Important Information regarding counseling

POST RESULT CBSE ANNUAL COUNSELLING IIND PHASE FROM 23RD MAY TO 6TH JUNE 2011

The Second phase (post result) of CBSE counseling will begin from the 23rd May and will continue upto 6th June 2011. This is the 14th consecutive year that CBSE will be providing counseling services to students and parents to overcome post result stress and anxiety. Centralized Toll Free Access in India Students can dial a toll free number 1800 11 7002 from any part of the country which will give centralized access to CBSE helpline. While the general queries will be answered by the operators, students will be connected to the principals or counselors in case of exam related anxiety or stress. Counselling for Specially Abled Children For the third year CBSE has arranged to provide counseling to specially abled children to take care of the needs and anxiety of special children. 2. IVRS: First to be introduced by any Board of Education in the country, CBSE has made a unique effort to provide tele-counseling through Interactive Voice Response System (IVRS) mode. The service is available for the sixth consecutive year on BSNL on 1250102. For Reliance users the service will be available on 55500102. 3. CBSE WEBSITE:

Techniques to cope with result related anxiety is also provided at the CBSE website www.cbse.nic.in by accessing icon Helpline.

Dealing with results A few useful tips

Broadly speaking examination results should be treated as a spring board to future achievements and better prospects. Examination results can cause a great deal of anxiety to the students and parents alike. However, a consistent family support system can be of help. Parents should look out for the following signs: Physical symptoms, such as sleeping or eating more or less than usual Mental symptoms, such as loss of concentration and interest Emotional symptoms such as tears, tantrums, panic attacks Addictive symptoms, such as excessive drinking or smoking or using pills Self depreciating comments I knew Ill never pass or never do well orMohits much brighter than me Must Dos for parents: not nag the child. Be supportive and encouraging. Do Help the child to develop self-discipline, self-direction, selfconfidence and a sense of achievement. Just good schooling and tuition are not substitutes for emotional cushioning. Help the child in maintaining his confidence especially when he seems discouraged by his dropping marks or grades. Do not displace your anxiety on the child. The achievement goals should be realistically set according to the childs capability. Praise the child when he does well. Encourage the childs performance with positive statements like, well done, you can do better, rather than saying that was not enough. not harp on previous failures or results. Do achievement expectations are too high it may lead to greater If anxiety. Humor relieves tension. Be light and humorous with the child. Try to gain your childs confidence and discuss problems. Help to find a solution. Exams are not the end of the world. Accept that expectation for every one to do well is unrealistic. Involve the child in decision making. Be aware of the market demands and do not concentrate on traditional courses alone. This will narrow down the options considerably and cause stress.

 Many students do better after school because of maturity and greater focus, course of interest, rise and awareness level and exposure to options. Avoid criticizing or comparing the child with others. Make the child feel important and loved. Listen to your child. Take help of a professional counselor in case of a conflict or depression over the result. The students should: Assess priorities, assets and difficulties Follow a normalized routine atmosphere at home. Imagining extreme consequences and worst situations is of no use and needs to be discouraged. It is helpful to know what she/ he can accomplish. Do not magnify failure and try to talk them out of it. Should not demean themselves. Contact the teachers or counselors if they feel low or anxious or disinterested. Develop alternative coping strategies and de -focus from the pain. Must Dos for students: Learn to be positive. Learn to relax. Talk to family and friends. Do your best and stop worrying. Result is not the ultimate decisive factor. is more important to choose the next options. It Find out and update with wide and varied career choices. Invariably the decision should not be based or influenced by the friends. For an average performer or below average, skill based/vocational courses. are best choice High risk Behaviour: Drug abuse, self harm, aggression Basic Features It is behaviour that is potentially harmful to self or others. Behaviour relating to consumption and abuse of psychotropic drugs or commonly used medicines like cough syrups, sleeping pills, painkillers, without prescription. Behaviour related to smoking and consumption of alcohol. Selfharming behaviour like Suicide, Wrist slashing, hitting self, Starving deliberately etc. Harm to others in the form of abusive and aggressive Behaviour like rash driving or violence to others in any form. Dos & Donts

Dos: Discourage the Behaviour. Keep communication channels open Talk about the negative and long-term effects. Teach (quick) relaxation/breathing Teach anger management Teach to evaluate consequences. Talk about the need for sharing this information with parents/teachers. Make the child understand that monitoring by parents or counselors is essential for early recovery. Donts: no prescribe medication. Do not punish or reprimand harshly. Do not moralize or made person feel guilty. Help him to think of it as Do a problem needing help. Assertively say No to students demands for taking drugs like cough syrup, pills etc. to relieve anxiety or improve concentration. Even short-term, temporary relief with the help of these drugs should be highly discouraged. Handling Suicide The student who is calling is seriously considering you as the last resort and hence it is important to be careful and helpful. A lot many suicides are impulsive while others are well planned. Impulsive students are likely to decide on the spur of the moment. Hence it is important to buy time. Common feelings in suicide A crisis that causes intense suffering and feeling of hopelessness and helplessness. Conflict between survival and unbearable stress. Narrowing of patients perceived options. A wish to escape (it is an escape rather than a going-towards). To punish self and/or to punish others with guilt. Indicators for increased chance for suicide Withdrawal Behaviour for few days Mention of suicide repeatedly. Suicide note Changes in eating and sleeping patterns A history of serious psychological problems. A history of impulsive, poorly controlled and destructive Behaviour. A history of continuing academic problems and learning difficulties. Adjustment difficulties with family, school, peers etc.

