Qualities of a good Counsellor & body language

Qualities of a good counsellor (1)

Collecting of ideas

Think of an (imaginary or a live) situation in which you seek for an advice (e.g: fear of being pregnant, rape, conflicts with boyfriend, etc.)

What are the qualities of a good counsellor to whom you would like talk to?

Write down the most important quality of a good counsellor

Role Play

• Bad Counsellor

• Observations

• Good Counsellor

• Observations

Qualities of a good counsellor (2)

Apart from professional competence, a good counsellor must have personal aptitudes like:Active listeningReal interest for the adolescents problemPatience Availability (have enough time)Discretion (keep secret)Life experience (testimony).

Body language

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Body language - positive

• Leaning toward a Adolescent

• Smiling

• Presenting interested facial expression

• Maintaining eye contact

• Making encouraging gestures, nodding head

Body language - negative

• Reading from a chart

• Glancing at your watch

• Yawning

• Manipulating the mobile phone

• Looking out the window

• Being restless, moving

• Not maintaing eye contact

Thanks