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The Power Of TEACHING – Part 4


Indian perceptions of counseling

Counseling in schools is the bridge that fills the physical, psychological, and social needs of the child. School counseling requires proper recognition and all efforts to be put together to utilize the psychological skill in preventing and responding to the various psychosocial needs of the school children.

The Indian society with its strong family bonds, a warm community feeling, and spiritual essence has been providing the shock absorbers in times of crisis and a support system to deal with the various psychosocial issues.
Perhaps, this is one reason for the slow growth of the counseling profession in India.

In the recent years, the Indian society seems to have undergone a total metamorphosis with changing roles of women, a breakdown of the joint family system, increased competitiveness in schools, immense technological advances, peer and parents pressures resulting in stress and strain for the children, where school counselors are like a blessing to the students and to the parents to cope with these situations towards maintaining the mental health of the younger generation.

Counseling and its importance
Need for counseling in schools in India

A big question in the minds of today’s educators, policymakers, and parents is whether there is a real need for counseling in Indian schools, or are we just trying to ape the American norms? Indian society needs to assess whether there really is room for a professional school counselor. Also, it is important to assess whether the Indian society is ready to accept the services of a counselor or is burdened with stigma towards this service.

In spite of these speculations; there is definitely a need for counseling in schools in India. As

1. There is evidence of an increasing number of suicide cases among school students.

2. Changing trends such as working mothers, divorces, and single parent has reduced the emotional cushioning of their families

3. The immense technological advances, the increased social life, and issues such as drug abuse have contributed to stress and strain on the students.

4. The Students undergo,

* Prolonged feelings of unhappiness, withdrawal, tiredness, lack of interest in

daily activities

* Disturbance in eating or sleeping patterns

* Difficulties in attention, concentration, or memory

* The feeling of helplessness or overwhelming

* Sudden shifts in mood or behavior

* Increased irritability or suspiciousness towards others

* Problems in forming and maintaining relationships

* Difficulties in getting along with peers, family, or authority figures

* Lack of capacity at work

* State of low confidence or low self-esteem

Counseling leads to,

Academic success – The school counselors can help the students in realizing their highest potential by removing blocks to academic success if any.

Personal and Social development – The school counselor helps to identify the talents of the students and helps to nurture these talents by helping them improve their communication and interpersonal skills.

Resolving psychosocial problems – Stress, loneliness, bullying, ragging, peer adjustments, parents, and teacher pressure are some of the possible psychosocial problems of students that can be resolved by a school counselor.

Counseling for the teachers and the school staff

The teachers and the school staff need counseling besides, to deal effectively with the huge number of students with unique individualities coming from diverse backgrounds.

It helps them to,
1. Understand the futility of the Corporal Punishment
2. Feel that each child is unique and accept every student as he/she is
3. Identify the learning disabilities of the students
4. Identify psychosocial/adjustment problems of the child
5. Focus on the overall development of the students

Career Counselors and their functionalities
Career counselors are those who are involved in counseling students, graduates, and working professionals to make them not only understand their skills and abilities but also give them insight on their course of study, job, and career respectively.

“It’s not what you achieve, it’s what you overcome. That’s what defines your career​”
As per the saying, we work towards making the people overcome their obstacles which eventually leads them to be achievers

Qualities to be possessed by the counselors

Listening

* Hold patience in listening to a candidate which makes them trust you
* Ever, do remember and ensure that ​“You listen to understand, rather you listen to respond”.​

ü Active listening and responding appropriately are two of the key skills; a counselor must apply during one-to-one counseling sessions with a client.

ü Active listening helps you to collect all the necessary information that you need to gather from the client’s end.

ü Listening makes the person (client) feel worthy and respected. When the counselor gives all his or her attention in listening, the client responds positively by interacting on a deeper level and perhaps, feels comfortable to disclose the personal information if required

ü Effective listening helps communication to remain open and positive. Techniques involved in active listening
Facing the client

ü Maintaining eye contact helps the client to understand, that you are interested in listening to them.

ü Responding them fitly, by eyebrow-raising or supplying other more direct responses, such as “​ Okay, Yes”​ prompts the client to continue talking.

ü Focusing purely on what the client is saying will enable the counselor to follow the logical flow of the conversation with ease.

ü The less a counselor must speak, than the client during this phase and may ask questions only to get clarity if required.

Reflective Listening
ü This is the counselor’s process of restating what has just been said by the client, so that

the client understands that the counselor has clearly heard what they have disclosed.
ü It can be done by, “​ Paraphrasing” where the counselor offers a concise statement of the client’s message.

Empathy

Get yourself intensely into their (clients) situation

ü Empathy involves a counselor, sharing the emotional state of the client.
ü Empathy facilitates effective communication and promotes a stronger relationship between the client and the counselor.

How to express empathy
ü Create a safe, nurturing, confidential, and a calm environment for the client.
ü Usage of verbal cues such as ​“I see”, “Tell me more”,​ enables the client to share more

information about his/her life circumstances.
ü Truly listen to the client’s words and observe what she/he is experiencing.

A genuine interest in others

Show your selfless interest in understanding them (clients)
ü The Counselor must establish an interest in the client’s wellbeing, problems, and difficulties.

