1. COUNSELLING
Mr. Upendra Yadav
Associate Professor
Depart. of Child Health Nursing,
College of Nursing, BPKIHS
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2. Meaning of Counseling
 It is helping relationship which includes
 someone seeking help,
 someone willing to help,
 capable and trained to help,
 In a setting that permits help to be given and received.
 Both are not synonymous terms. Counseling is the
part of guidance, not all of it. Counseling as a group
of service which make up the guidance programme
generally accepted.
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3. Concept of Counseling
 It is relationship of two person, in which one of
them attempts to assist other is organizing himself to
attain
 An accepted, trusting and safe relationship and
client openly discuss their problem and
acquires the social skills courage self confidence.
 The relationship between two person i.e. counselor
(professionally trained person) and counselee.
 To develop a set of goals for future behaviors of
individuals.
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4. Definition
Counseling is a method that helps client to
use a problem solving process to recognize
and manage stress and that facilities
interpersonal relationship among client family
and health care system.
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5. Definition
(Conti..)
“A Series of direct contacts with individuals
which aims to offer him assistant in changing
his attitute and behaviour”. Carl Rogers
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6. P ur poses of
C ounselling
1. Encourage to think about problem and
understand the cause.
2. Enables to take action to solve problem.
3. Action taken by individual itself but may be
guided
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7. Needs of counseling
1. To help the client to accept or impeding change
that are resulting from stress (psychological,
emotional, intellectual and spiritual support)
2. To foster cognitive, behavioral development
emotional growth in client
3. To encourage and develop special abilities and
right attitudes
4. To assist the students in planning for educational
and vocational choices
5. To help students in the proper choice of course
according to the interest, aptitude and intelligence
of the students.
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8. Needs of counseling ,cont----
6. To help the students to grow , explore and
maintain or develop their overall personality.
7. To develop readiness for choice and change to
face new challenge.
8. To motivate the student for self-employment.
9. To help the students in the period of confusion.
10. To help the students in need of special help.
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9. Skill required for effective
counseling
1. Active listening
2. Respecting
3. Simple acceptance
4. Identification
5. Structuring and prioritization
6. Nondirective lead
7. Questioning
8. Interpretation
9. Paraphrasing
10. Advice and suggestion
11. Reassurance of praise
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12. Summarizing 9
13. empathy

10. Qualities of a counselor
1. IPR: friendly, sympathetic, fairness, sincerity,
patience, tactfulness, attentive listener,
confidentiality, respectful, tolerance, acceptance,
caring nature.
2. Personal adjustment: mature behavior, integrated
personality, emotional stability, flexibility and
adaptability, mentally and physically sound, sense
of humor, confidence, knowledgeable.
3. Scholastic potentiality and educational
background: broad knowledge and skills related to
counseling process, well motivated and committed,
capacity to work, positive interest.
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11. Qualities (Conti..)
4. Health and Personal appearance: pleasing voice
and appearance, neat and clean.
5. Leadership: ability to lead others, reinforcement ,
direct the counselee, problem solving, guide to
choose the decision.
6. Philosophy of life: Good character, positive
philosophy of life, civic sense, faith in human and
religious value.
7. Professional dedication: professional attitude,
loyalty, enthusiasm, strong sense of professional
ethics and professional growth, maintain helping
relationship.
8. Have a high sense of morality.
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12. Thank You
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