Definition of Counseling – This book covers the entire syllabus of “Psychiatric Nursing” prescribed by the Universities of Bangladesh- for Basic and diploma nursing students. We tried to accommodate the latest information and topics. This book is an examination-friendly setup according to the teachers’ lectures and examination questions.
At the end of the book previous university questions are given. We hope in touch with the book students’ knowledge will be upgraded and flourish. The unique way of presentation may make your reading of the book a pleasurable experience.
Definition of Counseling
“A helping process, where dynamic and purposeful relationship exists between two people, in which one person explicitly and purposefully gives his time, attention and skills to assist the client for exploring the situation, identifies and uses problem solving techniques within the limitations of their given environment to recognize and manage stress that facilitate the interpersonal relationships among client, family and health care team.”
[Ref: KP Neeraja/1/Vol-1/2491]
Characteristics of counseling:
1. Purposeful, meaningful planned activities.
2. Establishes satisfactory relationship
3. Structured around the felt needs of counselee (tail or made)
4. Avoid dictatorial attitudes
5. Everyone participating in the counselling process must feel comfortable
6. Provide situational support (family, friends)
7. Warmth, friendliness, openness and empathy are ingredients of successful counselling process
8. Counsellor has to answer questions reinforce important information
9. Give the freedom to the client to make voluntary informed decision
10. Maintain dignity of the individual
11. Non-directive lead..
[Ref: KP Neeraja/1/Vol-1/251]
Importance of counseling:
1. To relieve from distress
2. Helps the client to attain a form of happiness, adjustment of the life situations
3. Aids the individual to become aware of him and the ways in which he is reaching to the behavioural influences and his environment
4. To develop a set of goals for future behavior of an individual
5. Assist the client to accept actual or impending changes that are resulting from stress
6. It provides holistic support (moral, spiritual, emotional, psychological, and intellectual)
7. To work out a plan for solving this difficulty
8. Encourage the client to utilize suitable problem solution techniques or coping technique
9. To develop overall personality development, i.e. a sense of control, independence, sense of responsibility, special abilities and right attitudes
10. Helps the clients to identify his own interests, aptitudes and opportunities and to overcome his difficulties
11. To develop readiness to accept the choices, changes and to face new challenges 12. To encourage the client for effective utilization of manpower and for self-employment.
13. To minimize the destructive activities.
[Ref: KP Neeraja/1*/Vol-1/250]
Elements of counseling:
1. It is a helping relationship which includes
2. Someone is willing to give help
3. Capable of and trained in helping process
4. Someone seeking help
5. In a setting that permits, help to be given and received.
[Ref: KP Neeraja/I/Vol-1/250]
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