Counselling Sessions
“Understanding why people suffer, how they change, and how to help them live more satisfying and gratifying lives is a fascinating, huge, and important undertaking.”
For many youngsters, school and life in general presents an endless list of demands and challenges.
From trauma and learning disabilities to bullying and course selection, life can be difficult for students. A school counsellor is there to help.
“Helping one person might not change the whole world, but it could change the world for one person.”
The basic role of a school counsellor is to support students in their psychological, academic, and social development.
However, the breadth of school counselling is expansive. One minute, the school counsellor may provide a social-emotional lesson to a first-grade class, and the next, they collaborate with the administrative team on a new school-wide behavioral intervention system.
What is School Counselling?
School counselling addresses issues that may affect students’ academic performance, which includes psychosocial and behavioral challenges. School counseling services are delivered by the school counsellor.
Listening is often the only thing needed to help someone.
A school counsellor’s role addresses students’ mental, emotional, social and academic development. Counselors help students identify their abilities, capacities, and interests, preventing dropout.
The counselor may also act as a coordinator who advises students about their career orientation and decisions. In doing so, counselors may help students prepare for higher education and college admissions.
Goals of a School Counseling Program
1. Fulfill lives
School counselors help students live more fulfilling lives by addressing problematic issues. An example of a problematic issue may be a learning disability.
In collaboration with the general education teacher, the school counselor may be able to suggest strategies, implement interventions, or process.
2. Assist students with Challenges
Students face a plethora of challenges. If a student has an issue with a particular teacher, the school counselor may speak with the teacher or act as a mediator to remedy the situation.
3. Adjustment
School counseling programs aim to help students attain self-awareness and adjust emotionally, socially, and psychologically.
4. Promote a positive school life
According to a study, the students who participated in counseling sessions felt more positive about their school life.
5. Mental health and social-emotional learning
School counseling addresses mental health via school-wide lessons or individual counseling sessions. Counselors may address these needs
OUR COUNSELLOR
Ms. ARUNDHATI JHA
Masters in Counselling Psychology
She is a focused and trained professional who provides a range of services to address the diverse needs of the students including academic support, personal and social development, emotional support and crisis intervention.
The counsellor goes far beyond her daily tasks contributing significantly to the school’s overall success by:
Enhancing student well-being, mental health, and self-esteem.
Improving student’s attendance.
Providing essential guidance for post-secondary education and career planning.
Creating a positive school climate that fosters a sense of belonging and inclusion.
SPECIAL EDUCATION
“If they can’t learn the way we teach, we teach the way they learn.”
Special education is a practice of educating students in a way that accommodates their individual differences, disabilities, and special needs. This involves the individually planned and systematically monitored arrangement of teaching procedure, adapted equipment and materials; and accessible settings. These interventions are designed to help individuals with special needs higher level of personal self-sufficiency and success in school and in their community, which may not be available if the student were only given access to a typical classroom education.
Role of a Special Educator
A special educator is to work with students with developmental disabilities, ranging from mild to severe needs. They are specialist teachers qualified and trained to work with children with learning disabilities. These could include sensory, physical and locomotor, intellectual, language, learning and behavioural challenges. Special educators may work with mild to moderate needs students in mainstream classrooms or those with severe needs who may need more intensive support and an individualized curriculum. A special educator also works as a liason between the student, other subject teachers, school administration and parents.
OUR SPECIAL EDUCATOR
Ms. Payal Bhati
B.Com., B.Ed. in Special Education
As a Special educator, she uses effective teaching techniques so that the learning experience of students can be improved.
The primary focus is to recognize their special abilities and talent rather than the disability. The duties of special educator include-
● Meeting with parents to discuss the progress of their children.
● Advising general teachers and parents on techniques to assist students.
● Modifying the general education curriculum to address the needs of specific students.