Nursing: Counselling

COUNSELLING

Counselling is as old as society. In every-day life we find counselling goes on at many levels in a family set-up, parents counsel their children, in society doctors counsel patients, lawyers counsel clients and teachers counsel students.

Counselling is a process of assistance extended by an expert in an individual situation to needy person. According to Carl Rogers, Counselling is a series of direct contact with the individual which aims to offer him assistance in changing the attitudes and behavior. Counselling involves two individuals one seeking help and other a professionally trained person helped solved problems to orient and direct him to words a goals.

Define Counselling

Counselling is a personal and dynamic relationship between two individuals-an older, more experienced and wiser (counselor) and a younger, less wise (counselee). The latter has a problem for which he seeks the help of the former. They two work together so that the problem may be more clearly defined and the counselee may be helped to a self-determined solution. (Wren)

Counselling is an accepting, trusting and safe relationship in which clients learn to discuss openly what worries and upsets they have, to define precise behaviour goals, to acquire the essential social skills and to develop the courage and self confidence to implement desired new behavior. (Merle M. Ohlsen)

Enumerate the Objectives of Counselling

Achievement of positive mental health.

·  Resolutions of problems.

·  Improving personal effectiveness.

·  Maximizing change of behavior.

·  Decision making as a goal of nursing.

·  Modification of behavior as a goal.

Explain the Need for Counselling

To help individuals become self-sufficient, self-dependent, and self-directed and to adjust themselves efficiently to the demands of a better meaningful life.

1. List the Principles for Counselling

Siddiqui (2013) has listed 10 principles of Counselling which are the following:

·  Communicate personal warmth and make the client feel welcome and valued as individuals.

·  Act with care and respect considering the individual and cultural differences and diversity of human experience.

·  Be honest and trustworthy in all of the individual’s professional relationships, being open, friendly and not defensive.

·  Respect the confidence with which the individual is entrusted.

·  Be empathetic and sense the feelings and experience of another person.

·  Promote the safety and wellbeing of individuals, families, and communities.

·  Seek to increase the range of choices and opportunities for the clients.

Practice within the scope of the individual competence.

·  Treat colleagues and other professionals with respect.

·  Focus on finding solutions to the existing problems and future decisions of the individual.

Explain the Scope for Counselling

Counselling has a lot of scope in this complex world. The scope covers the various services:

(Technical and Vocational Training Corporation, 2016.)

Discuss the various types of Counselling

Siddiqui (2013) has classified the types of Counselling

2. Explain the Steps in the Counselling Process

3. Enlist the Counselling Skills

1.   Attending

2.   Observing      

3.   Active listening

4.   Reflecting

5.   Questioning   

6.   Summarizing

7.   Silence

8.   Independence

9.   Concreting

10. Empathy and acceptance

11. Cultural sensitivity

4. Enlist the Roles of a Counselor

5. Differentiate between Guidance and Counselling