arises"i
of the pregeding
$HEREAS,. the Board, pursu.arit b the'.second.,panagraph
afoie-quoted provisbn and this powef: ."(d) Prepare, adopt,. iqg.ue gl
amend the syllabi for the'subjec'ts in thb licensure _examination in '
. consultation with Commission on Higher Education (CIED)' the acad-.emel' and t
he accrediisd,' pnofpsional organization {Sec-'S-Powe6, Fu1{orlst
Dufies and Responiibilrties af tle Board., Art. ll of Supra Laly), the Bo-Td
. prwided the fotioiuing subjects in. Sec. 15, Rule lll of Board Resolution No'.
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bz, Series of 2007, knorn as.ttre'1RR of R.A. No. 9298",
'socioiogical
'(a) philosophicat, Psychologicat and' , Fourdations of
Guidance
{b}
Counseling Theo.rieg, Topls and:Techniques
(c) Psychologiel Testing
iOi Or6anizatiord Admdistration And Supervision of Guidance $ervices.
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(e) Group Process
(0 Career Guidanca"; and
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Board of Guidance and Counseling
Resoluthm No.02 ' :
Series of 2008
WHEREAS, the Board, after consultation with the academe and other sectors,
decided.{o prepare and adopt the said syllabi for the above-stated
. subj cts;
NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue oi the quasi-legislative (rule ma*ing) power under
.Sec.
5 (ij, Art..ll of R.A. No. 9258, the Board RESOLVES, as it is hereby
RESOL\iED, to prescribe, adopt, and promulgate the syllabi for all the
subjects in the Guidance and Couirseling Licensure Examination which
are appended as integral part of the herein Resolution (Annex'lN')'
These . syitagi shatt be used for the August 2008 Board. Licensyrg
Examination for Guidaricd Counselors and subsequent schedules thereof.
This Resolutidn shall take effect after fifteen (15) days following its full and
complete pubtication in the Ofiicial Gazette or any newspaper of general
circulation in the PhiliPPines.
Let mpy olthis Resolution be'furnished to the Commission on Higher Education
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fior'wide and'extensive dissemination through lhe deans of alf
ichood, colleges, and univereities.ofiering the cbyrse of Guidance and
Counseting a-nd. allied courses and 'the president of the Philippine
Guldance ?nd Counseling Association (PGCA), Inc. for circulation to all
concerned.
2008.
Done in thecity of Manila on 18 day of.
M,{^
Chairman
Member
Attested :
CARLOS G, ALMELOR
Secretpry, Frofessionaf Regulatory Boar{g
APPROVED:

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LEONOR TRIPON-ROSERO
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R.UTI{ RANA PADILLA
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Course Content
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l. Overview of Guidance and Counseling.
A. Fundamental Beliefs on Conipreiensive Guidance Services and Programs
B. Philosophy and Objective5
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Leadership
A. Concepts
B. Qualities
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Competence
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Professionalism
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C. Characteristics and Attitudes '. :
D. Functions and Tasks
lll. Prograrq Elements .
A. Content
. B. Structure
C. Process
D. Resources
F Evaluation
lV. Components of a Gyidance and Counseling Program
A. Cuniculum
, B. GeneralFunctions
' C. Responsive Services
.D.. Counselor Planning
E. Sybtems Support
V. Personnel
n. ibo Description
B. Performance'Based Evaluation
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Vl. Evaluation of Results
A. Guidance ComPete4cY Mastery
B. StudenUPerson Growth and Assessment
Vll. Ethics'
. ' A. Code of Ethics

B. RelationshiPs
Vlll. LegalAspects
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A. Requirements
. B, lssues a-nd Problems
C. Conflict Management '
' D. Refenals
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. Counseling Theories' Tools' and fechniques
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1.. lntioduction
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ll. Dynamics of Counseling {
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B, ErnotionalDimensions
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C. Rel"tionships '
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E. Personhood otthe Counselor ' ' '
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B. Nori-directive
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C. Directive
'D' Adlerian
E' 'Behavjoral
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H. Rational-Emotive TheraPY
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L, Eclectic
|V' Trends in the School' Community, Medica|, |ndustria|Settings
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Vl. Counseling SpecialCases and Selectd Techniques
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FOUNDATIONS OF GUIDANGE AI{D GOUNSELING
( Philosophical, Psy.chological and Sociologi cal)
Course Content
l. Overview of Guidance and Counseling
A" Definition of'Terms
B. Basic Goncepts, Theories, Meth6ds and Techniques of Guidance & Counseling
c.. Goals of any Counselor-Client Relafionship
D. Principles
E. Tools and Techniques
ll. Philosophical Foundation of Guidance
4.. Definition of Terms
B. Four MaiorAreas oJ PhilosoPhy
c. Major Philosophies and. their Exponents
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.Existentialism
Experimentalisrn
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Dualism
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Realism
Pfagmatism
Behaviorism
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Humanism
Progressivism'
Liberalism
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Radicalism
Psycholo$ical Foundation of Guidance
A. Nature ind Scope of PsYchologY
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B. Theories of Human Growth and Development .
C. Structure of PersonalitY
D. View of Human Nature
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E. Stages of Development and their Propnents
lV. Sociological Foundatioh of Guidance
A. Social Nature of {an
B. Culture
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D. Socializatiol
V. Integration of the Three Disciplines
Vi. ithi;al and Legal Considerations related to the Practice of Guidance
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Course Content
l. Overvlew of Group Process
A. Oefinition of Terrns
'TyPes.of GrouPs '
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C. Gharacteristics of GrouPs
. D. , Stages of GrouP DeveloPment
tt. Human Needs, Vaft.es and Devetopment
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Sigmund Freud
B. Erik.Erikssn
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C. Abraham Maslos
' D. 'Jean Piag6t

E. Lawrence Kolberg
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' ltl. Approaches and Tecfrniques in'the Gfoup Process
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A. " Communication
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C. Listening
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L Basics of Measurement and Evaluation
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B. Charac'teristics of Good Measurement and Evaluation lnstruments
ll. Kinds of Test
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Kinds
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B. Non-Test
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-Porttutio (heBfth rwrd,.acad, mic' etc')
lil'. Uses
lv. Procedures
A. Perforinance (lndividual) ::'
B. Paper-pencil (GiouP)
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D. Standardization .r'L
E. Norming
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V. Analysis and tnterpretation.of 't="
Vl. Ethical and Legat Csnsidsrqtio.n Aspects
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Couise Content
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I Aasic Concepts
A. Career, jobs,.vocation
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i B. Career.counselirg, career guldance
C. Career education
J, D. 'Manpower ne'eds
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llj Career Deyelopment
I A. Stages of career development'(career pbthing)
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B. Career Assessment
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{ n. career counseling
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Career Trends and.Prac*icei
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