counselor is a person who is involved in counseling. It refers to a person who is concerned with the profession of giving advice on various things such as academic matters, vocational issues and personal relationships.

1. BY
Mr.Mahaveer Swarnkar
M.Sc. Pediatric Nursing

2. COUNSELLOR
counselor is a person who is involved in counseling. It
refers to a person who is concerned with the profession
of giving advice on various things such as academic
matters, vocational issues and personal relationships.

3. ROLE OF A COUNSELLOR: -
Personal/Social Counsellor
 assist students in learning to cope
with the social, emotional problems
such as anxiety, depression, grief
and loss, relationship issues,
homesickness and substance abuse.
 assist in personal and physical
development
 help in utilization of leisure time

4. Educational Counsellor
 support in academic success and
solve Issues that may be barriers
to success
 guide in understanding policy
and adjust with curriculum
 Assist in the choice of subject,
courses and studies, college
 help students to improve their
study habits

5.  Help in future job and education
 Aware about various opportunities
regarding education
 Help to change in his illogical
thinking and unhappiness

6. Vocational Counsellor
 Helping students become aware of the
many occupations to consider
 Interpreting an occupational interest
inventory to a student
 Assist individual to choose occupation
according their intrest,ability
 Role-playing a job interview in
preparation for the real thing
 Help to person to adopt a vocation
 Help to achieve goal of vocation

7. AVOCATIONAL COUNSELLOR :
 Provide opportunities for participation
in extracurricular activities.
 Assist students in developing hobbies
and interests.
 Provide awareness for recreation.
 Improve interest in games and other
forms of recreation.
 Assist in using leisure time profitably.

8. Family and Marriage Counsellor
 Assess family situation
 conduct therapy program to develop
effective and satisfactory
relationships;
 sometimes referral to other
programs to treat individual problem
of one member that results in family
conflict (e.g. addictions, anger)

9. Addictions Counsellor
 Identify addictions; support and
encourage recovery;
 develop treatment plans and
prepare written reports on progress;
 educate community about
prevention programs

10. Genetic Counsellor
 Analyze clues from family history of
sickness;
 perform genetic testing;
 provide medical information about
genetic disorders;
 identify risks and show options to
solve problems

11. Rehabilitation Counsellor
 Assess physical, emotional, mental
obstacles the client faces,
 work with other therapists to design
rehabilitation programs to overcome
these,
 monitor and keep record of progress

12. Bereavement Counsellors:
 develop plan to cope and grieve in a
healthy way;
 they work in hospices, group homes,
health care/rehabilitation facilities,
hospitals,funeral homes, or private
practice
 Eg. Death of spouse

13. Crisis Counsellors:
 Help people in sudden crisis, distress,
with suicidal intentions, victims of
crime, tragedy
 Assess the client’s situation and provide
emotional and mental health support
 help the client to understand that their
situation is common, and they will
return to their normal functionality.

14.  The counselor should stabilize the mental
health of the patient through emotional
support and the offering of resources.
 developing skills to deal with coping Such
skills may include exploring and listing
different solutions to problems, stress
lowering techniques, and techniques for
positive thinking.

15. Pastoral or religious and
spiritual Counsellors:
 Provide personal counselling within a
religious and spiritual dimension
 provides patients and families spiritual
and emotional support and guidance.
 He is responsible for the coordination and
provision of spiritual care as indicated in
each patient's Plan of Care

16. PREPARATION OF COUNSELLOR

17. EDUCATION:
 Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in teaching
and education.
 They should have basic in principles and
practice of the Guidance programme and
additional area of training either in
behavior science or community health.

18. EXPERIENCE:
 2 years in teaching or counselling experience.
 1 year of work experience in the field of school
programme.
 3-6 months counseling experience, significant
experience in social activities.
PERSONAL FITNESS: -
 Have good Aptitude – interest – Activities –
personality
 He should show positive interest and ability to work
with people.

19. Conclusion:-
 Counsellor is very important person in process of
counseling. He help in many situations is affecting
the individual's ability to carry out their daily life,
or preventing them to make important decisions.
 So for good counseling require a professional,
qualified expert counsellor