COORDINATION AND

ORGANIZATION OF
GUIDANCE AND
COUNSELLING SERVICES
COORDINATION AND
ORGANIZATION OF SERVICES
 Formulation of Policies
 Determination of Objectives

 Staffing Pattern

 Qualification and duties for various positions needed to

achieve the Objectives
 Relationship with other Educational and Public Welfare
Orgnisations
 Remedial and Curative Organisations

 Publicity

 Public Relations
ADMINISTRATION

 Awareness on the part of beneficiaries

 Perception of functions and scope correctly

 Positive attitude of the services

 Organising in-service and pre-service training

 Evaluation
TECHNIQUES OF COUNSELLING
ESTABISHING THE RELATIONSHIP

Trust and confidence in therapist

Attending

Listening

Responding

Showing respect

Exhibiting faith, hope and genuine interest in client

Positive attitude
TECHNIQUES …
CONTD…

EXPLORING THE CLIENTS’ DYNAMICS

Subjective Interview and Objective Interview

Subjective Interview
How the problem started?

What are precipitating factors?

What were the medical problems?

What were the events in social history?

Why did the client chose to come now?

Coping styles
TECHNIQUES …CONTD…

Objective Interview

Tone of voice
Facial expressions

Gestures

Posture

Flow of thought and speech

TECHNIQUES …CONTD…

DEVELOPMENT OF SELF-UNDERSTANDING

Insight is gained when hidden goals and purposes are

made conscious
Client’s awareness about

Direction in life

Purposes and goals

Private logic

Dynamics of current behaviour

TECHNIQUES …CONTD…

RE-EDUCATION AND REORIENTATION

Clients are reoriented towards useful side of life which
includes:
1. Sense of belongingness

2. Being valued

3. Having social interest

4. Acceptance of imperfections

5. Sense of humour

6. Confidence

7. Friendliness

8. Willingness to give

TECHNIQUES …CONTD…

They are encouraged not to indulge in

 1. Self absorption
 2. Self overprotection

 3. Withdrawal
CHARACTERISTICS OF
COUNSELOR
Effective counsellors have
1. An identity
2. Self-respect
3. Recognition and acceptance of their power
4. Open to change
5. Authentic sincere and honest
6. Sense of humour
7. Accept mistakes
8. Live in present
9. Appreciate influence of culture
10.Interest in welfare of others
11. Deeply involved in their work
12. Maintain healthy boundaries
PROBLEMS IN COUNSELING
 1. Feeling of inadequacy and anxiety
 2. Tendency towards perfectionalism

 3. Being honest about limitations

 4. Demands from the clients

 5. Clients who lack commitment

 6. Tolerance of ambiguity

 7. Loosing oneself in clients

 8. Giving advice

 9. Professional burn out