Counseling Flashcards
What publication covers the counseling process?
ATP 6-22.1
What is counseling?
The process used by leaders to review with a subordinate their demonstrated performance and potential.
What is one of the most important leadership and professional development responsibilities which enables army leaders to help soldiers and army civilians become more capable, resilient, satisfied, and better prepared for current and future responsibilities?
Counseling
What does the Army’s future and the legacy of today’s leaders rest on?
The shoulders of those they help prepare for greater responsibility.
What is the Army’s most important tool for developing future leaders at every level?
Regular developmental counseling.
What must army leaders understand about effective counseling?
Effective counseling helps achieve desired goals effects, manages expectations, and improves the organization.
Why should leaders emphasize routine counseling?
to reinforce positive behavior and superior performance.
What 8 critical leader responsibilities does regular counseling provide leaders the opportunity for?
1) Demonstrate genuine interest in suboordinates
2) Helps suboordinate’s understand their role in accomplishing the unit’s mission
3) Acknowledge and reinforce exceptional work or dedication
4) Evaluate suboordinate’s potential for development
5) provide suboordinates with assistance or resources to address issues or further strengths.
6) empower suboordinates to identify and solve issues on their own, so that they are more self relient.
7) Identify issues before they become significant problems
8) Identify and pre-empt causes of substandard performance
What is developmental counseling categorized by?
By the purpose of the session.
What enables the leader to adapt the counseling session to the individual suboordinate’s needs, in order to achieve desired outcomes and manage expectations?
Understand the purpose and types of counseling
Is counseling a “one size fits all” endeavor?
NO! it is a SHARED effort between the leader and the suboordinate.
What are the three major categories of developmental counseling?
1) event counseling
2) performance counseling
3) professional growth counseling
What provides a useful framework for leaders to prepare for counseling?
DA form 4856 (developmental counseling form)
Regardless of the purpose or topic of the counseling session, what should leaders follow?
Basic format for preparation, executution, and follow up.
What helps leaders organize the relevant issues to discuss during counseling sessions?
DA Form 4856 (developmental counseling form)
What does an event oriented counseling involve?
Specific event or situation.
What are seven examples of event counseling?
1) specific instances of superior or substandard performance
2) reception and integrated counseling
3) crisis counseling
4) referral counseling
5) promotion counseling
6) transition counseling
7) adverse separation counseling
What are some examples of the types of events a leader should do an event counseling prior to or just after?
1) participating in promotion boards
2) attending training courses
3) preparing for deployment
4) re-deployment
5) noteworthy duty performance
6) an issue with performance
7) mission accomplishment
8) personal issue
What does a leader use the specific instance counseling session to convey?
wether or not the performance met the standard, and what the suboordinate did right or wrong.
When should a leader conduct a counseling for specific performance?
As close to the event as possible.
What helps ensure that the suboordinate knows and consistently achieves the standard?
corrective training.
Who should leaders always counsel?
suboordinates who do not meet the standard.
What should happen if the suboordinate’s performance is unsatisfactory because a lack of knowledge or ability?
The leader and suboordinate can develop a plan for improvement.
What does corrective training help ensure?
that the suboordinate knows and consistently achieves the standard.
What are the two important purposes of reception and integration counseling?
1) Identifies and helps alleviate any issues or concerns new members may have including any issues resulting from the new duty assignment
2) it familiarizes new team members with organizational standards, roles, and assignments.
What is the purpose of crisis counseling?
Getting a soldier or employee through a period of shock after receiving news:
1) notification of death of a loved onw
2) divorce
What does crisis counseling focus on?
The suboordinate’s immediate short term needs