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Counselling involves a face-to-face process where a counsellor assists a client in resolving problems and developing adaptive behaviors. It facilitates understanding of self and environment to establish goals and values. Counselling aims to help clients accept changes, foster growth, and develop abilities. The counsellor discovers the client's problems and helps find alternatives. It follows principles like a relationship of mutual respect between counsellor and client. Counselling approaches include supportive, insight, and re-educative methods.

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Counselling

Counselling involves a face-to-face process where a counsellor assists a client in resolving problems and developing adaptive behaviors. It facilitates understanding of self and environment to establish goals and values. Counselling aims to help clients accept changes, foster growth, and develop abilities. The counsellor discovers the client's problems and helps find alternatives. It follows principles like a relationship of mutual respect between counsellor and client. Counselling approaches include supportive, insight, and re-educative methods.

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COUNSELLING

Mr. karthikeya prasath M.Sc Nursing


Department of psychiatry
DEFINITION
 Individual counselling in a face to
face interview process in which the
counsellor assists the counsellee
in resolving his problems and
earning more adaptive behaviour.

 Berdle (1952)
 Counselling as an
interaction process
that facilitates
meaningful
understanding of self
and environment and
result in the
establishment and / or
clarification of goals
and values for future
behaviour .
Need of counselling
• To help the client to accept
actual changes that are
resulting from stress.
• To foster cognitive, behavioral,
developmental and emotional
growth in clients.
• To encourage and develop
special abilities and right
attitudes.
• To assist the students in planning for
educational and vocational choices.
• To help the student to work out a plan
for solving his difficulties.
• To helps in the total development of the
student.
• To motivate the students for self
employment.
• The fresher will be helped to establish a
proper identity.
•
Characteristics
 Counselling involves two
individuals
 (counsellor and counsellee)
 There should be a relationship
of mutual respect between the
two individuals.
 It is aimed about desired
changes and providing
assistance to solve problems.
 The counsellor discovers the
problems of the counsellee and
help him..
 Providing and find out many
alternatives

 The counsellee select


independently for alternatives
•
 It helps individuals to grow up
normally through guided
learning.
•
 Counselling process is
structured around the felt
needs of the counselee.
Principles
Functional of counselling
COUNSELLORS- characteristics

 IPR E
 Personal Adjustment d
w
 Scholastic potentialities a
and Educational Background r
d
 Health and Personal C
Appearance R
 Leadership o
e
 Philosophy of life b
 Professional Dedication e
r
•
Levels of counselling
• 1. informal counselling
•
• 2. Non-specialist counselling by
professional
•
• 3. Professional counselling
Counselling Approaches

Supportive

Insig
ht Re educative

Reconstructive
Types
• Directive / Prescriptive /
counsellor centered
counselling
•
• Non Directive/ Client centered
counselling
•
• Electic counselling
• G- Greet the client
Steps • A -Ask clients about
themselves
• T- Tell clients or give the
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
•
Steps • C- Clarify
• L- Listen
• E- Encourage
• A- Acknowledge
• R- Reflect and Repeat
• Roles
• R- Relax
• O- Open and Approaches
• L- Lean towards client
• E- Eye contact
• S- smile and sit comfortably
•
Areas
Phases
Appointment and
establishing

relationship
 Assessment

 Diagnosis
 Setting goals

 Interventions

 Termination and follow up


Assignment

 Do’s and
Don’ts in
counselling
process
Thank you

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