Abstract
Counselling is a purposeful understanding of a person so as to promote self-understanding in that person. There is an urgent need of introducing and strengthening the counselling service in the schools and colleges to meet the various needs of the students. Along with the intellectual development, proper motivation and clarification of goals and ideas to pupils in conformity with their basic potentialities and social tendencies are important for the total development of the student. Professional counsellors in educational settings ought to develop and deliver comprehensive counselling programme supporting and promoting student achievement, which should include a systematic and planned programme delivery involving all students and enhancing the learning process. This study is based on the review of secondary literature in an attempt to highlight the utmost relevance of counselling services in an educational setting.
Highlights
IntroductionCounsellors work in areas that involve relationships
Counselling is defined as the application of mental health, psychological or human development principles through cognitive, affective, behavioural or systemic interventions, strategies that address wellness, personal growth, or career development, as well as pathology
The IRB-SBS defines an educational setting as any setting where one would go in order to have an educational experience
Summary
Counsellors work in areas that involve relationships These areas include intra-and interpersonal concerns relating to finding meaning and adjustment in such settings as educational institutions, families and careers. It meets the needs of a wide spectrum of people. Clients seen by counsellors have developmental or situational concerns that require help concerning adjustment or remediation Their problems often require short-term intervention, but treatment may be extended to encompass disorders included in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders of the American Psychiatric Association. It has evolved over the years from very diverse disciplines and practices
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