All about the types and stages of counselling

2. OUTLINE
WHAT IS COUNSELLING?
WHAT IS COUNSELLING PROCESS?
STAGES OF COUNSELLING
-RELATIONSHIP BUILDING
-PROBLEM ASSESSMENT
-GOAL SETTING
-COUNSELLING INTERVENTION
-EVALUATION,TERMINATION,REFFEREAL
TYPES OF COUNSELLING
-MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELLING
-SUBSTANCE/DRUG ABUSE COUNSELLING
-EDUCATIONAL/CARRER COUNSELLING
-MARRIAGE/RELATIONSHIP COUNSELLING
-REHABILITAION COUNSELLING
-SPIRITUAL COUNSELLING

4. PROCESS OF COUNSELLIG
It is a cooperative process in which a trained professional helps a
person to identify sources of difficulties or concerns that he/she is
experiencing. Together they develop ways to deal with and
overcome these problems so that the person has new skills and
increased understanding of themselves and others .

5. STAGES OF COUNSELLING

6. ESTABLISHING RELATIONSHIP
The first stage of the counselling process involves the building of a
relationship or a rapport between the client and the counsellor. The first
interview is very important as it is an initial stage where the client starts
reading the verbal and non-verbal messages of the counsellor and make
inferences about the counsellor. It is important for the client to become
comfortable with the counsellor.

7. ASSESSMENT
While the counsellor and the client are in the process of building a
relationship ,the second stage starts taking place i.e. the problem
assessment. In this stage the client shares the problem bothering him
or any reason of his visit to the counsellor . This step involves the
collection and classification of information about the problems of the
client .

8. GOAL SETTING
The third stage in the counselling process is supposed to be an important
one . Setting goals is important to the success of counselling. It sort of
means a commitment or a certain assurance to a set of conditions, to a
course of action or an outcome .

9. INTERVENTIONS
Intervention basically means action taken to improve a medical disorder.
There are different points of view concerning what a good counsellor
should do with clients depending on the theoretical positions that the
counsellor subscribes to.

10. EVALUATION,TERMINATION,REFFERAL
In the beginning it is difficult to think of terminating the counselling
process as the counsellor is more concerned about beginning the
counselling process. However, all counselling aims towards successful
termination. Terminating the counselling process is supposed to be
conducted with sensitivity with the client .

11. TYPES OF COUNSELLING
There is a number of counselling which take place these days. They are
mainly divided as per the various fields. This allows people to choose
the counsellor as per their specific problem. Moreover, this assures the
counsellor doing the work is a specialist in their respective field. The
following are the most common types of counselling.

12. MARRIAGE/RELATIONSHIP
COUNSELLING
Communication problems, sex, anger, even illness can contribute to
problems in a marriage or relationship. To manage conflicts and stress,
couples sometimes turn to marriage counselling or couples
counselling to help heal the relationship.

13. CARRER/EDUCATIONAL COUNSELLING
It is a comprehensive, developmental program designed to assist
individuals in making and implementing informed educational and
occupational choices. A career guidance and counselling program
develops an individual's competencies in self-knowledge, educational
and occupational exploration, and career planning.

14. REHABILITATION COUNSELLING
Rehabilitation counselling has been described as a process where the
counsellor works collaboratively with the client to understand existing
problems, barriers and potentials in order to facilitate the client's
effective use of personal and environmental resources for career,
personal, social and community adjustment following disability.

15. MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELLING
Mental health counselling is basically on any kind of mental disturbances
faced by any individual. This can actually help you overcome your
difficulties at a faster rate than expected it to be. We might be able to
handle the primary stages of these, but once getting worse that the
people around us will be the ones who will face difficulties. It will
also help you to be positive in many ways and will help you to be
more happy and energetic.

16. SUBSTANCE/DRUG ABUSE
COUNSELLING
This is for those who actually take in substances like Ganja and various
other substances. This session is basically done to bring them out of the
excess usage of substances. These days we can also find juveniles doing
the same and getting into many criminal activities as well, so they are
also being focussed and brought to these sessions.

17. SPIRITUAL COUNSELLING
Spiritual counselling is a type of counselling that focuses on a person’s
spiritual side. There are a couple of reasons why a person may consider
spiritual counselling. First of all, they may seek out spiritual counselling
to explore or solidify their own spiritual beliefs. Some people might also
seek out the guidance of spiritual counsellors when they need help
solving other problems in their lives, based on their spiritual beliefs.