School Counselling

Have you seen a child being too aggressive – hitting and hurting other children, destroying things etc..?Have you seen a boy/girl being too timid, withdrawn, aloof, isolated?Have you seen an adolescent high school student being reckless, indulge in risk behaviours – smoking, drug and alcohol abuse?All of us have seen and have wondered why? Why the children are like this?How to set right these children? What should be done to avoid these problem behaviours? How to identify and address these behaviours and intervene to mainstream them?The students need not be exceptional to encounter problems in school. They face a diverse array of problems and challenges as they progress through school years which manifests itself through these behaviors. We know that the children are an asset for a country since they are the future nation builders and their health and wellbeing always remains as a primary concern. Children of elementary school, middle school and high school spend the active part of their day at school and hence, school plays a very important role in moulding the personality which endures through thoughts, feelings and behaviours of the students.

Week 11. School Counseling - meaning and concept, need and scope2. Developmental task - meaning and concept, developmental tasks of school children and high school children3. Goals and objectives of developmental model of counseling and developmental perspective to counselingWeek 24. Theoretical foundations and counseling approaches - Piaget’s theory of cognitive development5. Theoretical foundations and counseling approaches - Erickson’s psycho social theoryWeek 36. Theoretical foundations and counseling approaches - Ivey’s developmental therapy7. Theoretical foundations and counseling approaches - Blocher’s developmental counseling and Havighurst’s concept of developmental taskWeek 48. Objectives and principles of school counseling9. Counseling and goals strategies - Primary, high and high secondary school levelWeek 510. Concept of task and concerns of school counseling and counselor11. Role and function of school counselor12. Emergence of school counseling - historical perspective of role and function of school counselorWeek 613. Review of role statement of ASCA14. Role and functions of school counselors by grade level - Elementary school counseling15. Role and functions of school counselors by grade level - Middle school counselingWeek 716. Role and functions of school counselors by grade level - High school counseling17. Role and functions of school counselors by grade level - Rural and Urban school counselingWeek 818. Characteristics and roles of counselor19. Special skill of a school counselor - consultation - process and modes20. School consultation- effective uses of Adlerian principles in consultationWeek 921. Consultation of teachers and administrators as an integral part of school counseling22. Consultation - working with parents as an integral part of school counselingWeek 1023. Skills of school counselor - Communication skills24. Skills of school counselor - Evaluating skills25. Skills of school counselor - Leadership and Coordinating skills26. Best practices of school counselor - being good listener, friend and authoritative27. Best practices of school counselor - being grounded, accessible and approachableWeek 1128. Introduction to common problems of school children29. Issues related to academic performance - identification and intervention30. . Counseling exceptional children - mentally and emotionally challenged children, slow learners, learning disabilities and gifted childrenWeek 1231. Counseling abused children - Victims of physical, verbal and sexual abuse32. Counseling children with high risk behaviours - drug and alcohol abuse, sexually active and delinquent children33. Counseling children from broken families - children with single parents on the verge of divorceWeek 1334. Counseling children with health maladjustment - common health complaints, psycho somatic35. Special concerns of school counselor - the need and importance for early identification and planning suitable interventionWeek 1436. Counseling approaches - meaning, importance and techniques - Direct, Indirect and eclectic counseling37. Types of Counseling - Individual and group counselingWeek 1538. Behaviour Therapy - Techniques, key concept and process39. Rational emotive therapy and cognitive therapy - Techniques, key concepts and process40. Future trends in school counseling - Advocacy, promoting and formulating a professional identity as school counselor