1. The document discusses counselling and its importance in Bangladesh. It defines counselling as the provision of professional support and guidance to resolve personal and psychological problems. 2. It outlines different types of counselling like individual, marital, family counselling and discusses common issues addressed in adolescence, early adulthood, and adulthood. 3. The importance of counselling skills for social workers is explained. Existing counselling services in Bangladesh and challenges to counselling in Bangladesh like social stigma, cost concerns, and lack of awareness are also highlighted. Ways to overcome these challenges are suggested.

1. COUNSELLING…
ARE WE ABLE TO ENSURE MENTAL SUPPORT FORALL…?
Group –F
Presented by:
7203- Md. Rizan Ahmed
7247- Liman Islam
7253- Anisur Rahman
7276- Sadia Bushra
7282- Soheli Tasnim
7300- Sumaiya Mahmud
Supervised by:
Dr. Golam Azam
Professor
Institute of Social Welfare & Research.
University of Dhaka.

2. Are you Okay..?

3. Concept of Counselling
Counselling is the provision of professional support and guidance in resolving
personal and psychological problems.
Counselling is mainly the professional advice.
Why…?

4. Concept of Counselling.
Counselling is Counselling is not
1. The interaction
2. The Process
3. The Goal
1. Giving advice
2. Guidance
3. Education
4. Conversation
5. Interrogation
6. Confession
7. Prayer
8. Information giving
9. Ongoing therapy

5. Scope of Counselling
Individual Counselling Marital and pre-marital
Counselling
Family Counselling
1. Adolescent identity
2. Anxiety
3. Anger management
4. Depression
5. Gender: identity, sexuality
6. Relationships
7. Sexual abuse recovery
8. Stress management
9. Workplace stress and
relationships
10. Young adult: identity,
relationships
1. Marital and relational dynamics
2. Extended family relationships
3. Fertility issues
1. Adult children
2. Divorce and separation issues
and adjustment
3. Adolescent and child behaviors
within family dynamics
4. Family of origin / extended
family issues
5. Life stages and transitions
6. Parenting patterns: blended,
single, co-parenting families
7. Remarriage relationship
counselling

6. Counselling in Adolescence
The time duration of adolescence is in 13-19. This stage mainly focused on teenagers psychological
problems for which they need counselling. The problems are:
1. Physical change
2. Stress & Depression
3. Cyber Addiction
4. Drinking and Smoking
5. Peer-Pressure and Competition
6. Child Abuse
7. Underage Sex

7. Counselling in early-adulthood
This stage covers the ages 19-40. It discuss about exploring personal relationships and the problems faces
in this time which needs counselling. They are:
1. Separation from parents
2. Intimate relationships, separation and divorce
3. Lack of friendship
4. Depression
5. Anxiety
6. Relationships: personal and interpersonal dynamics
7. Workplace stress and relationships
8. Sexual abuse recovery
9. Fertility issues

8. Counselling in Adulthood:
During adulthood, we continue to build our lives, but we faces some psychological problems as usual for them
they need counselling. The problems are:
1. Isolation
2. Loneliness
3. Inferiority
4. Uselessness
5. Unattractiveness
6. Extramarital affairs
7. Losing their sexual ability

9. Importance of Counselling in Social Work
Without counselling skill social work is not complete. So counselling is very important in social work. To communicate with
people the knowledge is must. The importance of counselling is given below:
1. Assist to build a better rapport with the client
2. Assist to develop an effective communication
3. To maintain confidentiality
4. Help to develop self-capability
5. Make the client as founder of own future
6. Social worker without counselling skill will become amputated
a. Attention giving
b. Active listening
c. Acceptance
d. Use of sympathy
e. Genuineness

10. Use of Counselling Skill in Daily Practice by
Social Workers

11. Importance of Counselling in Perspective
of Bangladesh
◦ .
Anxiety
Stress
management
Marital and
relational
dynamics
Family of origin
dynamics and
issues
Teen-parent
relationships
Adolescent
identity
Child abuse
Sexual abuse
recovery
Workplace
stress and
relationships
Relationship
Bangladesh
Perspective

12. Existing Services in Bangladesh on
Counseling
Through our people are not concern about counselling even our government providing some
services in some hospitals so that people can face the psychological problems. The services are:
◦ Individual counselling
◦ Couple counselling
◦ Family counselling
◦ Group counselling
◦ Special child clinic
◦ Personality test
◦ Skype service

13. Challenges in Counselling in Bangladesh
In every work we faces challenges and as counselling is in primary level in our country we always
face challenges and barriers. They are:
1. The Social Stigma
2. A Sense Of Denial
3. Fear Of Counselling
4. The Cost Concern
5. Shame
6. Lack of interest in being counseled

14. Ways to Overcome The Challenges of
Counselling
How can we overcome the challenges ..? Here's the ways:-
◦ Experienced counsellor
◦ Occupational ethics
◦ Personal issues should be hidden
◦ Awareness about counselling
◦ Low of Cost for counselling

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