COUNSELLING SERVICES IN ISM

Welcome to the Counselling Centre of Indian School Muscat

Thank you for visiting the ISM Counselling Centre. The guidance and counselling program of our school is an integral part of the total educational program which supports, facilitates, and encourages classroom instruction and student achievement. It is also proactive and preventative in nature, developmental by design, focusing on needs, interests, and issues related to various stages of student growth. Counsellors assist students in acquiring and using lifelong learning skills. The counselling centre takes care of counselling needs of students in the areas of educational,personal,social and career domains. The functions, activities and programs of the counselling centre are given below,

Counselling Activities

• Activities
• Screening and Diagnosing
• Individual sessions to support and help students of Pre-Primary, Primary, Middle and Senior to help in areas such as,
• Increasing span of attention & sitting, finger dexterity, fine motor skills, eating habit, toilet training, school refusal, specific learning disabilities, Study skills, test taking skills, note taking skills, pre-teen developmental issues, internet misuse, curiosity, experimenting, addictions, bullying, peer pressure, personalcrisis, adolescent developmental issues, scholastic problems, behavioural and emotional problems, substance abuse, time management, memory techniques, relaxation techniques, overcoming exam anxiety, Career Information Giving, assisting students to apply for higher education etc.;
• Parenting Skills Workshops
• Workshops for Teachers
• Organising Universities visits
• Leadership Exchange Programs
• Support for other Indian Schools
• Periodical meeting with counsellors from other schools

Counselling Programs

• Career Fairs and Seminars
• Group Career Testing and Counselling
• Examination Success Tips Seminars
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• Leadership Training Programs
• World Mental Health Day (10th October) Activities