Counseling and listening skills
Counseling thrives on communication between the Counselor and the Client for any meaningful result of the interaction. It is the duty of a Counselor to respond to the messages of the client which are usually verbal and non- verbal in the process of their interaction.
The Counselor does this by listening to the client, gathered the necessary information and then responds appropriately. Listening and responding to client’s talk is the key functions of the counselor. The ability to listen and respond to messages is the core of interaction by individuals. When the counselor and the client perceived their interaction to be flowing, then there is effective listening and responding in their interaction.
1. Definition of Listening & Listening Skills
Importance of Listening Skills
Types of Listening Skills
Effective Listening
Features of Listening
Process of Listening
Techniques of Listening Skills…
Much more
2. The First and the foremost communication skill that we learn in our lives is nothing but “LISTENING” Listening Comes First LISTENING SPEAKING READING WRITING
Difference between Hearing & Listening… Hearing: o Hearing is simply the act of perceiving sound by the ear. Hearing occurs with or without your consent Listening: o Listening is an action where you choose to actively concentrate on what you hear. In listening your brain processes the information into knowledge. “Listening is not the same as hearing and hearing is not the same as listening.”
2. COUNSELLING Counselling is a
scientific process of assistance extended
by an expert in an individual situation to
a needy person. Counselling involves
relationship between two persons in
which one of them (counsellor) attempts
to assists the other (counselee or client)
in so organising himself as to attain a
particular form of happiness, adjusting to
a life situation , or in short ,self
actualisation.
3. Purpose of Counseling • First is to
identify the problems of person. • The
basic purpose of counselling is to help
people use their existing problem-
solving skills more effectively or to
develop new or better coping skills. •
Counsellors can’t ‘fix’ other people’s
problems. • Their job is to provide an
opportunity for the person to describe
their feelings and problems for
themselves and then to reach
decisions and actions that are based
on informed choices.
4. Topic specific counseling
groups currently offered at
each campus…
*Resiliency Building
*Stress, Anger, & Anxiety Management
*Family Changes
*Friendship & Social Skills
*Self-Control/Impulse Control
...and many more!
