The document outlines a developmental approach to school counseling. It discusses how school counselors can help students develop important life skills like interpersonal communication, problem-solving, identity development, physical fitness, career awareness, conflict resolution, study skills, and managing family concerns. These life skills promote better adjustment and are grouped into categories of cognitive, emotional, and social developmental needs that counselors can support students with at home, in school, and throughout life.

1. Developmental Approach to
School Counselling
Bheem Pad Mahato
Assistant Professor
FOE IUT

2. Developmental Needs
Cognitive Emotional
Social

3. HowHome
School

5. Life skills for better adjustment
• Interpersonal communications
• Problem-solving/decision-making
• Identity development/purpose in life
• Physical fitness/health maintenance
• Career awareness
• Conflict resolution
• Study skills
• Family concerns

6. INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS
• Skills like verbal and non-verbal
communication, for example, attitudes of
empathy, genuineness, clearly expressing
ideas and opinions and giving and receiving
feedback.

7. Problem-solving/decision-making
• Includes skills of seeking, assessing and
analyzing information, problem-solving,
implementation and responsible decision-
making

8. Identity development/purpose in life
• Skills that contribute to the ongoing
development of personal identity,
enhancing self-esteem and life
transitions.

9. Physical fitness/health
maintenance
• Nutrition
• Sexuality
• Stress management
• Wellness.

10. Career awareness
• Skills for obtaining and
maintaining desired jobs and
giving students opportunities to
practice these skills.

11. Conflict resolution
• Skills in effective problem-solving
techniques and building more
effective interpersonal skills.

12. Study skills
• Skills to improve students’ academic work by
developing greater academic mastery and
enhancing study skills.

13. Family concerns
Skills to improve students’ abilities in
communicating with parents, step
parents, and siblings to bring about
a more harmonious family life.

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