Specific areas in the organization where counselling skills can be applied.

1. Change Management 2. Downsizing Rightsizing Out sourcing 3. Managing Diversity Language Differences National Ethnics Groupings Attitude and Cultural Differences 4. Equal Opportunities 5. Entrepreneurism/Intrapreneurism

4. Mentoring 5. Team Management/Conflict Resolution 6. Counselling for older adults 7. Crisis/Trauma 8. Consulting 9. Upward Feedback 10.The Learning Organization 11.Organizational Development

Performance counselling Career counselling Counselling for tobacco users Stress counselling Counselling alcoholics

CAREER COUNSELLING
It is a process to help and assist people to develop their career vision and grow professionally. It emerged from three distinct movements. 1. Career guidance 2. Psychological measurement 3. Personality development

Role of counsellor
Counsellors provide three types of support to their clients 1. Informational support 2. Emotional support 3. Assessment support

Performance counseling
Performance counseling is an integrate part of performance appraisal . Any organization interested in administering a good performance appraisal system that aims at developing employees must practice effective performance counseling .

Objective of performance counseling

To provide a non threatening atmosphere in which the subordinate can freely express Solve tensions, conflicts and solve the problem To develop the subordinate knowledge of his or her strengths and weakness To enhance the subordinate understanding of the work environment

 To review the subordinates progress in achieving objectives To identify any problem that are hindering progress Encourage the subordinate to set goal for further improvement To help the subordinate realize his or her potential

Condition required for effective counseling

A helpful and empathic attitude on the part of manager The establishment of effective dialog A focus on work related goals Avoidance of about salary rises and other rewards A general climate of openness and mutuality