Counselors’ Work Values: The Role of Age, Gender and Work Setting

Abstract

Este estudio describe el perfil de valores laborales de los profesionales de counseling en Filipinas, así mismo determina las diferencias en las prioridades en sus prioridades axiológicas en el trabajo.This study described the work value profile and determined the differences in the work value priorities of practicing counselors in the Philippines. Super's (1970) Work Values Inventory was administered to 130 (N=130) counselors practicing in school, community and industrial/organizational settings. The participants had high agreement on the work values they endorsed. The work value profile of counselors in general implied a shared professional culture with a humanistic orientation characterized by emphasis on altruism, personal development, self-actualization, and interpersonal relatedness. Counselors of different age, gender and work setting differ significantly in the work values they endorsed. Implications of these findings were discussed.