Counselling is the central aspect and an integral part of any guidance program. It is aimed at helping the individual in solving problems in present and future and also enhancing personal, social, emotional, educational and vocational development. Counselling has Remedial, Preventive and Developmental value.
Counselling is a process that occurs between two individuals…counsellor and counselee (client). The counsellor helps the individual with understanding of self, self-acceptance and self-realization of his/her concerns. An assessment of the client’s problems is made using interviewing skills, probing, questioning, and through administering psychological tests (if needed). The counselling process takes place within a professional setting. It is initiated and maintained as a means of facilitating changes in the behaviour of the client. It is a professional task carried out by professionally trained people. An essential element of counselling is trust, that which the client has on the counsellor that he/she will be able to help him/her with his/her concerns, and that which the counsellor has on the client that the client will impart correct information about his/her concerns. All through the counselling process, confidentiality is maintained and the counsellor extends unconditional acceptance of the client and trusts him/her on the face value.
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