| Interviewing A Small-group Counseling Volunteer |      |
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| Interviewee: Ray-Fen Kao(small-group counseling volunteer) Experience: 4 years as a counseling volunteer Works: Large-group counseling and small-group counseling (middle graders) |
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| Q: Do you have any other job except for being a counseling
volunteer? Is there any conflict in between?
I am a housewife, so I have more flexible time to participate in the counseling activities. Q: Why do you want to be a counseling volunteer?  What ability
does
it require to be a counseling volunteer?
My children go to the school. I saw the opportunity to join the counseling volunteer group, so I came here. No interview is required to be a school volunteers. But every volunteer is willing to attend some growth courses and well-prepare before taking a class in order to help the children in need. Q: We have watched the group counseling classes. Have you ever taken a course for the children in special need except for taking courses in a class? What is the course if you have? Were you nervous in the presence of the counseling teacher? I have not taken a course yet. But I spend most of the time accompanying children. It is actually not easy at all because it needs to pay attention to their health, encourage them to join the group at any time and keep reminding them to concentrate on the activities.  Q: What do you think is the children’s feeling after taking your
class? Do they like or dislike it?I think children are very happy to come here because they enthusiastically take part in the activities. They even have been waiting at the door when we are still preparing for getting the courses ready in the early morning. Q: What would you do when you face disobedient children in the class? Children are very different in characteristics and emotions. There are many causes for the disobedience. I would let the child cool down first and then slowly guide him to give me the reason why he did this. I would accept the reason under the premise that others’ participation won’t be interfered with. But I did scold some children, and later I did it less and less after I learned some more skills. Q: Have you ever had the thought to give up the volunteer work? What is the reason if you have?  Yes, I had one time when I met a student saying bad words
and misbehaving himself. I failed to communicate with him
and stop him interrupting the other students to participate in
the activity. I felt so frustrated that I wanted to leave at that
time. Later, in the discussion of the courses, teachers and the
senior counseling volunteers comforted me and told me
different techniques and methods which could be used in his
case. The techniques and skills did work later and I forgot the
idea to leave.
Q: We know there are some growth courses for the counseling volunteers. Do you think these courses are of any help to you? The so-called growth course is divided into two parts, one part is the meeting after taking courses, and the other is the self- exploration course. I think we can share the experience or problems in class after taking courses in the meeting room. The Teachers and other volunteers can also provide some advice and methods because there are more people, there are more recommendations. We can feel the sense of accomplishment when the recommended methods do work. As to the self-exploration courses, we can find our positioning in life and learn to shift the focus of life. I personally think it’s helpful to take the courses. Q: Is there anything very impressive to you during the period as counseling volunteer? Actually, it’s after I become a counseling volunteer then I realize that these kids in the small group are very cute. They are not children with behavior problems like what people think they are. I remember one time when I share a touching story with them, did cry. I thought they might make noise or laugh. However, they came to comfort me instead. I felt very surprised. So I think these kids just need someone to accompany them. Their peers have great influence on them. I think it would be the best if someone can accompany them and lead them to the right way. Of course, in the small-group counseling activities, in addition to giving courses and the right idea to the kids, I find I am not smart enough that I need to continue learning to help more children. |
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