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Guidance and Counseling Kulwinder Pal, Lovely Professional University

Notes Unit 19: Organizing Counseling Services

at School Level

CONTENTS
Objectives
Introduction

19.1 Nature of the Child in the Elementary School
19.2 Counseling the Elementary School Child
19.3 Role of the Teacher in Counseling
19.4 Role of Counselor in Counseling
19.5 Team Approach
19.6 Problems of Students in the Secondary Schools
19.7 Nature of the Secondary School Students
19.8 Need of Students in Counseling
19.9 Counseling at Secondary School
19.10 Summary
19.11 Keywords
19.12 Review Question
19.13 Further Reading

Objectives

After reading this unit students will be able to:
• Explain the nature of the child in the elementary school.
• Discuss the counseling the elementary school child
• Describe the role of teacher and counselor
• Discuss the team approach in counseling at elementary school level.
• Explain the problems of students in the secondary schools
• Describe the counseling at secondary school
• Discuss the nature and need of the students of secondary school.

Introduction
Counseling is a process through which an individual who needs help is assisted a professionally
prepared individual so that he can be helped to make necessary adjustment to life, and to his
environment. It is a process whereby an individual is helped through a relationship with a
professionally prepared person to voluntarily change his behaviour, clarify his attitudes and goals
so that his problems could be solved.

Counseling is done in two ways; individual counseling and group counseling. In individual
counseling, there is a one to one relationship between the client and the counselor. In group

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