Question

A teacher is trying to counsel a child who is not performing well after an accident. Which one of the following is most appropriate about counseling in schools?
1. It is about the palliative measures for making people comfortable
2. It builds self-confidence of people by letting them explore their own thoughts
3. It is about giving the best possible advice to students about their future career options
4. It can be done only by the professional experts

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : It builds self-confidence of people by letting them explore their own thoughts

Counselling is an interactive learning process in which the counsellor (sometimes termed therapist), helps the counsellees (be they individuals, families, groups or institutions) to understand the cause(s) of difficulties and guides them to sort out issues and reach decisions. It involves-

• addressing and resolving specific problems, making decisions, coping with crisis, improving relationships and developing personal awareness.
• help that person solve a problem or helps to create conditions that will cause the person to understand and improve life circumstances.
• working with feelings, thoughts, perceptions and conflicts
• provide counsellees with opportunities to work in positive ways
• Encourage the child to increase self understanding, 
• approach in counselling is holistic, addressing social, cultural, economic and emotional issues. 

Thus from the above-mentioned points, it is clear that if a teacher is trying to counsel a child after an accident (facing conflict with previous thought), he builds self-confidence of people by letting them explore their own thought. 

Guidance- It can be explained as assistance made available by competent counsellors to an individual of any group to help him/her direct the life course, develop a point of view, make decisions and be better adjusted.