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GUIDANCE AND
COUNSELLING
RATHEESH
THAPASYA
THRISSUR
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GUIDANCE
Guidance is the personal help that is given
by one person to another in developing life
goals, in making adjustment and in solvingproblems that confront him in the
attainment of goals - Jones
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Characteristics of guidance
It is a form of assistance given by amatured and experienced person to lessmatured and inexperienced person.
It involves the promotion of anindividuals ability in self direction.
It helps an individual to recognize and
use his inner resources, to set goals, tomake plans to workout his own problemsof development.
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It is a organized program.
It consists of specialized services
testing, counselling, educational and
vocational information, placement and
follow up.
It is a continuous and life long process
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Need for guidance in schools
To help in the total development of the
school.
To enable the students to make proper
choices at various stages of their
educational career.
To help students choose, prepare for,
enter upon and progress in career.
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To help students make the best possible
adjustments to the situations in the
schools as well as in the home.
To minimize the mismatching between
education and employment and help in the
efficient use of manpower.
To check wastage and stagnation.
To minimize the incidence of indiscipline.
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Principles of guidance
Primary concern - dignity and worth of
the individual.
All round development of individual is
taken into account
should be continuous process of service
to an individual from childhood
based on individual difference.
based on rigid code of ethics.
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must be an integral part of school
organization.
guidance and instructional objectives are
complementary. Interdependent.
should be flexible according to the needs
of the individual and community.
periodic evaluation or appraisal should be
made of the guidance programme.
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Types of guidance
1. Personal guidance
Personal guidance assists the child to
adjust well with physical and social
environment and to solve all the emotional
psychological problems.
It makes the child socially well adjusted
and emotionally balanced and helps all
round development of his personality
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2. Educational guidance
It is the assistance given to pupils in their
choices and adjustments with relation to
school, curriculum, courses and school
life.
It is a process of rendering help to the
students in their proper educational
development and adjustment.
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3. Vocational guidance It is a process of helping the individual to
choose an occupation that fits him best.
This involves a thorough understanding ofthe individuals general and special
capacities interests and aptitudes as well as
close familiarity with the world of work withrespect to their nature and availability
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Counselling
It is a scientific process of assistance
extended by an expert in an individual
situation to a needy person.
Counselling is a series of direct contacts
with the individual which aims to offer him
assistance in changing the attitudes
behavior.
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It is personal and dynamic relationship that
exists between two individuals, a counsellor
and a counsellee in order to deal with a
problem of the latter with mutualconsideration for each other.
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Types of counselling
a. Directive counselling
It is a counsellor centred where the
counsellor direct the client to take steps inorder to resolve his conflicts.
It is based on the assumption that client
cant solve his own problem for the lack of
information and experience.
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The counsellor plays the major role in the
counselling process.
It is also known as prescriptive
counselling or counsellor -centred.
E G Willliamson is the exponent of this
school.
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b. Non Directive counselling
In this process the client is the pivot or centre,playing the primary role.
He actively participates in the process, gains
insight in to his problems with the help of thecounsellor.
The counsellor leads the client to a point of selfrealization, self actualization and self help
without telling him anything directly.
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Counsellors attitude is friendly, interested
and receptive.
The main function of counsellor is to createan atmosphere in which the client can work
out his problems.
It is also known as permissive counseling.
In this type of counseling emotional elements
rather than intellectual element are stressed.
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c. Eclectic counseling
It is a synthesis and combination of
directive and non directive counseling.
Here the counsellor is neither too active
as in directive counseling nor passive as in
non-directive counseling.
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It follows a middle path between these two
extremes.
He can start with the directive one but
when the situation demands, the
counsellor may switch over to the non-
directive or vice versa
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Importance of rapport in counselling
Rapport is a term used in clinical counselling andpsychotheraphy.
It refers to a relationship of confidence, trust andmutual appreciation between the counsellor and
counselee in a counselling situation. Rapport is a unique bilateral relationship of mutualconfidence and trust between the counsellor and thecounselee to have a meaningful exchange of ideas in
a personal situation. Establishment of rapport is essential for the successful
counselling.
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Techniques to increase the rapport.
Sympathy - counsellor express sympathy for thecounselee.
Homour - he attempts to ease tension in the mind
of counselee with humorous remarks. Assurance and approval counsellor express his
approval with something that the counselee hassaid or done.
personal reference and non personal experience-counsellor cites some his own experience andexperience of other
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Qualities of a good counsellor
Counsellor is considered as the nerve centre
of the school guidance program.Success of
counselling program depends on the personalqualities and competencies of the counsellor.
Magnetic personality should have pleasing
personality that attracts people.
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wide range of interest interested in
various types of people, interested
activities of children, working with people
Personal adjustment should possess
maturity, emotional stability, sense of
worth, confidence, flexibility and
adaptability. Should be well aware of hisstrength and limitations.
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Inter personal relationship should
maintain a warm interpersonal
relationship.
Professional competence should be a
competent person who knows his job well.
leadership should have the ability to
stimulate and lead others
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professional dedication vocational interests,professional attitude, sense of mission, loyaltyand enthusiasm for the cause of education ,dedication to service in student, strong sense ofprofessional ethics, willingness to work beyondcall of duty
philosophy of life should have a wholesomephilosophy of life, civic sense, acceptable valuesystem, respect for personal autonomy andintegrity of client.
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