As a fairly new NCO, am I supposed to give my soldiers initial and monthly counsellings (PSG is asking for monthly)?

This seems like an obvious question, with an obvious answer. If PSG wants monthly counselling then give them monthly counselling. As an NCO you are still a subordinate to someone, give your command what they want when they want it and you'll have a successful career. Counselling can take many forms, and can be a positive. Initial counselling is a time for you to get to know your new soldier and vice versa, and let them know what your expectations for them are. Monthly counselling doesn't have to be a long drawn out thing, it should be an opportunity for you to check in with your soldier, tell them how they are doing with meeting their objectives, and finding out if they are having any impediments you can help them with. I've been out of the military for a while so I don't know what the current requirements are for counselling as far as documentation, etc. When I was it was like pulling teeth to get some NCOs to do their soldiers annual evals. I would have preferred having someone tell me how I was doing on a regular basis so I had time to make corrections before the annual eval. Don't forget to give positive feedback as well as areas for improvement.

QUESTION WERE COUNSELED BEFORE YOU BECAME A NCO WELL IF DID THATS GREAT BUT AS NCO YOU LOT OF RESPONBLITIES AND COUNSELING IT A GREAT TOOL TO LET YOUR SOLDIERS NO WHERE STAND ON DUTY PERFORMANCE. SO IF YOU WANT TO BE A NCO THEN BUCK AND DO YOU JOB.
SSG MARK FRANZEN
USA COLD WAR VETERAN

I wish that communication had been better when I was in service. It is still terrible in government service generally. The biggest failure I have seen is failure to communicate and I have been working for the government since 1991 in one capacity or another. Leadership doesn't like to provide feedback because it is more work for them, and that is to the subordinates determent. You should endeavor to provide good guidance to the people that work for you and regularly, not only at the required interval. Without guidance, how are they supposed to know what is good and what is bad about anything?

Ahhh, have you been to the NCO Academy?

Is the leaders book still a requirement for NCO's?

They need to receive an intial counsoling. It let them know what your expectations are of them. Of course you expectation should meet or exceed the commanders intent. You breif the on food finance and family. It allows you to learn about your soldier. It give them the opportunity to talk about their future. What they want to do with their military career. It allows you to put out and receive contact info for emergency situations.
Then you conductonthly counseling after that. You need to let them know how well they are doing to meet the aspirations you initially told them about. You also get to answer any question or worries they may have for you.

As a PFC I am counseled by every new SGT and monthly by my squad leader and my PSG. That’s all I’m used to.

I haven’t seen that happen since I transferred almost a year ago.

Hell yes you are supposed to give initial and monthly counseling. Pull your head out of your 4 point of contact. You as a non commissioned officer are supposed to lead. Initial conselling let's the soldier know what you expect and or the chain of command expects from that soldier. Monthly reminds him of the initial conselling form the soldier signed. How the soldier is doing his or her weeknesses and his or her strong points. Do not ever forget about apft's.

Did you not attend a NCOES school?