INSTITUT PENDIDIKAN GURU ( IPG )

KAMPUS SULTAN ABDUL

HALIM
SUNGAI PETANI ,
KEDAH DARUL AMAN
PROGRAM IJAZAH SARJANA MUDA PENDIDIKAN
(PISMP)
EDU 3107
GUIDANCE & COUNSELLING FOR CHILDREN

Topic 5
Basic Counselling Skills
( 6 hours )
+ Tutorial 6 & 7
JAN 2011 AMENDMENT 2012

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Topic 5
Part.4
Basic Counselling Skills:
Identifying Problem
(2 hours)
JAN 2011 AMENDMENT 2012

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SKILL IN PROBLEM IDENTIFYING

Clarifying
Open Questioning
Probing
Leading

SKILL IN PROBLEM IDENTIFYING

CLARIFYING
To help the counsellor to ask the client to
define or explain words, thoughts or
feeling

CLARIFYING
Client:

Im having a tough time. Nobody

understand meI cant seem to
make friends
(a) Cslor: you say you are in the tough
timeis it because of no body
understand you or you incapable
to find friend ?
(b) Cslor: how do you feel when you are in
this tough time ?

Exercise 5.8
Client:

Do you agree with me? Or you

also will do in the way I parents
did to me ? Then, I dont think we
should carry on this session!

As a counsellor, make use of the clarifying

skill to form your sentence.

SKILL IN PROBLEM IDENTIFYING

OPEN QUESTIONING
To enable the counsellor to gain important
information
To place the responsibility on the client
what going to be said / what have they
said

OPENING QUESTIONING
Client:

Cslor:

Im having a tough time. Nobody

understand meI cant seem to
make friends
you say you are in the tough time
what do you mean by saying in
the tough time?

Exercise 5.9
Client:

I hate him! If you are me in this

situation, Im very sure you will
react and feel what I have felt at
this moment!

As a counsellir, try to response by using the

skill of open questioning.

SKILL IN PROBLEM IDENTIFYING

PROBING
is a strategy enable a counsellor to gather
information in a specific area related to the
clients concern and problems

PROBING
Client:

Cslor:

Im having a tough time. Nobody

understand meI cant seem to
make friends
You keep on saying you are
having a tough time
what do you mean by tough
time?

Exercise 5.10
Client:

I hate him! If you are me in this

situation, Im very sure you will
react and feel what I have felt at
this moment!

As a counsellir, try to response by using the

skill of probing.

SKILL IN PROBLEM IDENTIFYING

LEADING
this strategy enable the counsellor to
explore at greater depth areas

LEADING
Client:

Cslor:

Im having a tough time. Nobody

understand meI cant seem to
make friends
You say you cant seem to make
friends, but you didnt tell me how
it make you in difficulty to do so

Exercise 5.11
Client: How dare Cikgu Aminah do that to
me! Im really getting mad about
her! Last Sunday she did it,
yesterday again and this morning
also the same! Im really cant stand
any more with her!
As a counsellor, try to response by using the
skill of leading.

SKILL IN GIVING RESPONSES

SUMMARIZING
this strategy enable the counsellor to do
several things such as verbally review types
of information
- have been presented / discussed
- highlight as significant
have the client to HEAR what he/she had
presented to the counsellor

SUMMARIZING
Client:

Cslor:

Im having a tough time. Nobody

understand meI cant seem to
make friends
as we have discussed many things
just now, Id like to review some of
them. Apparently, you are lonely
and desire to have friends, but your
behavior drive you away from the
people. You dont know how to cope
with it. Am I missing anything?

Exercise 5.7
Client: My parents didnt trust in me, my
teacher also did in the same way,
now my friends as wellIm really
not understand what had I done!
Please help me, what should I do?
As a counsellor, try to response by using the
skill of summarizing.

TUTORIAL 7
( 2 HOURS )

Tutorial 7:
Describe how an ordinary teacher
can apply basic counseling skills in
the Malaysian classroom. Provide
relevant examples /situation

THANK YOU

JAN 2011

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