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Unit 12: Counseling: Principles and Counseling Process

VIII.Deciding Plan of action : Based on the scientific knowledge and, socio-economic aspect of the Notes
client, help the client to explore all the possible solution for the prioritised aspect and choose
the most relevant option for action. Encourage client to take their own decision and act
accordingly.
IX. Concluding a counseling session: While ending the session summarize the salient points and
decision taken, congratulate client for their efforts, wish them luck and fix next visit.

What is ‘paraphrasing’?

Self Assessment

1. State whether the following statements are ‘true’ or ‘false’.
(i) Counseling is only advice giving service.
(ii) The Counselor assists the person to find solution on his /her own.
(iii) The Counseling process implies Continuous change or changes that take place in the client
in promoting personality changes in a desired direction.
(iv) The first stage of Counseling process is development of relationship.
(v) The expression of feelings not only helps in the release of emotional tensions but also help
in clarifying problems.
(vi) In the psychotherapeutic process the importance of awareness can not be over emphasized.
(vii) Active listening means listening carefully and paying attention to verbal as well as non
verbal signals.
12.5 Summary

• Counseling is based on a number of principles. These principles are :
(i) Counseling is a process. It is necessary for the counselor to understand that counseling is a
process and a slow process. Failure to understand this will result in annoyance and
disappointment.
(ii) Counseling is for all. Especially in the school situation counseling is meant for all the students
and not only for those who are facing problems or other exceptional students.
(iii) Counseling is based on certain fundamental assumptions.
(a) every individual in this world is capable of taking responsibilities for him/herself.
(b) every individual has a right to choose his/her own path, based on the principles of
democracy.
• Counselor does not deprive the right of self-choice but simply facilitates choice. The counselor
should give due respect to the individual and accept him/her as he/she is.

• Counseling is not advice giving.
• The term ‘counseling process’ implies continuous change or changes that take place or rather
which should take place in the client in promoting personality changes in a desired direction.
The kind of change that the counseling process aims at is briefly: (1) awareness on the part of
the client, (2) behavioural change in a desired direction through which the client can achieve
his goals, and (3) understanding his potentialities, limitations and how to utilize them best in
achieving his goals.
• Counseling the decision-making and planning model occupies the counselor’s attention such
that he tries to help rational problem-solving processes, clarify self-concepts, values, etc.

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