This document provides guidance for counseling students pursuing higher education overseas. It outlines that 12th standard and final year college students often need counseling when seeking further education abroad. The key points of effective counseling include clear communication using both verbal and non-verbal methods such as body language and facial expressions. Counselors should actively listen to students, understand their feelings and concerns, and avoid prejudice. Maintaining knowledge of overseas education systems, visa rules and university programs is important for advising students properly on their options.

1. Counseling students for
overseas
Nitu Sinha M.Sc, M.Phil
Sr. Academic Counselor

2. The provision of professional assistance
and guidance in resolving the problems
of student regarding their education
and carrier.

3. Who needs counseling?????
Seeking for higher Education!!!!!
12th std and College final year student !!!!!

4. Key points for counseling
Effective communication
Active listen
Knowledge

5. Communication
Verbal
communication
Oral Written
Non Verbal
communication
Body
language

6. 7 C’s of communication
Clear
Concise
Concrete
Correct
Coherent
Complete
courteous

7. Listening
L - look interested and get interested
I - Involve yourself by responding
S - Stay on target
T - Test your understanding
E - Evaluate the message
N - Neutralize your feeling

8. Active Listening
• Show interest
• Listen to feeling
• Signal encouragement
• Observe non verbal behavior
• Avoid interruption and distraction
• Probe
• Reflect
• Avoid Prejudice
• Use of open and close end questioning
• Summarization
• clarification

9. Non Verbal communication
Body language is a kind of nonverbal
communication, where thoughts, intentions,
or feelings are expressed by physical
behaviours, such as facial
expressions, body posture, gestures, eye
movement, touch and the use of space.

10. Non Verbal Communication
• Gestures
• postures
• body languages
• Facial expression
• Tone of voice

11. Verbal V/S Non verbal

12. Knowledge of country counseling
Keep updating news from related to country,
education including visa rules
Keep proper track of “education times”
section of The Hindu news paper
(education fairs)
Keep checking websites of universities or
brochures

13. Reference
• Google web and images
• https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newCS_85.htm
Thank you