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Guidance and Counseling
Guidance and Counseling
Guidance and Counseling
COUNSELING
GUIDANCE
1. According to Ruth Strang:
Counseling is an interactive
process conjoining the counselee
who need assistance and the
counselor who trained and educated
to give this assistance.
According to Pepinsky and
Pepinsky (1954)
Counseling is that interaction which
Occurs between two individuals
called counselor and clients.
Takes place in professional setting
and
Is initiated and maintained to
facilitate changes in the behaviour of
a client.
According to Patterson:
Counseling is the process
involving interpersonal relationships
between a therapist and one or more
clients by which the former employs
psychological methods based on
systematic knowledge of the human
personality in attempting to improve
the mental health of the later.
Purposes of Counseling
1. To give the student information on
matters important to his success.
2. To help the student in solving his
problems.
3. To establish mutual understanding
between students and teachers.
4. To help the student work out a plan
for solving his difficulties.
Cont….
Counseling is democratic.
Steps or Phases of Counseling.
G ---- Greet the client
A ---- Ask clients about themselves.
T ---- Give information of Strategies of
coping mechanisms
H ---- Help the client to choose a
method.
E ---- Explain how to use a method.
R ---- Return for follow-up.
Counseling process.
I. Phase-1: Establishing Relationship:
Introduce yourself.
Listen attentively.
Always address the individual by
his/her name.
Ensure physical comfort.
Do not interrupt the individual
while he is talking.
Observe non-verbal
communication.
II. Phase- 2: Assessment:
III. Phase- 3: Setting Goals:
The skills of drawing inference.
Differentiation and
Liason officer
Teacher from
academic disciplines.
Parents.
Librarian.
Warden.
Medical staff.