ü It is the counselor’s responsibility to give his/her undivided attention throughout the counseling session that helps the client,

To improve the quality of their lives

* To fix their problems

* To make positive changes

Express positive regard
Be polite and accept the client as they are, if they display hyper state behavior at any point of time

Few clients may feel like they’re ignored by others and can feel worse thinking they are unvalued and unaccepted.

So, in these cases, besides empathy, unconditional positive regard remains as one of the core conditions in counseling.
Key components to exhibit positive regard

ü Respect for the client
ü Being non-judgmental
ü Valuing the client as a unique individual and accepting their views, opinions and

beliefs
ü Being compassionate and understanding the client’s personal struggles and problems

Concreteness

Perceive things sensibly. Do not be abstract or imaginary
ü Establish a deeper understanding with the client and get to know who they are, what

they feel. It encourages the client’s self-awareness and self-realization.
ü If a counselor observes a client (say, a student) experiencing an issue on learning a subject, it may be due to various factors such as his/her environment, interest, teachers, etc..Only if the counselor analyzes his/her situation deeply, the exact reason for the

the problem could be found.
ü Instead if the client’s problem of “learning a subject” is directly perceived as, his/her

inability to learn a subject, then it leads to a false imagination of the problem.
ü This can be avoided if the counselor follows the “​ Humanistic Approach​” of counseling and focuses predominantly on an individual’s personal potential, creativity and

psychological understanding.

Facilitate exploration

Make your candidate, the ease of gaining knowledge based on his/ her interest

ü Clients must be committed to self-exploration in identifying their interests and integrating those with the opportunities available.
ü Empower the clients to start setting goals and to practice required traits that enable them to move beyond their limitations and discover greater life and career satisfaction.

Skills to be imbibed by a counselor

People and Observational Skills
Possess strong interpersonal skills to determine students’ abilities, interests, and personality traits

ü Interpersonal skills help the counselor,

1. Tointeractwiththeclientsefficiently

2. To deal with stress when counseling the client

3. To increase the level of understanding

4. To promote the well being of clients

ü When it comes to observational skills, the Counselor must be capable of observing the body

the language that is being displayed, the tone, the speed, and the pitch of voice delivered by

the clients.

ü Observing all these helps the counselor to understand the basic personality of a person

well in advance even before the in-depth counseling session starts

Critical thinking Skills

Develop critical thinking skills, including a logical approach to perceive a problem and to find the solutions for those

ü The ability of the counselors to think critically helps them to properly conceptualize clients’ issues.

Critical thinking skill of a counselor includes,

Analyzing the problem deeply before arriving at conclusions

ü Counselor has to avoid being judgmental and must be open-minded in identifying the adequate cause of the issues raised by the client
ü Counselors must endure the uncertainties (dynamic or unstable responses for a particular problem) that come out from the client’s side.

Generating new ideas

ü Brainstorm (Discuss the problem and the possible solution) with the client ü Clarify the plans and suggest the client executing those

Problem-Solving Skills

Recognize the problem, define the problem, and develop a strategy to fix the problem

ü Counselor must develop the ability to help the client to cope with their difficulties
by teaching them to proactively solve their problems.

ü Problem-solving skills make use of knowledge and behavioral interventions that help

people directly work on life’s challenges.

ü Problem-solving skill of a counselor helps the client to play an active role in their lives,

suggests them to take more initiative and helps them to make decisions and achieve goals on their own.

Counseling is not, Giving advice

ü Thesolutiontotheproblemoftheclientwouldbejust“YOUR” solution.

It would come from your heart and might be right for you. But it may not be right for the person whom you’re counseling. Only, they can decide what will make things better for them and they need to work it out for themselves.

ü So, explain to them all the possible opportunities that match their interest and let them choose their option.

Being judgmental

We can’t assess a person whether she/ he is right or wrong unless we are clear about his/ her situation. Moreover, counseling should not end up just judging a person, but it must lead to positive changes.

Sorting out the problems of the client
Counselors’ may not know the answer to everyone’s problems.

So, listen attentively and respectfully and put yourselves in another’s place for a while and provide them safe and encouraging guidance to explore the possibilities for themselves.

Perceiving things based on your own value system

Be generalized in perceiving things that are realistic and common. Looking at things based on your own values will curb your flexibility in analyzing others’ values.
The above said are the speculations which a counselor must avoid

Tips to nail as the best counselor Be Flexible

ü Understanding and analyzing the problems of the client can be done effectively if you’re so flexible in putting yourself in their shoes (understanding the situation from their perception).

Be Interesting
ü Do not be boring in the name of just giving suggestions or guidance in solving one’s problem.

You, being a counselor, have to be vibrant and positive which could make the conversation between you and the client more interesting. You can be a motivational storyteller at times.

Be Authoritative and Friendly as well

ü Hold the power of being a counselor, apart from being friendly, just to ensure

that you don’t get trapped by any sort of inconveniences from the client’s end.

Be a Supporter and a motivator

ü Being a very strong supporter builds the bond of trust between the client and you.
So never let them down by remaining as immunity for them.

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