1. TASK: Counseling Military Personnel
CONDITIONS: Given FM
STANDARDS: IAW FM

2. COUNSELING:
A process involving a helping relationship directed toward improvement or change in behavior.
3 PHASE PROCESS:
Self-exploration
Self-understanding
Action

3. IT IS MANDATORY:
Leaders will regularly counsel their soldiers.
Leaders who neglect to counsel their subordinates are negilgent in the performance of their duties.

4. LEADER’S SKILLS: *KNOW YOURSELF/SEEK TO IMPROVE
*BE TECH/TACT PROFICIENT
*TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ACTIONS
*MAKE SOUND/TIMELY DECISIONS
*SET EXAMPLE
*KNOW SOLDIERS/CARE FOR THEM
*KEEP SOLDIERS INFORMED

5. LEADER’S SKILLS CONT’D:
*DEVELOP RESPONSIBILITY OTHERS.
*ENSURE TASK IS UNDERSTOOD, SUPERVISED, AND DONE.
*TRAIN SOLDIERS AS A TEAM.
*EMPLOY UNIT IAW ITS CAPABILITIES.

6. HOW IS COUNSELING VALUABLE TO A LEADER?
*CLEAR UP MISUNDERSTANDINGS.
*SAVES TIME, TEACHES PROBLEM-SOLVING.
*IMPROVES MOTIVATION.
*DEVELOPS TEAMWORK.
*GET TO KNOW SUBORDINATES.
*RETAIN GOOD SOLDIERS.

7. LEADER’S EFFORTS TO DEVELOP SOLDIERS SHOULD ACCOMPLISH 4 OBJECTIVES:
* Cause soldier to recognize strengths and weaknesses.
* Have soldier determine course of action.
* Cause soldier to take appropriate action.
* Have soldier assume responsibility for his/her decisions and actions.

8. SOURCES OF POWER:
The ability to have positive control over the actions of others.
* LEGITIMATE
* REWARD
* COERCIVE
* REFERENT
* EXPERT

9. APPROACHES TO COUNSELING:
* DIRECTIVE
* NONDIRECTIVE
* COMBINED

10. BASIC SKILLS:
DEVELOPED BY STUDYING HUMAN BEHAVIOR, KNOWING PROBLEMS THAT AFFECT SOLDIERS, AND BECOMING GOOD AT DEALING WITH SOLDIERS.
* Listening and Watching
* Responding
* Guiding

11. 5 TYPES OF COUNSELING: * Reception and Integration * Performance
* Personal
* Discipline
* Professional Growth and Guidance

12. THE COUNSELING PROCESS:
* PREPARE FOR COUNSELING
Notify the soldier
Schedule best time
Choose a suitable place
Decide the right atmosphere
Plan the discussion

13. COUNSELING PROCESS (Cont’d)
* CONDUCT A COUNSELING SESSION
Opening the session
Discussion
Closing the session
* FOLLOW UP ON COUNSELING
Follow-up measures
Written records

14. REACTIONS AND PITFALLS:
* SOLDIER REACTIONS
Nervousness Loss of temper
Cooperation Desire to Quit
Rational Disagreement
“Too Easy” Agreement
Determination to argue
Attempts to shift blame

15. COUNSELING PITFALLS: * Personal Bias * Reluctance to counsel
* Rash Judgements
* Stereotyping
* Loss of emotional control
* Inflexible methods
* Amateur character analysis
* Improper follow-up

16. METHODS FOR TRAINING:
* ROLE MODELING
* FEEDBACK
* ROLE PLAYING

17. TASK: Counseling Military Personnel
CONDITIONS: Given FM
STANDARDS: IAW FM