The document discusses the attributes and skills required to be an effective counselor. It states that counselors need self-awareness, good psychological health, sensitivity, open-mindedness, trustworthiness, and approachability. Counseling skills discussed include properly greeting clients, focusing on important problems or themes, directing discussions, and managing interactions through techniques like restatement and interpretation. The document also outlines the educational and experience requirements to be a counselor, such as a master's degree in education or teaching with coursework in guidance programming.

1. VYAS VIRAJ
1ST YEAR M.sc NURSING

2. The terms Guidance and Counselling have been used in
different context and can mean any thing from
informal advice that is often given to close friends to
formal counselling undertaken by specially trained
professionals. The nature of guidance and counselling
not only vary from the persons giving it but also
depends on the policies of the institutions.

3.  Counseling is defined as face to face
relationship in which growth take place in the
counselor as well as counselee.

4.  For effective counseling the counselor
needs to demonstrate certain attitude ,skills and
knowledge.
There are two types of counselors
attributes:-
 PRE TRAINING ATTRIBUTES
 INTER TRAINING ATTRIBUTES

5. 1. SELF AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING
 Aperson who has awareness of his or her own
needs, motivation for helping ,feelings, personal
strength and weakness acts as a good counselor.
2. GOODPSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH
 Although no persons is totally problem free but a
person with less problems or good psychological
health can be trained to be counselor.

6. 3. SENSITIVITY
 A person who is aware of resources ,limitations
and vulnerability of other persons feelings and need
are considered to have sensitivity.
4. OPEN MINDNESS
 A person who is free from fixed or pre occupied
ideas .They are aware of their own values and beliefs
and are able to distinguish them from the beliefs and
values of others.

7. 5. THRUST WORTHINESS
 A person who is reliable ,honest and does not
hurt other persons. He/She keep the information
to herself.
6. APPROACHABILITY
 The counselor who is friendly has positive
attitudes about others and can be approached
without a feeling of apprehension.

8.  A counselor need to have skills in interviewing .Infact
without these skills a counselor cannot counsel. Stewart
etal (1978) have identified six components of
interviewing skills.
1) INTERVIEW SETTING AND GREETING STARTED
A. PHYSICALARRANGEMENT
 The chairs should face each other with a learning
facility for both. The closeness of counselors helps in
indicating the attentiveness and willingness.

9. B. GRETTINGS
 A warm and friendly greeting facilitate the helping
process.
eg: Shaking hands with the individual or greeting with a
smile.
C. INVITING THE INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPATION
 Counselor should not waste time on rituals like “oh”,
Todays climate is very good etc.But should start the
interview by asking the individuals why they have
come for counseling .simple statements such as “ so
may I help you”?or “What should you like to discussed.

10. D. MAINTAINING EYE CONTACT
 Eye contact helps in building personal
relationship and permits the counselor to observe
non verbal behavior.
E. DEMONSTRATING PROPER BODY POSTURE
 An attentive and relaxed counselor helps in
building intimate atmosphere. A mobile posture
Allows freedom to movement and ability to use the
body to assist in communications.

11. 2) PROBLEM FOCUSS
 Most counseling is short term , so the counselor
should assist the individual to focus on important
problems.
3) IDENTIFYING AN IMPORTANTTHEME
 While the individual is talking the counselor
should try to identify the important theme by
observing the individuals pre occupations and the
emotional significance attached to the topics.

12. 4) FOCCUING ON A THEME
 The counselor should direct verbalization of the
individual once the theme has been identified.
5) DIRECTING THE THEME TOWARDS THE
GOAL
 Once the theme has been identified and explored
in sufficient depth to have an understanding if
individuals self perception and environment.

13. 6) MANAGING INTERACTION WITH THE
INDIVIDUAL
 To Facilitate the discussion, more skills are needed
,the following techniques may be used to continue
the interaction.
A. Restatement
 It involves putting the individuals statement into
different words to draw the attention or to point out
the individual what she is finding difficult to
verbalize.

14. B. INTERPRETATION
 It is used to counselor while presenting
solutions to the individual for mutual
consideration. the purpose is to have different
perspective of the same solution.
C. Managing Pause and Silence
 Pauses and silence are important techniques in
counseling but too long pauses and silence may give a
feeling of avoidance.

15. I. INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS
 Friendly nature
 Sympathetic ,understanding
 Sincerity
 Patience
 Tactfulness nature
 Ability to maintain confidentiality
 Respects clients attitudes and needs
 Attentive listener
 Speaks in clients languages
 Capacity for being trusted by others

16. ii. PERSONAL ADUJESTMENT
 Shows matured behaviour Integrated personality
 Maintains emotional stability
 Flexilibility and adaptability
 Aware about ones limitations
 Shows self respect and self confidence

17. iii. SCHOLASTIC POTENTIALITIESAND
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUNDS
 Should be motivated and committed
 Aware of polices ,beliefs, misconceptions and rumors
existing with in the local community.
 Capacity for work
 Positive interest
 Scholastic aptitude
 Respects the facts

18. He will have masters degree in essential areas of
guidance programmed the area in training are:-
a.) Counselor process
b.) Understanding the individual
c.) Educational, occupational and vocational
information
d.) Administrative relationship
e.) Research and evaluation procedures
f.) Additionaltraining in behavioral sciences
(Psychology & Sociology)

19. IV. HEALTH AND PERSONALAPPEARANCE
 Pleasing voice
 Pleasing appearance
V. LEADERSHIP
 Ability to stimulate and lead others
 Reinforces important information

20. vi. PHILOSOPHY OF LIFE
 Good character
 Positive philosophy of life
 Intergrated personality
 Show significant spiritual and religious values

21. vii. PROFESSIONAL DEDICATION
 Interest in guidance work, professional attitude
 Shows loyalty
 Had strong sense of professional ethics
 Maintaining helping relationship
 Shows interest in research activity
 Uses psychotherapy in solving client problem

22. A.) Education:
 Masters or bachelors degree in teaching
and education .they should have basic course
in principles and practice of the guidance
programmed and additional area of training
either in behaviour sciences of community
health.
B.) Experience:
 2 years in teaching or counseling experience.
 1 year of cumulative work experience in the field
of school programmed.