Counseling sessions at an early age opens the lines of communication
ISLAMABAD: Guidance and counseling are important for every student, and schools have a huge role in bringing out the best in them. Good conduct is coveted, but sometimes young minds need guidance to polish their personality. Through counseling, they are given advice on how to manage and deal with emotional conflict and personal problems. Proper counseling will help incorporate valuable lessons in their daily life. Some sessions should involve career guidance, where the students are advised on the selection of courses and different career paths. It is important to prepare them for life after school and what to expect in the different fields they might opt for. Counseling for both life choices and career choices is important.
Parents and students still believe in bringing good grades to get into the best engineering or dental colleges that will give them a successful career. But, it is also important to know the students interests; here the teacher plays a vital role. Choosing the right stream or field is totally dependent on self-assessment.
Self-assessment includes observing the abilities, interest areas, analytical skills, work styles and personalities of the students. With broad career options, teachers need to equip the students with all recent trends, current developments in different streams, demands and financial prospectus while giving priority to the child’s interests.
Counseling sessions at an early age opens the lines of communication making student familiar with the importance of choosing the right career. A regular counseling session is about listening and giving respective suggestions. Guidance and counseling aim at rendering focus on the student’s, acquiring the right understanding, maintaining discipline and enabling overall development.
Hafsa Nadeem
Published in The Express Tribune, January 26th, 2020.
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