6 Steps To Success As A Student Of Guidance and Counseling
Guidance and Counseling
Educational Psychology also known as Guidance and Counseling provides powerful resources for students and families in various stages of life. It is coined from two words “GUIDE” and “COUNSEL” which together means the process of helping individuals to discover and develop their educational, vocational, and psychological potentials and also to achieve an optimal level of personal happiness and social usefulness.
In relation to what people say that pursuing a course of study in Education (B.Ed, B.Sc.Ed) is a waste of time, it’s absolutely wrong. No course is termed insignificant if you dare to achieve.
Below are the steps to imbibe as a student of Guidance and Counselling for an excellent outstanding.
BUILD YOUR FOUNDATION (Orientation)
The first thing that should roll in your mind is the foundation and love for the course of study. Foundation is a basis or base upon which something stands or is supported.
If I may ask you, how do you feel when you were admitted? Good or Bad, Yes or No!
Your answer isn’t the problem, but understand that no course is insignificant. Having known the meaning of Guidance and Counselling, you should also consider it to be a driving force that helps one develop readiness for choices, tackling problems arising out of population explosion, provision of necessary guidelines and tools that would also help individuals realize their full potentials and prepare them mentally for the global competition.
The foundation I laid for the course of study made my little academic achievement in higher institutions.
DEVELOP GOOD EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT PLAN
The pedagogical concept of Counselling psychology needs adequate handbooks or materials to put your profession into reality as it relates to practicum and workshops ranging from individuals or group counselling, educational workshops, career-life skills workshops, e.t.c.
Each student needs to provide full research information either from the library or mandatory handbook from the lecturer so as to enable him/her develop personally and to achieve his career goals.
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EVALUATE YOUR PROGRESS
As a student of Guidance and Counselling, conducting thorough research in other to achieve a goal and monitor one’s progress can be achieved through
- Active listening in class
- Learning outcome
- Exploring possible outcome
Participating in, and attending lectures is a substantial factor that leads to success, followed by the learning outcome. It’s this learning outcome that would be used for practicum in the workshop.
ADEQUATE PRACTICE OF SKILLS
Typically, the practice of skills in higher institutions as a student of Guidance and Counselling is considered a necessary condition in other to develop professional competencies.
This practice enables the students to engage themselves in practicing counseling session which serves as a supervised experience that all the counseling theories being taught are applied.
It provides students with experiences in counseling and at the same time with diverse handling of clients one-to-one interactions.
FINDING A ROLE MODEL
Becoming successful in life is a gradual process which should emphasize competence, consistent, confidence, connection and various instructional approaches such as direct or indirect instructions from role models, independent study, and interactive session.
Finding a role model or someone you look up to should serve as motivation in achieving your goals.
UPDATING YOUR KNOWLEDGE THROUGH BOOKS, INTERNET, T.V /RADIO
The world is going digital, and we have the privileges to benefit from great authors of books which improve our learning, thereby making information easy to get.
The steps to success in becoming a Guidance Counsellor is not limited to this alone. It has been viewed by different professionals and association in a lot of ways.
For a gratifying career in Counselling/Educational Psychology(psychological, career services, special education, e.t.c), you need to remain committed and demonstrate real interest to improve your emotional disturbances and well being.
