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EDU3107 : Guidance and Counselling for Children

LECTURE 1 : 1.1.2014 7.45-9.45 (2)


Topic 1 : 2 hr
Basic concepts of guidance, counselling and psychotherapy
Objectives of guidance and counselling
Principle and philosophy of guidance and counselling
Importnace of guidance and counselling

Definition from DBP Dictionary
Guidance the act of guiding, giving guidance, explanation, etc.
DEFINITION OF GUIDANCE
Guidance is a process to help individuals understand themselves and their surrounding world so
that they can use their skills, abilities and talents to the maximum ( Suradi Salim, 1996)
Shertzer & Stone (1992): process to help individuals understand themselves and their world

Elaboration on Definition of Guidance
Process : an act that is done gradually towards an objective
Understanding self and the world : Help individuals know themselves so that they can be more
effective and productive
A few Objectives of Guidance:
Help individuals know themselves
Help to know others
Help to know physical surrounding
Help individuals to be more effective and productive

A few Objectives of Guidance Services in School:
Nurturing and enrichment of all students self-aspects
Prevention of misbehaviour
Remediation of problematic students
Giving crisis counselling

What are the societys views regarding advices?
Islam
Christian
Hindu
Buddhist
Others

Definition from DBP Dictionary
counselling an organised process that involves thorough discussion regarding problems faced
by someone & efforts to overcome / solve them through guidance and advices

Definition of Counsellor : (Counsellor Act, 1998)
Someone that does counselling services for a fixed fee or any other rewards


CONCEPTS OF COUNSELLING
- Counsellor is someone trained
- Client that is trapped/ in trouble
- Identify their own self
- Counselling is a process
- Search for own solution
- Responsible for the decision made


GUIDANCE CONCEPTS:
Guidance is a process
Assisting process
Teaching process



Types of Guidance and Counseling Services (in school)
prepare and carry out the inventory and students records
spread the information
carry out the individual counseling
carry out the group counseling
help students in choosing curricular and elective (jobs)
drugs prevention activities
discuss the charity of the students
refer students to the experts
connect the outside agencies with schools
assess the guidance and counselling services in schools

The Aims of Counseling
The purposes of counseling
Why counseling is needed?

Philosophy - Whereas every pupil has the potential can be harnessed optimally through
comprehensive management of Guidance and Counselling services are efficient, effective and
trustworthy based on internal and external sources in order to produce a balanced pupils from
its intellectual, physical, emotional and spiritual as well as believe and do righteous deeds.

The Principles of Guidance
1. for all students
2. a system that is a responsibilty of all
3. invidual development is a priority
4. based on the the process of individual behaviour eventhough it is a group counseling
but counselor should know each students need.
5. continuos process
(Topic 1: page 4-5)
The Principles of Counselling
1. Counseling is given to normal people who are facing confusion and agitation.
2. Relationship between counselor and client interaction based on intimacy and trust. Trust is
an important factor.
3. Counselor helps the client to make a decision, counselors do not make a choice or decision.
"Counselors like a torch"
4. Counselors believe a person should be given the opportunity to choose and achieve life
goals.
5. Orientation toward counseling should cooperate rather than coercion.
6. Counselor uses an approach based on methods and theories in counseling.
7. Counseling should be based on good ethics.

Role of Teacher as Counselor
All schools should have a counselor
Teachers should be given minimum training to act as counselor

1) Help students make personal adjustments in academic social emotional and mental
development of morals.
2) Assist students in their studies
Introduce education system
The goal of education
How to learn
Environment
School rules
Importance of subjects
3) Provide appropriate school planning that suit pupils abilities, interests and their
development.
4) To create awareness among students at an early age about the importance of education.
5) Assist students in problema solving throughout the learning process
6) Assist students in making rational decisions.
7) Helping students pratice good habits, appreciate work and have good personal traits.
8) Work with parents to monitor students' progress.
9) Fill CODE 001 (school record) and Code 002 (personal record)
10) Work with guidance teacher in organizing the programmes.
11) Refer to guidance and counseling teachers in schools.
12) Refer to guidance and counseling teachers about students who need professional help.

The importance of guidance and counseling
1. Provide Information
- Problems usually arise due to lack of information
- Gaining a clear understanding to help clients overcome problems
2. Promoting Literacy
- Helping clients understand themselves and the environment
- Learned that clients themselves are the cause of the problem faced
3. Providing Support
- Provides emotional support, intimacy to reduce the burden of the problem
4. Conflict Resolution
- Reduce tense between two parties
- Helping to accept the differences and how to overcome
- Learn the appropriate behavior
- Helping clients to resolve issues that interfere
- Investigate and understand the kind of pressure or problems faced by clients
5. Decision Making
- Helping clients make decisions
- Giving suggestion and discuss before taking action.

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