Definition, aims, objectives, approach and quality of counseling and handbill

1. Counseling and handbill
Arjun hamal
Student of Maharajgung Medical Campus

2. Definition
It is difficult to define in single definition because definitions of
counselling depend on theoretical orientation.
Counseling is a learning-oriented process, which occurs usually in an
interactive relationship, with the aim of helping a person learn more
about the self , and to use such understanding to enable the person to
become an effective member of society.
It is process of
• Concerning towards the person with problem
• Facilitation the person’s bring about change self-knowledge .

3. • Counseling is relationship between a concerned person and
person with a need
• Usually person to person some times more then two people
• Counseling is a planed, structured dialogue between a
counselor and a client
So, counseling is designed to help people to understand and
clarify their views, and learn how to reach their self-
determined goals through meaningful, well-informed choice,
and through the resolution of emotional or interpersonal
problems.

4. Aims of counseling
• To Help a person find his or her path to comfort level, becoming self
aware and self reliance.

5. Scopes of counseling
• Personal or individual setting
• Couple
• Family setting
• Group setting
• Industry or workplace
• Educational institutes
• Hospitals and Health care setting
• Others: court, engineering and construction setting, banking etc….

6. Skills needed in counseling
• Attitudinal skills
• Listening skills
• Communication skills
• Leadership skills

7. Personal Qualities of good counselor
• Positive attitude/Good listener and communicator
• Helpful (ability to work with people)
• Respect peoples culture, tradition, costumes, beliefs etc
• Ability to discussion in social and reproductive health
• Self determination
• Ability to treat people on the base of situation
• Neutral notion
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and privacy
• Open mind open heart

8. Cont.
• Trustworthy
• Treat without discrimination
• Motivator
• Using simple language
• Ability to encouraging/stimulating/lead the people
• Mentally sound and healthy
• Show matured behavior
• Aware about won's limitation
• Reinforce important information

9. Some Non-helpful behaviors of counselor
• Giving Advising
• Giving decision
• Giving order
• Taking fees
• Focusing on own point
• Lecturing
• Excessive questioning
• Storytelling
• Bad body language

10. Media of counseling
• Study center
• Counseling room
• face to face
• Letters
• Telephone
• Email
• Internet

11. Process of counseling or steps
1. Relationship building
2. Problem assessment
3. Goal setting
4. Explain
5. Evaluation (Follow up/return/referral)

12. Advantages of counseling
• Clarity on confusion
• Right directives
• Identification of likes and dislikes
• Roadmap for future
• Can make people to decide
• Self reliance
• Increase confident
• Identify the real problem
• Immediate get feedback
• Effective

13. Disadvantages
• Takes long time
• Leakage of Privacy and confidentiality
• Poor counseling may lead to negative impact
• May need separate and isolated room
• Not effective in group of people
• Some times even may violate and physical attack
• Need skills

14. Handbills

15. • Single sheet of paper with one or more folds distributed by hand
• They are also called as leaflets.
• They should contain all the important information.
• They are made simple and attractive to attract people and make
them interested in the topic.
• They should be as brief as possible.

17. Advantages of handbills
• They are simple and easy to make as well as read.
• They are cheaper.
• People can read it in their own feasible time.
• They can be distributed anywhere , people need not to be gathered.

18. Disadvantages of handbills
• They lack long term impacts on people like any other methods.
• They may not be taken seriously by people.
• Efforts may be useless.

19. References
• Hari bhakta pradhan.A textbook of health education, Philosophy and
principle, prof. 2002, page 77 to 81.
• Shiva Prasad sapkota and Durga p. Pahari, A textbook of Health Promotion
and Education
• Government of Nepal, MOHP, NHTC 3rd edition 2070 Comprehensive
family planning counselling guideline including (Reproduction health
education)
• http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0024/002464/246453e.pdf
• http://www.stlawu.edu/health-and-counseling-services/aims-and-
objectives
• https://www.slideshare.net/ranjanattri5/meaning-and-objectives-of-
counseling

20. Feed back……. Please
Thank you