TEACHER’S ROLES AS
A COUNSELLOR
Prepared by:
Alexandra Joachim
Nur Hannan Haron Khan
DEFINITION
Who 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
DEFINITION
Who 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
TestTechnique
Achievement Test
Aptitude Test
Personality Test
Career Test
Attitude TestNon-testTechnique
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 behaviour
2) Externalizing behavior
3) Social, Attention and Mental problem
4) 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 Counsellor
Helping 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 development
Students are prone to be depressed and pessimist

Topic 3 teacher s roles as a counsellor

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    TEACHER’S ROLES AS ACOUNSELLOR Prepared by: Alexandra Joachim Nur Hannan Haron Khan
  • 2.
    DEFINITION Who is aCOUNSELLOR? • 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)
  • 3.
    ROLES OF A COUNSELLOR Establishgood 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
  • 4.
    DEFINITION Who is aTEACHER? • 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)
  • 5.
    TEACHER’S ROLE ASA COUNSELLOR
  • 6.
    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
  • 7.
    Methods of collectingstudents’ 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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    TestTechnique Achievement Test Aptitude Test PersonalityTest Career Test Attitude TestNon-testTechnique Observation Interview Document Analysis
  • 9.
    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
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    • Students needto 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
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    According to ThomasAchenbach (1992), there are 4 categories of students’ behavioural problem: 1) Internalizing behaviour 2) Externalizing behavior 3) Social, Attention and Mental problem 4) Other problems
  • 12.
    INTERNALIZING BEHAVIOUR • This happenswhen 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
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    EXTERNALIZING PROBLEM • Emotional problemthat are shown through behaviour • Delinquent behaviour – lying, cursing, playing truant, stealing, vandalism • Aggressive behaviour – yelling, show-off, mocking, black mailing, hot-tempered, attention seeker
  • 14.
    SOCIAL, ATTENTION AND MENTALPROBLEM • 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
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    • Attention problem –Hyperactive – Short attention span – Daydreaming – Slow learner
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    OTHER PROBLEMS • Sleeptalking • Nightmares • Eating disorder • Suicidal • Nail biting • Speech problem/stutter
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    Teacher as aCounsellor Helping 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
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    BIOLOGICAL FACTOR Genetic, biochemistry SOCIETYFACTOR Bullying, withdrawal, low-self esteem ENVIRONMENT FACTOR Trauma which affects the students’ self development Students are prone to be depressed and pessimist