TEACHER’S ROLES AS A COUNSELLOR

Prepared by:Alexandra JoachimNur Hannan Haron Khan

DEFINITIONWho is a COUNSELLOR?• A person trained to give guidance on personal

or psychological problems (Oxford Dictionary)• ‘…delivered by trained practitioners who work

with people over a short or long term to help them bring about effective change or enhance their wellbeing.’ (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy)

ROLES OF A COUNSELLOR

Establish good rapport with external bodies,

NGO (police, JKM, LPPKM, Pejabat Agama

Islam)

Carry out individual and group counselling

Plan motivational program for students

and staff

Help the student to understand inner self

(potential) and his social relationship

Help the students to maximize his potential

and capability

Provides the students information to parents and administrators on

the students’ well-being

DEFINITIONWho is a TEACHER?• A teacher is a person who delivers knowledge,

assesses and facilitates students’ participation in teaching and learning process

• Teacher is someone who gives anything which is good, positive, creative and developing humankind without expecting any rewards (Al-Ghazali)

TEACHER’S ROLE AS A COUNSELLOR

1. Collecting Students’ Information• What are students’ information?– Background knowledge– Students’ potential– Academic Achievement/performance– Behaviour

• Purpose: – Record students development over the years– Collaborate with the school’s counsellor and administrator– Reflect the students’ performance

Methods of collecting students’ information:

1. Test technique- Used to test or diagnose students’ aptitude, interest,

achievement, personality and etc… - Objective - Formal

2. Non-test technique- To gather information about students in a more

comprehensive and holistically- Subjective - Informal

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Aptitude Test

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Observation

Interview

Document Analysis

2. Identifying Students’ Problems

• Students who have communication problems with their parents, teachers and peers

Interpersonal Conflict

• Students who have problems in making decision need clear information to the alternative solutions of their problem

Intrapersonal Conflict

• Students who want to know more about themselves regarding ability, strength and interest.

Lack of Self awareness

• Students need to learn different skills for instance effective ways of learning, assertive behaviour, effective listening skill

Lack of skills

• Students need more information about career opportunities and how to succeed.

Lack of information on career

According to Thomas Achenbach (1992), there are 4 categories of students’ behavioural problem:1) Internalizing behaviour2) Externalizing behavior3) Social, Attention and Mental problem4) Other problems

INTERNALIZING BEHAVIOUR• This happens when students suppress their

emotion within themselves• 3 types of internalizing behaviours:– Somatic problems : tiredness, nausea, headache,

dizziness– Withdrawn : shy, daydreaming, sulking, sad, – Paranoid : crying, scared, lonely, worry, guilt

EXTERNALIZING PROBLEM• Emotional problem that are shown through

behaviour • Delinquent behaviour – lying, cursing, playing

truant, stealing, vandalism• Aggressive behaviour – yelling, show-off,

mocking, black mailing, hot-tempered, attention seeker

SOCIAL, ATTENTION AND MENTAL PROBLEM

• Social problem– does not act their age – Lack of social skill– Clumsy– Mingle with younger people

• Mental problem– Hallucinating (hearing and seeing things)– Weird, out of norm, unacceptable behaviour

• Attention problem– Hyperactive– Short attention span– Daydreaming– Slow learner

OTHER PROBLEMS• Sleep talking• Nightmares• Eating disorder• Suicidal• Nail biting• Speech problem/stutter

Teacher as a CounsellorHelping students

in adjusting to their surrounding

Helping students in their studies

Giving awareness of the importance

of education

Helping students in making rational

decision

Solving students’ learning problem

Helping the students with their

learning routine

Referring the students to the

school counsellor

Cooperating with school counsellor

Filling in the 001 card (primary

school)

Cooperating with parents

FACTORS LEAD TO MISBEHAVIOUR

AMONG STUDENTS

BIOLOGICAL FACTOR

Genetic, biochemistry

SOCIETY FACTOR

Bullying, withdrawal, low-self esteem

ENVIRONMENT FACTOR

Trauma which affects the students’ self developmentStudents are prone to be depressed and pessimist