GOOD DAY!

ASALAMOWALAIKUM WARAHMATOLLAHI WABARAKATOHO.

BY THE WAY MY NAME IS NORHANIFAH S. ATO
FROM CLUSTER: 10
I WILL DISCUSS TODAY IS ALL ABOUT THE
QUALITIES/ COMPETENCY OF AN EFFECTIVE COUNSELLOR
THIS THE WAYS TO
The key to being able to put on all these different hat and remain effective is acquiring the right
skill sets. This is where the appropriate training comes in; the coursework and the curriculum are

1. Encouraging: helps clients to believe in their potential for and development. One of the
primary jobs of a counsellor often involves instilling hope in a hopeless individual.

2. Artistic: to be sensitive and responsive to client’s needs. Implies being creative and
flexible and adjusting the counselling technique to the unique needs of their clients.

3. Emotionally stable: an emotionally unbalance counsellor will probably do more harm

than good for the clients.

4. Empathic and caring: care about people and desire to help those in need. They are
sensitive to the emotional states of others and can communicate an understanding of their
struggle in life. Empathy is the ability to understand and share the feelings of others.

5. Self-aware: enables counsellor to becomes aware of their limitations. Can also hep
counsellors monitor their needs, so they can gratify those needs in a manner that does not
interfere with the counselling process. This is related to self-acceptance, self-esteem, and
self- realization.

6. Self-acceptance- this suggest that counsellor are comfortable with themselves. They
should be working on their personal growth development.

7. Positive self-esteem- this can help counsellor cope with personal and professional lives
and maintain the emotional stability that is central to their jobs.