Q. Definition of Counselling?
Counselling has been defined as a process of helping/enabling a person/people solve certain interpersonal (not able to continue relationship), emotional (getting sad or worried) and decision-making (not able to decide about the problem or treatment) problems. A counsellor's role is to help clients help themselves.
Counselling can be defined as:
"A process of helping or enabling a person / persons to solve certain interpersonal, emotional problems and decision making by use of certain expertise."
Counselling is:
· Specific to the needs, issues of each individual client.
· An interactive, collaborative process.
· Goal-directed.
· Oriented towards developing self-responsibility and confidence in clients.
· Sensitive to the client's beliefs, culture and values.
· Collect information, reviewing options and developing action plan.
· Strengthen coping skills.
· Encourage social support.
Counselling is not:
· Telling or directing.
· Giving advice.
· A casual conversation.
· An interrogation.
· A confession.