COUNSELLING

COURSE: BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCE
COURSE CODE: GSB 410
A GROUP PRESENTATION ON COUNSELLING
GROUP MEMBERS:
1. Hauwa’u Muhammad 10. Itehinola Sarah

2. Saviour Sunday 11. Achibiri Ruth Oluwakemi
3. Okikiade Oluwamayowa 12. Nwaruh Doris
4. Mohammed Idris 13. Okwehame Ruth
5. Chukwu Kate 14. Nwazu Ebere
6. Offe Omobolanle Angel 15. Gbadamosi Olatanwa
7. Eze Akune Nancy 16. Okeiyi Augusta
8. Lawal Iyabo 17. Okoh Chioma Egwu
9. Okoye Chinaza
PROGRAM: PERIOPERATIVE NURSING
SCHOOL: SCHOOL OF POST BASIC NURSING LAGOS

UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL (LUTH)
DATE: 8TH DECEMBER 2022

COUNSELLING
Definition:
Counselling is a talk therapy, a process where an individual, couple or family
discuss their problems with a trained professional (a counsellor) in a peaceful and safe
environment.
Counselling can also be defined as a talking therapy that involves a trained therapist
listening to the client and helping such individual find ways to deal with emotional
issues.
Types of Counselling
1. Psychodynamic
2. Humanistic
3. Behavioural approaches
Other types are:
i. In-person Counselling: This is a face to face counselling sessions which takes
place in the counsellor’s chamber where you meet them in person after scheduled
appointment to discuss your problems. It is the most popular counselling formats
because if you wish to focus on your problem this session is better.
ii. Group Counselling: In this, professionals provide group counselling session
where you can join to address the issue. Joining such group will help you find
people with similar problems and will be able to develop a strong network of
support as well.
iii. Telephonic Session: This is a type of counselling done over the telephone. It is a
great alternative to in-person counselling in which telephonic rounds can be
scheduled to the comfort of your home. Telephonic counselling rounds are best for
busy individuals who might find it difficult to get into the chambers. In this
flexible process, you can discuss your problems with the counsellor in a secured
environment of your room.
iv. On-line Counselling: This is a process when you don’t want to meet face-to-face
with your counsellor and want to protect your anonymity. You have the option of
emailing the counsellor. This process gives you the scope to think well and decide
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which of the problems you want to discuss with your counsellor. This kind of
counselling is becoming much more popular these days.
STAGES OF COUNSELLING
1. Relationship building
2. Problem assessment
3. Goal setting
4. Counselling intervention
5. Evaluation termination
1. Relationship Building: This is building a warm relationship when your counsellor

makes you comfortable, makes himself familiar and develops a warm relationship
by building up a mutual trust first to make sure you do not hesitate while speaking
about the problems you are facing.
2. Problem Assessment: This is when analysis is done in terms of assessment. This
professional encourages you to speak in details about your problems to grab the
roots of the problem that is; she observes every minutes detail from how you are
speaking to your reactions to certain questions from his end. Once he assesses the
problem, then the goal is fixed.
3. Goal Setting: After thorough evaluation of your problems, now comes the
significant section of goal setting whereby the counsellor sets a goal after
considering the issues you are facing. The set goal can either be overcoming the
problem or reconciling with it.
4. Counselling Intervention or Plan of Action: In this stage, the counsellor plans an
action for you to practice to see the results example if a person has phobia
speaking in public, the expert might ask the person to practice speaking in front of
the mirror and once you go through the plan for the desired tenure, the counsellor
assesses your improvement. If there is improvement, you are at the final stage but
if not, he might design something different.
5. Evaluation Termination or Overcoming the Problem: If the plan is followed in
stage 4 and things seems to go in the right direction and you start feeling relaxed
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that is, when the person will be able to speak conveniently in public the goal of
such individual has been met or achieved.
MANAGEMENT OF A COUNSELLING SECTION

Managing the counselling process means preparing for and facilitating those elements
of the counselling provision to enable safety, clarity and information for all involved
in the delivery of the service.
In other to effectively manage a counselling section the counsellor must ensure the
following;
i. Attending: this involves the use of appropriate eye contact, body language and
gestures, facial expression and tone of voices.
ii. Use of silence: silence can be particularly powerful in the counselling space.
By encouraging a patient or client to control the dialogue and determine the
pace, flow of feelings and direction of thought it can assist in building a
trusting, supportive relationship.
iii. Reflecting and paraphrasing: this is the ability to repeat and feed a shorter
version of a client’s story.
iv. Clarifying and use of questions: using open-ended questions helps the
counsellor to build better trust with his client.
v. Focusing: when working with a client in the counselling space, it is important
to utilize focus to help establish the core issues of concern and ensure
discussions are brought back to the pertinent challenge a client wants to work
through.
vi. Building rapport
vii. Summarizing: professional counsellors use summarizing skills to condense
information in response to client’s story and validate what they are feeling.
The Role of Manager in Counselling

1. To co-ordinate, manage and lead a safe professional and accessible face to face
counselling service
2. Developing and reviewing appropriate policies and procedures, including referral,
cancellation, assessment, financial and administrative procedures.
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REFERENCES
http://en.em.wikipedia.org/wiki/telephone last reviewed on 01/08/22

http://www.upskilled.ede.au/skillstal/counselling-skill published in July 2020
http://www.edumilestones.com/blog/details/what-is-counselling-definitions-types-process
last reviewed on Wednesday 25th August 2021
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COURSE: BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCE

COURSE CODE: GSB 410

A GROUP PRESENTATION ON COUNSELLING

1. Hauwa’u Muhammad 10. Itehinola Sarah

PROGRAM: PERIOPERATIVE NURSING

SCHOOL: SCHOOL OF POST BASIC NURSING LAGOS

DATE: 8TH DECEMBER 2022

1. Relationship Building: This is building a warm relationship when your counsellor

MANAGEMENT OF A COUNSELLING SECTION

The Role of Manager in Counselling

http://en.em.wikipedia.org/wiki/telephone last reviewed on 01/08/22

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