National Certificate in Counselling at Philippi Trust Namibia

What is Counselling?

Counseling is a collaborative effort between the counselor and client. Professional counselors help clients identify goals and potential solutions to problems which cause emotional turmoil; seek to improve communication and coping skills; strengthen self-esteem; and promote behavior change and optimal mental health.

Overview

We provide a broad based, general Counselling service with specialist knowledge applied in the areas of HIV/AIDS, Psycho-social Support for Orphans & Vulnerable Children, Child Abuse and Compulsive and Dependent hehaviour and specialize in Counselling Skills Training.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the 3 types of counseling?

Perhaps the three main approaches are psychodynamic, humanistic and behavioural. Each of these has a different theory and ideas underpinning it, and the therapists and counsellors using each will approach problems and issues in different ways. These three main approaches each support a number of individual therapies.

What is counseling and why is it important?

Counselling helps you deal with issues like depression, anxiety, stress, and many more. Some online counsellors can help you deal with these issues and overcome them. Anxiety and stress are common issues but when it is persistent, taking the help of a counsellor is not uncommon.

What is counselling and types of counselling?

Counselling is a type of therapy which helps the individual overcome their problems. Moreover, it helps them gain their lost confidence. Therefore, counselling refers to the process of helping a person face their problem and overcome it.

What are the goals of counselling?

The goal of the counseling is to enable the individual to make critical decisions regarding alternative courses of actions without outside influence. Counseling will help individuals obtain individuals obtain information and to clarify emotional concern that may interfere with or be related to the decision involved.

What are the 6 methods of counseling?

Fortunately, almost all of the many individual theoretical models of counseling fall into one or more of six major theoretical categories: humanistic, cognitive, behavioral, psychoanalytic, constructionist and systemic.

What are the six most common principles of counselling?

Six ethical principles underlie ethical counseling practice; they are autonomy, nonmaleficence, beneficence, justice, fidelity, and veracity (Box 5.1).

Why is counselling a process?

The counselling process is a planned, structured dialogue between a counsellor and a client. It is a cooperative process in which a trained professional helps a person called the client to identify sources of difficulties or concerns that he or she is experiencing.

What are the elements of counselling?

The basic stages of counseling are: 1) Developing the client/clinician relationship; 2) Clarifying and assessing the presenting problem or situation; 3) Identifying and setting counseling or treatment goals; 4) Designing and implementing interventions; and 5) Planning, termination, and follow-up.

What are the 4 components of counselling?

The Texas Model for Comprehensive School Counseling Programs states that the needs of all students and the school system itself are met though four components: Guidance Curriculum, Individual Planning, Responsive Services, and System Support.

What is test in counselling?

Testing is defined as collecting information to analyze and evaluate a client to identify problems, plan for treatment, and aid in diagnosing. Assessing a person requires training in areas of psychology, statistics, and the specific test to ensure it is administered, scored, and interpreted correctly.

What are the settings of counseling?

Settings in which a counseling professional may work include private practice, community settings, the legal system, group homes, long-term care facilities, short-term care facilities, in advocacy roles, and in the educational system.

Why is assessment important in counseling?

Assessment includes diagnosis and treatment planning. As counselors meet with their clients, they make decisions on what problems to address and what interventions to attempt. Hence, assessment permeates every aspect of the counsel- ing process. Assessment is also used for advocacy and placement.

Why is assessment important in counselling?

In fact, assessment in counselling helps you to check that the client is able and willing to engage with therapy, that your competence level and area matches the client’s needs, and whether there are any areas of risk that you need to consider.

What are the three roles of counselors?

Their duties include listening to patients, developing treatment plans, and creating coping strategies.

When should you see counselor?

The American Psychological Association suggests you consider a time to see a therapist when something causes distress and interferes with some part of life, particularly when: Thinking about or coping with the issue takes up at least an hour each day. The issue causes embarrassment or makes you want to avoid others.