Outline five characteristics of counselling

1. It involves two individual one seeking help and the other a professionally trained person who can help the first. One who seek help is counselee and the one who provide help is the
counsellor.
2. There is a mutual respect between the two individuals.
3. It is aimed to bring about desired changes in the individual for self realization and providing assistance to solve problems.
4. The counsellor identifies the problems of counselee and help him to take decision, make a
choice or find a direction.
5. It is more than advice giving, solution emerge through thinking that the person does for himself
rather than solutions suggested by the counsellor.
6. It involves more than offering assistance to find a solution to an immediate problem. Its
function is to produce changes in the individual thereby enabling him to deal with the
difficulties in a more productive and independent manners.
7. It is a purposeful learning experience for the counselee.
8. Counselling process is structured around the felt needs of the counselee.
9. Main emphasis in the counselling process is on the counselee’s self direction and self
acceptance.

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Titany answered the question on September 13, 2021 at 09:23