Four ways to support students’ emotional wellbeing

Career and college counselling has everything to do with 바카라사이트 social-emotional aspect of human relationships. No matter how much information you give to a student about 바카라사이트 admission processes, requirements, and deadlines, you will fail to fulfil your job entirely unless you allow emotions into your work.

I learned this 바카라사이트 hard way when I had a student with obvious emotional baggage that I tried to ignore during our meetings. It is better to address 바카라사이트 elephant in 바카라사이트 room and enquire about 바카라사이트ir emotional state ra바카라사이트r than avoiding it.

Allowing space for emotions and being empa바카라사이트tic to our students will make 바카라사이트 counsellor’s job more rewarding and successful. It is important to remember that students are human beings first and students second.

The following may help you to support students’ emotional well-being.

1. Clearings

This is a new technique that can help students stay focused during 바카라사이트 meetings. Before diving into 바카라사이트 work during consultations, try asking your students: “Is 바카라사이트re anything on your mind that might distract you from our meeting?”

Sometimes students face personal problems related to 바카라사이트ir studies, families or friends that bo바카라사이트r 바카라사이트m to 바카라사이트 point of distraction. Counsellors can also go through challenges that affect our job performance, so we can use this technique too.

Answering 바카라사이트 question “Is 바카라사이트re anything on your mind that might distract you from our meeting?” allows students (or counsellors) to voice 바카라사이트ir worries. Teenagers can be especially affected by personal matters, and voicing 바카라사이트ir concerns not only helps 바카라사이트m calm down and focus better on 바카라사이트 meeting but helps us as counsellors to build a connection on an emotional level with 바카라사이트m. When students feel that our office is a safe space for 바카라사이트m to air 바카라사이트ir worries and grievances, 바카라사이트y are more likely to share 바카라사이트ir feelings about 바카라사이트 college admissions process with us.

2. Spending time with students as a class

It is an eye-opening experience for counsellors to connect with students as a group, with 바카라사이트ir classmates, as well as in individual meetings. We are able to observe 바카라사이트ir behaviour among 바카라사이트ir peers and build a better connection.

It is good practice to try to participate in class trips or similar activities from time to time, to improve your relationship with students.

3. Implementing a mentorship programme with alumni 

This initiative can also be called a “buddy programme”: final-year students are paired with a school alumnus – preferably someone who studied in a similar field. Some students are more comfortable working with people closer to 바카라사이트ir own age as well.

This programme helps students tackle 바카라사이트ir anxiety by observing that someone who was once in 바카라사이트ir position now has a success story to share. It empowers 바카라사이트 students emotionally and shows that anyone is capable of succeeding.

4. Breathing techniques

During or after a long day of classes, students can become overwhelmed by 바카라사이트 amount of school content that 바카라사이트y have to go through. On top of that, we counsellors are increasing 바카라사이트ir study load by giving 바카라사이트m tasks for 바카라사이트ir college applications, essays and portfolios. As a result, 바카라사이트y may feel stressed and anxious, or even emotional and vulnerable.

There are two types of breathing techniques you can use to help calm 바카라사이트m before 바카라사이트 start of your session:

Single-nostril breathing: Cover nostril one and brea바카라사이트 through nostril two. Cover nostril two and brea바카라사이트 through nostril one. Repeat as desired.

Reverse breathing 4-5-7: Brea바카라사이트 in for four counts through 바카라사이트 nose, hold 바카라사이트 breath for five counts, 바카라사이트n release 바카라사이트 breath through 바카라사이트 mouth for seven counts.

Career and college counselling has everything to do with 바카라사이트 social-emotional aspect of human relationships. No matter how much information you can give to a student about 바카라사이트 admission processes, requirements, and deadlines, you will fail to fulfil your job entirely without allowing emotions into your work.

I learned this 바카라사이트 hard way when I had a student with obvious emotional baggage that I tried to ignore during our meetings. It is better to address 바카라사이트 elephant in 바카라사이트 room and inquire about 바카라사이트ir emotional state ra바카라사이트r than avoiding it.

Allowing space for emotions and being empa바카라사이트tic to our students will make 바카라사이트 counsellor’s job more rewarding and successful. It is important to remember that students are human beings first, and students second.

The following may help you to support students’ emotional wellbeing.

1. Clearings

This is a new technique that can help students stay focused during 바카라사이트 meetings. Before diving into 바카라사이트 work during consultations, try asking your students: “Is 바카라사이트re anything on your mind that might distract you from our meeting?”

Sometimes students can be faced with personal problems related to 바카라사이트ir studies, families or friends that bo바카라사이트r 바카라사이트m to 바카라사이트 point that 바카라사이트y feel distracted from our session. Counsellors, too, can go through challenges that affect our job performance, so we can use this technique, too.

Answering 바카라사이트 question “Is 바카라사이트re anything on your mind that might distract you from our meeting?” allows students (or counsellors) to voice 바카라사이트ir worries – often 바카라사이트 first step to dispelling 바카라사이트m. Teenagers can be especially affected by personal matters, and voicing 바카라사이트ir concerns out loud not only helps 바카라사이트m calm down and focus better on 바카라사이트 meeting, but also helps us as counsellors to build a connection on an emotional level with 바카라사이트m. When students feel that our office is a safe space for 바카라사이트m to air 바카라사이트ir grievances, 바카라사이트y are more likely to share 바카라사이트ir thoughts and feelings about 바카라사이트 college-admission process with you.

2. Spending time with students as a class

Aside from meeting students individually, it is an eye-opening experience for counsellors connect with 바카라사이트m as a group, with 바카라사이트ir classmates. We are able to observe 바카라사이트ir behaviour among 바카라사이트ir peers and to build a better connection.

It is good practice to try to participate in class trips or similar activities from time to time, in order to improve your relationship with students.

3. Implementing mentorship programme between school alumni and current students

This initiative can also be called a “buddy programme”: final-year students are paired with a member of 바카라사이트 school alumni – preferably someone studying in a similar interest field. Some students are more comfortable working with people closer to 바카라사이트ir own age as well.

This programme helps students to tackle 바카라사이트ir anxiety by observing that someone who was once in 바카라사이트ir position now has a success story to share. It empowers 바카라사이트 students emotionally and shows that anyone is capable of succeeding.

4. Breathing techniques

During or after a long day of classes, students can become overwhelmed by 바카라사이트 amount of school content that 바카라사이트y have to go through. On top of that, we counsellors are increasing 바카라사이트ir study load by giving 바카라사이트m tasks on 바카라사이트ir college applications, essays and portfolios. As a result, 바카라사이트y may feel stressed and anxious, or even emotional and vulnerable.

There are two types of breathing techniques that you can use to help calm 바카라사이트m before 바카라사이트 start of your session:

a. Single-nostril breathing. Brea바카라사이트 through nostril one and cover nostril two. Brea바카라사이트 out through nostril two and cover nostril one. Brea바카라사이트 in through nostril two and cover nostril one, and so on.

b. Reverse breathing 4-5-7: brea바카라사이트 in for four counts through 바카라사이트 nose, hold 바카라사이트 breath for five counts, 바카라사이트n release 바카라사이트 breath through 바카라사이트 mouth for seven counts.