Dr Ali Khwaja's YouTube video introduction to the Online Course 'Certification in Student Counselling'
Thanks to Rekha Chakraborty, a DCS-2011 student, who shot the video with her video camera!
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Text of Ali's YouTube Video Introduction to the Online Course 'Certification in Student Counselling (CSC)'
The education scenario in the whole world has been changing very significantly -
particularly at the turn of 21st century, the concept has moved from teaching to learning.
Now that we understand that children
have to learn,
they have to grow and they have to understand what is life,
they have to grow and they have to understand what is life,
we need to do a lot of rethink as to what the learning process is.
And that is where come the concepts of
understanding emotional intelligence,
understanding or developing life skills,
being able to mentor and counsel children
understanding or developing life skills,
being able to mentor and counsel children
rather than just doing the traditional teaching that we had in that chalk and talk method, using the blackboard and things of that sort.
So here we have been for years and years thinking about this concept:
How do we develop, how do we ensure, despite all the best efforts that the teachers put in, educationists put in, how do we ensure that the child grows up with very good upbringing and total holistic upbringing?
Since we have been in the field of counselling for almost now thirty years, we thought:
“Let us focus on one very very vital area and. that is,
counselling children within the school set up.”
counselling children within the school set up.”
There is a lot of counselling that takes place outside when the child has problems. He is taken to the psychologist, etc. but what we are concerned about is to see children get counselling which is more of preventive and facilitative counselling that can be done within the school set up itself.
- There is less stigma,
- the logistics is much more favorable,
- the teachers who are doing counselling are much more familiar with the child,
- and more acceptable to the child.
All these advantages come in if every school decides that it must have a counselling set up within the school.
And that is where we have come out with this new programme which is Certification in Student Counselling.
We would like as many teachers as possible to get trained in this field of counselling
- without disturbing their regular routine,
- without disturbing whatever else they are doing,
- without adding too much of a burden to their day-to-day routine.
What can they do in terms of what I have referred as preventive counselling and facilitative counselling? If we can start building up on that we will be building up a wonderful generation of children.
The rules applicable to counselling are the same all over the world because human behavior and child behavior deep down inside remain the same.
Emotions are the same,
the feelings and the way a person behaves is the same,
what motivates the child remains the same and
interpersonal relationships remain the same.
the feelings and the way a person behaves is the same,
what motivates the child remains the same and
interpersonal relationships remain the same.
What we aim to do through this programme is to ensure that the child who is going to school or college, getting the regular inputs, studying and putting in so many hours of efforts is given this additional input.
Here is where I feel extremely happy that those of you who have even thought of the idea:
I want to go beyond the regular teaching,
I want to ensure the total upbringing of the child
I want to look at a child very holistically
I want to ensure the total upbringing of the child
I want to look at a child very holistically
I think that itself is a wonderful step that you have taken forward.
I really want to appreciate, acknowledge and tell you my thanks for having put in this thought and becoming aware of the fact that you are going to go beyond that step.
How you go about it is what this whole programme is all about.
What we are going to do is to take you through a very beautiful journey!
- A journey which has no textbooks, no theory, nothing of that sort.
- A journey which will focus entirely on understanding the human child, the growing child, the adolescent
- and to ensure how we can give the child a level playing field - the proper motivation, the proper way in which the child can blossom to his full potential.
That is exactly what we are going to be doing.
I can assure you that all you have to do is do it with that sincerity and with that sense of purpose and belief:
Yes I am going to do something which in the end will enrich my own life.
You will find at the end of the day
your life gets much better
you feel a much more satisfied and fulfilled human being and
there will be a wonderful new generation of human beings who will be growing up
you feel a much more satisfied and fulfilled human being and
there will be a wonderful new generation of human beings who will be growing up
feeling much more happier
much more much more fulfilled and
much more at peace within themselves.
much more much more fulfilled and
much more at peace within themselves.
That is how I would like to welcome you into this programme.
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