Filipino counselors' worldviews and their use of religious/spiritual interventions in counseling
Date of Publication
2001
Document Type
Master's Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science in Guidance and Counseling
Subject Categories
Educational Methods
College
Br. Andrew Gonzalez FSC College of Education
Department/Unit
Counseling and Educational Psychology
Thesis Adviser
Barbara Wong Fernandez
Defense Panel Chair
Rose Marie S. Clemena
Defense Panel Member
Carmelita P. Pabiton
Naomi R. Ruiz
Abstract/Summary
This study determines Filipino counselors' worldviews (Psychodynamic, Behavioral, Humanistic and Cognitive approaches) of Filipino counselors and their use of religious/spiritual interventions in counseling. It also seeks to find out the relationship between worldviews and religious/spiritual practices and the difference in the use of religious/spiritual practices among the different groups, namely, counselors with non-master's degree versus counselors with master's degree and above, school counselors versus counselors from other settings, and lay counselors versus religious counselors.The survey method was used involving 125 respondents who met the following criteria: a) Filipinos, b) counselor trainees with 12 units in counseling or a master's degree or doctoral degree in counseling and c) were practicing counselors in varied settings. The respondents answered two instruments: the first was used to determine the counselors' worldview of the nature of man based on four counseling approaches and the second, to determine the religious and spiritual practices that were used. A Focus Group Discussion was conducted to confirm the findings from the checklist.
The results showed that Filipino counselors were predominantly humanistic (M=2.07) in worldview on a scale of 0 to 3 but also believed in cognitive (M=1.80) and behavioral (M=1.65), and mildly believed in psychodynamic (M=1.20) worldviews. The Filipino counselors sometimes used spiritual practices (M=3.24) and hardly used religious practices (M=3.54). There was a significant relationship between humanistic worldview and spiritual practices (r=-.214, p.05), and between behavioral worldview and spiritual practices (rBased on the findings, the general conclusion drawn was that Filipino counselors have a spectrum of worldviews which is predominantly humanistic, and to a lesser degree, cognitive and humanistic. Both 'lay' and 'religious' counselors occasionally use spiritual practices, but the latter adhere to religious practices as well in their counseling tasks.
Abstract Format
html
Language
English
Format
Accession Number
TG03227
Shelf Location
Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F Henry Sy Sr. Hall
Physical Description
97 leaves ; 28 cm.
Keywords
Counseling; Counselors; Perception; Psychotherapy
Recommended Citation
Pappaliparambil, P. (2001). Filipino counselors' worldviews and their use of religious/spiritual interventions in counseling. Retrieved from https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_masteral/2624