Differences between an Adolescent and an Adult

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Differences between an Adolescent and an Adult
quality of a good Counsellor for Adolescents
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Symbolic stages of life
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Children
Adolescent
Adult
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Childhood

• First human life period, from birth to
  Adolescents.
• children are considered to be small, naive,
  ignorant

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Adolescence

• The age that follows childhood and precede Adult
  age immediately after puberty.
• Almost from 12 to 18 for girls, 14 to 20 yrs for
  boys)
• Adolescents are considered to be children,
  youths, small men or women

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Adult

• Is said to be a human being who has came to the
  end of growth
• Adult age, in a man. At the end of adolescence
  and at the beginning of old age
• Adults are considered to be ripe, mature, wise

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Adolescents in our societies

• We shouldnt do as if they dont exist
• We should not try to do every thing in the place
  of adolescents
• We should guide them to take decisions by
  themselves
• Even if they were to be considered as blinds, the
  blinds have options. They take decisions as to
  where to go and they are guided.

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Do adolescents have any specific counselling
needs?
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Adolescents specific needs on counselling (1)

• Adolescents became very sensitive if they are
  been treated like children, ignorant, those who
  need to be educated.
• They are afraid that their secrets are not well
  kept and that their parents or others might later
  on be informed
• They hate moralising and enhancing attitudes

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Adolescents specific needs in counselling (2)

• Adolescents want
• To be respected,
• Express in their own language their problems and
  their experiences.
• To be addressed in a simple language.
• Have possibilities to choose by themselves.
• Take decisions themselves

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Quality of a good counsellor for adolesecents

• Aptitude to listen actively
• Showing interest for the Ado. problem
• Be patient
• Be available
• Be discrete
• Have some life experience (testimony)
• Respect confidentiality

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Quality of a good counsellor for adolesecents -2

• Kind
• Patient
• Discrete
• Polite
• Life experience
• Good behavior
• Jovial
• Ponctual
• Sympathetic
• devoted

• Responsible (dressing)
• Understanding
• Welcoming
• Bold
• Faithful
• Exemplary life
• Attentive
• Sociable
• Humble
• Generous

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Quality of a good counsellor for adolesecents -3

• Friendly
• Have pleasure
• Lovely
• Truthful
• Good guide
• Not discriminate
• Reconciling
• Get concerned
• Conforting

• Intelligent /wise
• Tactful

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