Importance Of Teaching In Counselling

VISION
Where does the organisation want to be?
VALUES & BELIEFS
What’s important to both it and me?
CULTURE
How are things done around here?
JOB ROLE
What am I being asked/told to do?
COMPETENCY
What skills do I need to be good at?
ACTION
What plans do I have in place?
CHECKING
How will my progress be monitored?

DIFFERENCES
Advising
-giving opinions or information Instructing
- Teaching or informing others Counselling
-encouraging someone to take responsibility for a problem or for improving a situation (often of a personal nature); in other words, to make decisions for themselves Coaching
-a process by which the coach creates relationships with others that make it easier for them to learn; should coaching not work

You need to get them thinking; so ask plenty of open questions: - ‘How you do feel/how are you getting on?’
- ‘What appears to be working?’ - ‘Why do you think that is?’ - ‘What isn’t working? I’ve noticed that you ...’ (Don’t be afraid to tell people.) -‘Why do you think that is?

Thinking is Hard, That is why few people do it”"
If you are building up a skill in stages then you may need to go back and re-set the outcomes; possibly make them more demanding and raise the standards. Look for opportunities for trying things out. You may need to adjust your style as people become more confident. You will also need to agree a different role for yourself as coach (i.e.: become more or less involved).
What to do? Again, use lots of questions, e.g.: - ‘So where are we?’ - ‘What have we learnt so far?’ - ‘How do you feel about it?’ - ‘How might we apply this to ....?’ - ‘What about going on to/trying ... (the next stage if appropriate)?’ - ‘How confident do you feel?’ - ‘What help might you still