A staff development activity on
counselling skills
led by Terry Ashton for Kincorth ASG
7 March 2001
at
Summerhill Education Centre room 353
9.15am to 3.30pm
I am pleased that you are able to participate in this one-day
staff development event and look forward to working with you.
The purposes of the day, which were arrived at through
negotiation with ASG schools, are
to be aware of the interpersonal skills you already possess
to build on these skills and develop counselling skills and
approaches
to develop confidence in dealing with situations you encounter
in school
to develop further your appreciation of the different needs of
other people, and seeing things from their point of view
to develop ways of responding to the needs of pupils through
the use of counselling skills
to examine how you can apply counselling skills to your
teaching and normal interactions with pupils, other staff and parents
The day, will be interactive and participative, is not about
trying to become a counsellor, but rather to help you to use counselling approaches in
your present work.
You will be pleased to hear that you do not need to do any
work to prepare for the day – just come prepared to learn and contribute in
approximately equal proportions!
Coffee/tea and lunch will be provided.
programme
0915
We do try!
A brief look at the kinds of
problems kids need help with and how we feel about trying to help.
0940
There’s no
such thing as magic!
What is counselling and what makes
it work?
1020
BREAK
1035
What do you do
after you decide to try to help?
a counselling model and counselling
approaches
1110
We have ways of
helping you talk!
Skills of listening and responding
(including working with young people and with parents)
1220
LUNCH
1320
Different help
for different folk
Why we need to be sensitive to
different personality styles and learning styles (both those of others and our own)
1430
What’s in
it for them?
A look at the problems kids have
and what they tell us about what the need.
1440
Seeking
solutions for problems with no solutions
A problem-solving exercise to look
for ways of dealing with particular problems
Some
possible examples:
dealing with anger
pupils who don’t want to be helped
supporting colleagues who are having problems in classes
(support without criticising)
