BBHR2003 Tutorial 1

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What is counselling?

What is counselling?

• Counseling is essentially a process in which the counselor assists the counselee to make interpretations of facts relating to a choice, plan or adjustment which he needs to make.

• Counseling is a series of direct contacts with the individual which aims to offer him assistance in changing his attitude & behaviors.

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What are the strengths of directive counselling approach?

What are the strengths of directive counselling approach?

• save time.

• emphasizes the problem & not the individual.

• lays more emphasis on the intellectual rather than the emotional aspects of an individual’s personality.

• The methods used in directive counselling are direct, persuasive & explanatory

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What are the weakness of non-directive counselling approach?

What are the weakness of non-directive counselling approach?

• It is a slow & time-consuming process.

• One cannot rely upon one’s resources, judgment & wisdom as the patient is immature in making the decision himself.

• It depends too much on the ability & initiative of the patient.

• Sometime difficulty to control pace of the interview discussion.

• This approach is individual centric, it may not possible for counsellor to attend every patient equally well.

• It require high degree of motivation in the patient.

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Compare the differences between counsellor, clinical psychologist and psychiatrist.