The Haryana school education department has decided to set up dedicated counselling cells for students, parents and teachers to assist in resolving conflicts of students.
In the first phase, it will be established in 13 districts of the state -- Faridabad, Panchkula, Jhajjar, Rohtak, Gurgaon, Hisar, Fatehabad, Kaithal, Mahendragarh, Bhiwani, Rewari, Sonipat and Kurukshetra, a spokesperson of the department said here today.
The key objectives of the conflict management and counselling cells are to enable students to be assertive, build self-confidence, deal with academic stress and poor academic performance, effectively solve problems, resolve conflicts, create self-awareness, manage stress, and choose right career options, the spokesperson said.
He said the basic designation of the counselling psychologist would be post-graduate teacher only.
The counsellor will only be responsible for providing counselling to students, parents and teachers regarding issues and conflicts faced by or affecting students, he added.