MYTHS & FACTS OF

COUNSELLING
COMING UP ARE FEW STATEMENTS
DECIDE FOR YOURSELF
WHICH ARE
TRUE OR FALSE
AND WRITE
“YES” OR “NO”
FOR EACH STATEMENT
1. COUNSELLING IS GIVING INFORMATION
2. COUNSELLING IS GIVING ADVICE
3. COUNSELLING IS TAKING INTERVIEW
4. COUNSELLING IS SELECTING A CLIENTS
FOR A JOB
5. COUNSELLING IS ASSIGNING JOB TO
CLIENT
6. COUNSELLING IS GIVING EMOTIONAL SUPPORT
TO CLIENT
7. COUNSELLOR INFLUENCES CLIENT’S
ATTITUDES, BELIEFS AND BEHAVIOURS BY
THREATENING OR COERCING
8. COUNSELLING IS UNDERSTANDING CLIENT
COMPASSIONTELY
9. COUNSELLING IS JUST DEVELOPING INSIGHT
INTO THE PROBLEM
10. COUNSELLING MEANS CATHARSIS
11. COUNSELLING IS GIVING INDIRECT
SUGGESTIONS
12. INTERVIEW IS THE MAIN METHOD USED IN
COUNSELLING
13. COUNSELLOR INFLUENSES CLIENT’S ATTITUDES,
BELIEFS,AND BEHAVIOURS BY PERSUADING
AND ADMONISHING
14. COUNSELLING IS UNDERSTANDING CORRECTIVE
EMOTIONAL EXPERIENCES
15. COUNSELLING IS TRANSLATING INSIGHT INTO
ONE’S OWN BEHAVIOUR AND CHANGING THE
BEHAVIOUR
16. COUNSELLING IS PSYCHOLOGICAL GROWTH &
CHANGE
17. COUNSELLING IS MAKING LESS MATURE CLIENT
MORE MATURE
18. COUNSELLING IS MAKING THE CLIENT ACCEPT
THE CHALLENGE, BOUNCE BACK AND FACE THE
SITUATION SUCCESSFULLY
19. COUNSELLLING IS CREATING OPTIMISM,
BRAVERY, POSITIVE APPROACH IN THE CLIENT
20. COUNSELLING IS A HELPING RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN COUNSELLOR AND CLIENT WITH
ACTIVE PARTICIPATION OF BOTH
 NOW LET US SCORE
• COUNT NUMBER OF “YES” RESPONSES IN
THE FIRST 10 STATEMETS

• COUNT NUMBER OF “NO” RESPONSES IN

THE FIRST 10 STATEMETS