1. COUNSELLING YOUNG PEOPLE

2. Broad objective:
To provide the service providers with basic counselling skills to enable them to effectively counsel the young people.

3. Specific objectives: Define terms; counselling, values, and attitudes
· Discuss how values and attitudes affect counselling
·  Explain the purpose of counselling
· Discuss various counselling skills and techniques

4. Specific Objectives Cont…
·Describe qualities of a good counsellor
·State clients’ rights and provider needs
Apply knowledge and skills gained in counselling to assist young people make informed decisions

5. Definitions
Counselling - Person to person interaction in which the counsellor provides adequate information to enable the client to understand his or her problem better in order to make informed decision and act upon it.

6. Definitions.
Value - is a belief that is very important to an individual(measure of worth)
Values can be influenced by religious, educational or cultural factors, as well as personal experiences.

7. Def Cont..
Attitude – is a view or opinion that is formed by values and beliefs (self esteem, hope, faith, confidence).
Counselling is an interpersonal relationship

8. Counsellors’ values and attitudinal effect on counselling
Person’s values and attitudes are shaped by:-own culture, religion, upbringing and life experiences.
·Client making a decision based on the counsellor’s values may be harmful rather than helpful.

9. Cont…
·Provider’s personal ideas can influence clients decisions making hence threatening client’s health.  
Providers self understanding(values) can help understand and respect the values of clients.
·Reflecting on our own values can help us draw limits so that we do not influence clients by expressing our own views

10. Purpose of counselling young people
Provide information that will enable them to make informed and voluntary decisions.

11. Counselling Skills and Techniques
Active Listening
Effective questioning skills
Paraphrasing
· Clarifying

12. Cont… · Giving of a constructive feedback ·Use of silence ·Empathy
·Genuineness
·Unconditional positive regard
·Summarizing

13. Counselling process
GATHER- is an acronym used to remember the six steps of counselling
G - Greet
A - Ask questions about him/herself
T - Tell them about the services available
H - Help young people make informed choices
E - Explain what to do
R - Return for follow-up

14. STEPS FOR REDI
REDI- is an acronym for the sexual and reproductive health counselling process
R -Rapport building
E -Exploration
D -Decision making
I -Implementing the decision

15. Attending skills
SOLER-is an acronym used to describe the attending skills for the counsellor. Attending skills communicates to the clients that you are there for them.
S – Sit squarely
O – Open posture
L – Lean forward
E – Eye contact
R – Relax

16. Qualities of a good counsellor
Desire to work with and help young people
Belief in the value of providing ASRH services
Respect young people and their rights to make decisions for themselves
Comfortable with expression of feelings
Aware of one’s values and limitations

17. Qualities Cont…
Unbiased attitudes towards different categories of young people
Tolerance for values that differ from one’s own
Empathy for young people
Supportive attitudes towards clients

18. Qualities Cont… Good communication skills
Ability to maintain privacy and confidentiality
Creates an atmosphere that is comfortable to the client
Polite, neat, warm, presentable and knowledgeable
Patience
Trustworthy

19. Qualities Cont… Presents information clearly Encourage questions
Listens and observes attentively
Asks questions effectively to encourage the client to share information and feelings
Speaks the clients language
Has knowledge about policies related to ASRH

20. Client’s/ young people’s rights
·  Information
·  Access to services
·   Informed choice
·   Safe services
·   Privacy and confidentiality
·   Dignity
·   Comfort
·   Expression of opinion
·   Continuity of care

21. Provider needs ·Information, training, updates
·Supplies, equipment, and infrastructure
·Good management and supportive supervision

22. THANK YOU