The document discusses counseling for students. It explains that student counselors aim to help students deal with stress and anxiety while reaching their highest potential academically and socially. Student counselors are trained to guide conversations supportively while listening to students' feelings and concerns academically, emotionally, socially, and behaviorally. The purpose of counseling is to provide life lessons to help students choose careers and prepare for their future according to their interests. Counselors must show empathy, be good listeners, have patience and a sense of humor to make students feel comfortable. The goals of counseling are to promote personal growth and prepare students to be motivated and responsible.
The document discusses counseling for students. It explains that student counselors aim to help students deal with stress and anxiety while reaching their highest potential academically and socially. Student counselors are trained to guide conversations supportively while listening to students' feelings and concerns academically, emotionally, socially, and behaviorally. The purpose of counseling is to provide life lessons to help students choose careers and prepare for their future according to their interests. Counselors must show empathy, be good listeners, have patience and a sense of humor to make students feel comfortable. The goals of counseling are to promote personal growth and prepare students to be motivated and responsible.
The document discusses counseling for students. It explains that student counselors aim to help students deal with stress and anxiety while reaching their highest potential academically and socially. Student counselors are trained to guide conversations supportively while listening to students' feelings and concerns academically, emotionally, socially, and behaviorally. The purpose of counseling is to provide life lessons to help students choose careers and prepare for their future according to their interests. Counselors must show empathy, be good listeners, have patience and a sense of humor to make students feel comfortable. The goals of counseling are to promote personal growth and prepare students to be motivated and responsible.
The document discusses counseling for students. It explains that student counselors aim to help students deal with stress and anxiety while reaching their highest potential academically and socially. Student counselors are trained to guide conversations supportively while listening to students' feelings and concerns academically, emotionally, socially, and behaviorally. The purpose of counseling is to provide life lessons to help students choose careers and prepare for their future according to their interests. Counselors must show empathy, be good listeners, have patience and a sense of humor to make students feel comfortable. The goals of counseling are to promote personal growth and prepare students to be motivated and responsible.
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Counseling for students
What is Counseling for students?
• Student Counseling Cell aims to help students
become self-aware and reach their highest potential while dealing with anxiety and stress. The counseling cell provides a happy and comfortable environment for students to discuss their problems regarding their academic and social life.
What student counselors are and what they do to students?
Student Counselors are the professionals that help students,
who are trained in the art of listening, should be able to guide the conversation while being supportive of the students’ feelings and opinions • Academically - They are helping students in all levels who have difficulty keeping up with the class. • Socially - They help students to socialize. • Personally - They are the ones who are responsible for listening to students academically, emotionally, Socially and behavioral concerns in an open and nonjudgmental way. They can also help the students for their futures. They are the ones who solve problems in and around the school. Purpose for Counseling the Students
• The purpose of counseling should be to provide
valuable life-lessons to the students so that they may become professionals in their career. Students who get counseling are able to choose between different careers and can prepare themselves for a particular field according to their education and interests. Skills Needed for School Counselors Must Show compassion and Empathy, Qualities that when combined with listening skills help them to understand student needs.
• Empathy - They should have the ability to understand and share the feelings of another. • Good listener - Communicating with children would be more effective when a counselor is also a good listener and that is one of the good attributes of being school counselors but it won’t be enough without sincerity. For example; • When talking with young children who are affected by trauma, regardless of how small the incident may seem, are more likely to confess in adults who make an effort to be relatable without minimizing their experience and opinions. Skills Needed for School Counselors
• Patience and Sense of humor - Counselors
should make students more calm and comfortable in front of the student or school counselors. For example; • When the students have difficulty explaining how they feel, counselors should attain more patience and sometimes they should do informal conversation to make the atmosphere lively and not awkward. Goals of School Counseling
• The major goals of counseling are to promote
personal growth and to prepare students to become motivated workers and responsible citizens. • Recognize problems with learning and develop coping skills. • Identify and express positive feelings and behaviors needed for successful learning. • Demonstrate how effort and persistence affect learning. • Apply study skills necessary for academic success at each grade level.