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Becoming Effective Counseling Teachers
Published January 19, 2012 | 
School counselors help students find their way about yourself and make good choices in learning. To do their jobs well, school counselors must be able to communicate and listen effectively, and they also require a unique combination of coaching skills and compassion. Each school counselors must be flexible and ready for anything. This is a demanding job, but helping young people in their lives is one of the most rewarding.
School counselors must be able to work with all kinds of people in all types of settings. It’s important to make them feel comfortable in different situations, because they never know what and who they will face every day. Training on methods of counseling psychology and has strong interpersonal skills are essential to a successful school counseling.
School counselors need to be a good communicator. They need communication skills both oral and written, because they spend time talking with students, staff and parents as well as write the required reports, in the form of an e-mail or letter. They should be able to communicate their thoughts clearly and succinctly, to avoid misunderstanding and miscommunication.
Listening to what other people say is important to become an effective school counselor. Good listening means listening to what someone is saying and what they are trying to say. Listening can be either a variety of forms, including repeat back what someone says, including asking questions, or even just listened to alone. A skilled school counselor will be able to determine solutions that are needed by a particular situation or person.
School counselors need to have a deep sense of compassion, understanding and empathy. Students come to them having all sorts of difficulties and sufferings, of failing the test until a serious problem at home. It is important for counselors to be compassionate even in the most difficult situations. At certain times, students and parents to express anger, frustration or even despair, and counselors should be able to understand where these emotions come from and how they can be channeled productively.
Dealing with Child Victims of Bullying
Published January 18, 2012 |
Some cases of bullying are so cruel and violent demands a quick response and strong. Due to the rapid and robust response to bullying is an ongoing process of thoughtful and constructive response, which contains the hurt and anger. Here are some steps you can take to deal with kids who get bullied.
Stay calm.
This may not be easy. But if you lose it, the child will become restless with your emotions show. You are angry and upset with a bully acts against children, and want to tell that bullying is a serious thing, you just want to maintain the safety and security, and it does not matter if you are angry about what happened. Children will be able to process emotions better if you are in control of your own, and you will be able to think more clearly about how to help.
Listen to your child.
It’s hard to do if your child is nonverbal or have difficulty communicating. But, be people who listen instead of talk. Give explanations that define the experience for the child based on your own experience of what you’ve read or heard. This experience will make the child has and determine a process, and you can put him in charge. Do not forget that the behavior is also a form of communication, and use your knowledge of the child to interpret the instructions.
Alternative solutions.
This is a benefit to have a good relationship with teachers, principals, or other school personnel. Start by approaching the problem with a collaborative manner. Ask the people who really were at the scene. Brainstorm ways to protect your children, strengthen children’s ability to speak and fight, to build alliances between your children with other students, and to handle situations in a way that will not make it look worse. Make sure the school implement the solution does not make your child looks weak and in need of protection, or cause other students blame your child as a consequence.