CSP2601 Assignment 4 2024 | Due 3 September 2024

QUESTION 1 [15 marks] 1.1 A teacher counsellor must possess positive personal characteristics to be an effective counsellor. Name and discuss three (3), characteristics you may possess that would enable you to be an effective teacher counsellor. (6) 1.2 There are various approaches that a teacher may adopt to counsel children and adolescents. Outline the factors to be considered when selecting an approach. (4) 1.3 Observation plays an important role in the initial assessment of a child for counselling. What items would you include in an observation checklist? QUESTION 2 [25 marks] 2.1 Read the brief case study and answer the questions that follow: Mr Johnson teaches Grade 5 at Young Minds Primary School. Sicelo, an 11-year-old learner has appeared to be deeply unhappy and disengaged in class for the last two months. Sicelo had previously been energetic, fully participating in all lessons and liked playing soccer with his friends. He has stopped doing his homework and refuses to join in the extramural activities he used to enjoy. A school counsellor works from a residence on the same street as the school. During break time one day Mr Johnson takes matters into his own hands and tells Sicelo to get in his car and he will take him for a drive to chat. He drops Sicelo off at the school counsellor down the road instead. The counsellor then agrees to assess Sicelo to set counselling goals so that they can meet weekly during school hours for the next 6 weeks. Mr Johnson says that he will bring Sicelo to the sessions every week. 2.1.1 Outline the observable changes in Sicelo's behaviour and engagement in class and extracurricular activities over the past two months. What signs suggest that Sicelo may be experiencing emotional distress? (4) 2.1.2 Evaluate Mr Johnson's decision to actively address Sicelo's well-being and discuss the ethical implications of the teacher taking Sicelo for a drive to meet the school counsellor without explicit parental consent. (6) 2.1.3 Discuss the role of parental involvement in addressing Sicelo's emotional well-being. In your answer, discuss how Mr. Johnson might collaborate with Sicelo ‘s parents to create a supportive environment for him, both at school and at home? (5) 2.1.4 To create a friendly setting, and to put the learner at ease, explain how Mr Johnson may invite Sicelo to talk to him. (3) 2.1.5 Discuss the importance of cultural sensitivity in counseling sessions, especially when addressing potential emotional distress in learners from diverse cultural backgrounds. How can teacher counselors ensure that their approach to counselling aligns with cultural norms and values? (4) 2.1.6 Given the challenges that Sicelo presents with, what counselling goals could the counsellor set? QUESTION 3 [10 marks] Choose the most appropriate answer from the list given in Section A to complete the sentence in Section B Section A a) confidentiality b) reflective comment c) fantasy play d) assent e) Education White Paper 6 f) human dignity g) paraphrasing h) SIAS i) Informed consent j) Justice k) Mesosystem l) Exosystem Section B 3.1 When children as young as seven years are informed in the correct manner about matters that are important to their lives, it is regarded as ___________. 3.2 ________________ refers to the fair and equal treatment of all learners. 3.3 When you assure learners that you will not share their stories with anyone, you are addressing ____________________. 3.4 A process of summarising and repeating the learner’s basic message, showing that the teacher counsellor is listening very carefully and can repeat almost word for word what has been said, is known as _____________________. 3.5 In South Africa, every learner’s right to basic education is outlined in the _____________. 3.6 Youth have a right to _______________ and a responsibility to treat people with reverence, respect, and dignity. 3.7 A________________ is a paraphrased response which attempts to reflect (or “mirror”) your understanding of the feelings being communicated by what the learner says or does. 3.8 A ______________ consists of the interactions between two or more subsystems in which a person actively participates. 3.9 ___________________ is applicable to learners aged 14 and older, parents, guardians and caregivers. 3.10 _______________ is different from role-play, in that children naturally and spontaneously engage in pretend play as a means of communicating real underlying emotional issues,, involving significant others or even strangers and on-living things. [Total: 50 marks]