Counseling

What is Counseling?

Counseling is a helping relationship between two individuals (A & B) where “A” is a counselor and “B” is a client & it takes place in a professional setting. It is initiated and maintained as a means of facilitating changes in the behavior of a client.

C -Confidential
O- On-going Process
U- Upliftment
N- Nurturing well-being
S- Sharing emotions
E- Empowerment of client
L- Love
I- Intellectual Growth
N- Nurturing Positivity
G- Guidance & hand holding

Counselor

Counselor is a matured and experience person in terms of attitude, skills, and behavior. The client due to some problem is unable to think rationally, realistically, and effectively a solution for his/her problem. Counselor helps her/him in thinking rationally.

Counselor is A

MOTIVATOR
TRAINER
BUILDER
EDUCATOR
GUIDER
MEDIATOR
ORGANIZER
DEVELOPER

Counseling Areas

Adolescent Issues.
Adjustment Issues .
Relationship Issues.
Discipline Issues.
Poor Achievement.
Managing Stress.
Managing Emotions.
Career Issues.
Educational Difficulties.
Family Issues.
Personality Issues.
Value Issues.

Basic Objectives of Counseling

The client should feel better & well equipped with information after meeting the counselor.
The counselor helps the child to help him/her by giving him some useful Tips, skills & techniques.
Client learns balance is in attitudes and knowledge.
Personality enhancement takes place.
Client’s Decision making & problem solving skills improve.
Child becomes self-reliant, self-directed & responsible & well-informed.

Attributes Required in Counseling

Confidentiality
Patience
Respect
Non-judgmental
Genuineness
Empathy
Acceptance
Active listening
Empathy

The Counselor helps ths client in following areas

Improving Studying Skills.
Writing Exams
Memory Techniques.
Career Planning.
Choosing Stream.
Managing Emotions.
Getting along with People.
Appreciating Life.
Communicating Effectively.
Converting Potential into Performance.
Improving Self-Esteem.

Basic Principles in Counseling

Counseling is needed by all people at the various stages of growth.
It is for normal people, less severely disturbed.
It is focused on dissemination of information.
Its focus is on skill building.
Prevention is better than cure is the belief.
Its more activity based, motivational in nature.
Its not limited to only problem children thus children don’t feel stigma to go to a counselor.

Why Career Counselling Sessions is required?

Ask any kid, what he/she wants to become when he/she grows older and pat comes the answer, a doctor, an engineer, a pilot, a teacher, a policeman, fire-fighter, Sachin Tendulkar, Shahrukh khan… the list is endless. Ask the same person the same question when he/she is an adolescent and he/she will shrug a shoulder and say “i don’t know” or i haven’t decided yet. Choosing a career is a major decision & a Good career planning requires matching between a person’s interests, aptitudes, skills & personality with the job requirements.

Career planning process involves:

Knowing Oneself & SWOT analysis
Knowing the world of work
Developing skills, knowledge to become suitable to the Profession

Knowing a person’s interest, abilities, skills & personality is a must in career decision. Every student is unique. Students can be classified as Picture Smart, Word Smart, Sound Smart, Number Smart etc. PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT helps students to explore their interest, skills & special abilities & thus help them in suitable stream selection & choice of Career. The comprehensive knowledge on various Entrance Exams for entry to Courses, eligibility conditions for a course, Nature of Exam etc. are the details required by the students.

An attending Career Counselling session help students in exploring the various options, removing myths regarding career options, and provides comprehensive knowledge which helps student in decision making & grooming the students’ personality towards the job world.

Knowledge is empowerment & thus counsellor play an important role in providing Career Counselling sessions to students & their parents. Group Counselling sessions motivate students to think in the right direction & with the help of Individual Counselling & Psychological assessment students get aware on their interest, abilities & Personality & are better able to plan their future.

Counsellor can use battery of Aptitude Tests, Interest Inventory, IQ tests, Achievement Test, multiple Intelligence tests , Personality Test etc to guide student in the right direction.