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Counselling with a difference
 


Chaula Patel is one of the few career counselors in the city. She graduated in Psychology from St Xavier's College of Mumbai University, and followed it with a Masters in Education and Counseling Psychology. She has been a counselor for the last 16 years.

We spoke to her and asked her the nuances of the profession.

Ms. Chawla with a student seeking her professional guidanceAs a career counselor, what activities do you conduct in schools?
I run career motivational programs for schools, take student aptitude tests as well as IQ tests for students of different schools in the city.

How open are schools to the idea of a career counselor coming to the school and advising their students?
They are open to the idea of a career counselor coming to the school as far as the counselor comes and goes, but few schools are really keen to have counselors on their staff.

There is a lot of stigma attached to the fact that one is seeing a counselor. . . Your comments on the subject.
Lots of awareness and counseling is required for the people to know what counseling is about. The term has been misunderstood.

Who do you think needs counseling and how does it benefit someone who goes through it?
Counseling benefits everyone. People who normally come for counseling have repeated self-defeating patterns, they lack motivation and may be emotionally disturbed. Most of the people who come to me for counseling have trouble in relationships, communications and suffer from lack of motivation and low self-esteem.

How does the counselor help the counselor help a person come to him/her for counseling?
A counselor does not think that the person is not capable of solving the problem. In a given event or situation, the person is very emotionally charged, therefore unable to solve the situation.

In a relaxed mood with her pet and daughterDo you think career counseling is required for students?
It is essential in my mind, as most parents and teachers are not equipped with the tools to adequately inform the students about the various career options. The reason for this is that there are so many diverse fields in education, that it is difficult for one person to keep in touch with all the diverse fields.

 

By Rahul Surkund

 

 



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