It is a time of change...

Often its great, but there can be tough times too finding friendssettling into a new environmentdifficulties with concentrationnew challengesfamily difficultiestraumatic experiences

Tough times can leadto different reactionsanxiety difficulty concentratingfamily tensionslack of motivationobsessive behaviourdifficulty sleepingphobiasrelationship problemsdepressionsocial anxietyproblem alcohol useeating disordersperfectionismaddictionself-harmsuicidal thoughts

We can all experience different aspects of these reactions at times

The question is:

how severe?how persistent?impact on daily life?

Why talk to a counsellor?Counsellors are differentfrom friends and family

they are outside your daily lifewill not judge, criticise or make assumptionsneutralonly source of information about you is you

Why talk to a counsellor?

You might need:

space to talkno pressureprofessional advice

Counselling can help to ...understand oneselfacknowledge feelingswork through themchange negative patternsconsider optionsmake choices

concerns when thinking about counsellingDoes going to a counsellor mean Im a failure?I dont want to be reminded of how bad I feelI can sort my problems on my ownNo-one can understand how I feelI really must be in a bad wayI dont want to talk to a strangerMaybe I wont like the counsellorIt might make me worseIts like saying Im weakOnce you start counselling it never endsSuppose I wont know what to say?What would my friends think?I might get upsetCounselling could get in the way of my studiesIf I go to counselling will it all be sorted?I feel ashamed of my problems

Coming to counsellingtakes courage -it involves facing yourself

Counselling is a commitment of time and energy

Counselling is an investment inyou

MEANING OF COUNSELLING

Counselling is the service offered to the individual who is under going a problem and needs professional help to overcome it. The problem keeps him disturbed high strung and under tension and unless solved his development is hampered or stunted. Counseling therefore is a more specialized service requiring training in personality development and handling exceptional groups of individuals

*Meaning Of CounselingA supportive and empathic professional relationship that provides a framework for the exploration of emotions, behaviors, and thinking patterns, and the facilitation of healthy changes.Counseling is directed towards people experiencing difficulties as they live through the normal stages of life-span development.

Counseling- DefinitionsCounseling is consultation, mutual interchange of opinions or deliberating together.Websters Dictionary

Counseling- Definitions An effort to help the client engage in those types of behavior which will lead to a resolution of the clients problems.(Krumboltz, 1965)

Counseling denotes a professional relationship between a trained counselor and a client. Relationship is usually person-to-person, and is designed to help clients to understand and clarify their views of their life space, and to learn to reach their self-determined goals through meaningful, well-informed choices and through resolution of problem.(Burks & Stefflre, 1979)

Counseling- Definitions An interaction in which the counselor offers another person the time, attention, and respect necessary to explore, discover and clarify ways of living more resourcefully, and to his or her greater well-being.(The BAC, 1999)

Counseling- DefinitionsCounseling is a series of direct contacts with the individual which aims to offer him assistance in changing his attitudes and behavior Carl RegersCounseling is the relationship between two persons in which one of them attempts to assist the other in so organizing himself as to attain a particular form of happiness adjustment to a life situation or in short self actualization. Counseling always involves a one to one relationship, that is client and one guidance worker in a formal or an informal interview situation.James Michael and N.J. Pattan

According to Willey and Andrew Counseling is a mental learning process. Counseling involves two individuals one seeking help and other a professionally trained person helping the first to orient and direct him towards a goals which leads to his maximum development and growth in his environment.

What counseling is not?Giving adviceTeachingPsychotherapyGuidance

Three levels of CounselingInformal Counseling: Can be done without training by eldersNon specialist Counseling: Done as a part of the work of teacherProfessional Counseling: Restricted to the practice by a fully trained professional , usually known as a counsellor

Principles of counselingDedicated to self direction and self realization of the client or the studentDevelopment of the insights and understanding of the relations of self and environmentStructured learning situationMethods vary with the need of the clientPrimarily a preventive and remedial processVoluntary for the student

Counseling- NatureCounseling is aimed at helping people make choices and act on them.Counselors are the people who listen to others and help to resolve difficulties.Counselor develops a relationship which is based on unconditional positive regard and trust.

Counseling- NatureCounseling is a process in which the counselor and the clients involve themselves in a psychological process to solve problems.The counseling is designed to help people make choices and solve problems.The counseling helps in recognizing ones potential and to use this potential in an effective way.

Counseling- CharacteristicsIt is a purposeful learning experience for the client or the subject or the counselee.It is a private interview between the counselor and the clientIt is one to one relationship based upon the mutual confidenceThe counseling process is structured round the felt needs of the counselee The main emphasis in the whole of the counseling process is on the counselees self direction and self acceptance

Aims and Objectives of Counseling

Counseling aims at helping the clients understand and accept themselves as they are, And counseling is to help the student to help himself. The main objective of counseling is to bring about a voluntary change in the client. For this purpose the counselor provides facilities to help achieve the desired change or make the suitable choice. According to Dunsmoor and miller, the purpose of student counseling are - 1. To give the student information on matters important to success. 2. To get information about student which will be of help in solving his problems. 3. To establish a feeling of mutual understanding between student and teacher. 4. To help the student work out a plan for solving his difficulties. 5. To help the student know himself better-his interests, abilities, aptitudes, and opportunities. 6. To encourage and develop special abilities and right attitudes. 7. To inspire successful endeavor toward attainment. 8. To assist the student in planning for educational and vocational choices.

The basic aims of counselling include the following:1. To help students gain an insight into the origins and development of emotional difficulties, leading to an increased capacity to take rational control over feelings and actions.2. To alter maladjusted behaviour.3. To assist students to move in the direction of fulfilling their potential, or achieve an integration of conflicting elements within themselves4. To provide students with the skills, awareness and knowledge, which will enable them to confront social inadequacy