Helping suicidal adolescent Establish rapport Allow the student to narrate his/her own story Use age appropriate language Tactful questions. Avoid leading questions e.g. you dont want to kill yourself Obtain detailed description of any suicidal plan ask about availability and lethality Smooth movement from one topic to another Interventions 1. Communicate that people do get through this there are other children who feel as badly as he/she feels now. 2. Advise the child to give himself/herself some time e.g., I will wait 24 hours before I do anything. Or a week. Suggest that feelings and actions are two different things just because you feel like harming / killing yourself, doesnt mean that you have to actually do it right this minute. 3. Periodically, keeping in touch over the phone will reduce the intent of ending their lives. Counseling needs to be practical and useful. 4. Long lectures with a moralistic tone are not advised. These make the already depressed student guiltier and his intent stronger. 5. The student should be advised to contact a professional counselor as soon as possible. If not efforts should be made to encourage him to meet his teachers or school counselors or talk to his parents. The more he talks about his problems to various people; he is likely to feel much better. 6. A student who is severely depressed and expresses absolute helplessness about future is more at risk than a student who talks about casual things. 7. No medicines should be prescribed over the phone.

Important Information
VERIFICATION OF MARKS
The facility of verification of marks is available to all candidates. The candidates can apply for verification of marks to the respective regional offices from the date of declaration of result. (a) The forms for verification of marks will also be available on the Boards website www.cbse.nic.in. (b) (1) For urgent verification Rs. 300/- per subject for the applications made online within 5 days from the date of declaration of result. (2) Rs. 200/- per subject for the applications received either online or offline within 21 days from the date of declaration of result. (c) Modes of receipt of applications and fee will be as under : (i) Online Applications with payment through Demand Draft, (ii) Offline Application as per past practice. (d) All applications received on-line or offline will be dealt on first come first disposal basis.

LIST OF SCHOOLS IDENTIFIED FOR DEPOSITING FEE AND FORMS FOR THE VERIFICATION OF MARKS FOR 2011 EXAMINATION

In Delhi
S.NO. 1. NAME OF SCHOOL WITH ADDRESS BAL BHAWAN PUBLIC SCHOOL, PKT. B, PHASE II, MAYUR VIHAR , DELHI110092 2. 3. 4. UNIVERSAL PUBLIC SCHOOL A BLK PREET VIHAR DELHI ST GIRI PUB SCHOOL PKT 25-27 SEC-3 ROHINI DELHI GREENFIELD PUB. SCHOOL, OPP. GTB MEDICAL COLLEGE, DILSAD GARDEN DELHI-110095 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. GYANDEEP VIDYA BHAWAN BLOCK C-10 YAMUNA VIHAR DELHI GURU HARKRISHAN PUB SCH LONI ROAD SHAHDARA DELHI LILAWATI VIDYA MANDIR SS SCH SHAKTI NGR DELHI MAHAVIR SR MODEL SCHOOL G T KARNAL ROAD DELHI MAHARAJA AGGARSAIN ADARSH PUB SCH PITAM PURA DELHI KIIT WORLD SCHOOL, PITAM PURA DELHI GURU HARKRISHAN PUBLIC SCHOOL RD 73 PNJBI BAGH NEW DELHI S D PUBLIC SCHOOL EAST PATEL NAGAR NEW DELHI SPRING MEADOWS PUB. SCHOOL, MAIN NAJAFGARH ROAD, UTTAM NAGAR DELHI-110059 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. VEDA VYASA D A V PUBLIC SCHOOL, VIKASPURI, NEW DELHI SADHU VASWANI INTNL SCH(GLS)SHANTI NIKETAN, NEW DELHI-110070 GREEN FIELDS SCHOOL, A2 SAFDARJUNG ENCLAVE NEW DELHI RED ROSES PUBLIC SCHOOL, SAKET NEW DELHI GURU HARKRISHAN PUB. SCHOOL, KALKAJI EXTN NEW DELHI-110019 MODERN SCHOOL, BARAKHAMBA ROAD, NEW DELHI SSLT GUJRAT SR. SEC. SCHOOL, RAJNIWAS MARG, DELHI-110054 COMMERCIAL SR. SEC. SCHOOL, DARYA GANJ, NEW DELHI-110002 SALWAN PUB. SCHOOL RAJINDER NAGAR, NEW DELHI DEEPANSHU PUBLIC SCH KAMERDIN NAGAR NANGLOI DELHI RISING STAR ACADEMY SSS 110 RAJ NGR PITAM PURA DELHI CAMBRIDGE FOUNDATION SCHOOL G-8 RAJOURI GARDEN EXT NEW DELHI NATIONAL VICTOR PUBLIC SCHOOL, I.P. EXTN., PATPARGNAJ, DELHI-110092