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COUNSELING

-“T o err is human…


to fix is counseling”
WHAT IS COUNSELING?
 Smooth workplace won’t always be smooth
 Problems – targets, behavior, ethics, etc.
 Counseling a problem (with a client):
 Different from telling, manipulating, advising
 Recognize & accept the problem
 Reach a solution and act

 Types: Indirect, Direct, Confrontational


 Skills required:
 Listening, encouraging/asking, being neutral
COMMUNICATING EFFECTIVELY
 Use different types of Questions:
 Elaboration, specific, feelings, behavioral, opinion
 Active Listening
 Demonstrating a message of listening
 Body language, continuation, reflecting facts/feelings, etc.

 Responding:
 Non verbal – posture, body language
COMMUNICATING EFFECTIVELY
 Verbal communication:
 Empathetic
 Do not advise, listen, no rebuttals, (+) feelings
 Critical
 Judge, put down
 Search
 Asking for additional information
 Advising
 Recommend – what to/not to do
MANAGING THE COUNSELING
INTERVIEW
 Setting it up:
• Recognise need & observe every member
o Creating right interview opportunity:
• 30 mins – 1 hour with privacy
• Comfortable environment with credible reason for meeting
MANAGING THE COUNSELING
INTERVIEW
 Setting it up:
• Recognise need & observe every member
o Creating right interview opportunity:
• 30 mins – 1 hour with privacy
• Comfortable environment with credible reason for meeting
MANAGING THE COUNSELING
INTERVIEW
o Starting the interview:
• Open, friendly, non-critical manner
• Encourage people to talk :
o Be open & calm, positive reassurance, listen actively, reflect at
what’s been said
o Reaching the core problem
o Exploring feelings
o Solving the underlying problem
TYPES OF COUNSELING
 Counseling at appraisals
• Review employee’s performance since last appraisal
• To agree tasks and standards for the future
 Career counseling
 Redundancy counseling

 Correcting counseling

 Grievance counseling

 Personal problem counseling


THANK YOU

 Praveen Chunduru
 Aditya Chaudhary
 Meeta Dandekar
 Shreyansh Dedhia
 Prateek Chamaria

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