{"id":31532,"date":"2018-04-27T07:22:42","date_gmt":"2018-04-27T07:22:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/counsellingtu.onpressidium.com\/?page_id=31532"},"modified":"2021-09-27T20:20:55","modified_gmt":"2021-09-27T19:20:55","slug":"counselling-and-helping","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/counsellingtutor.com\/counselling-and-helping\/","title":{"rendered":"Differences between Counselling and Other Helping Activities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t

Differences between Counselling and Helping Activities<\/h1>\n\t

Counselling and helping activities differ from one another. Counselling is a managed activity versus helping activities which are not necessarily managed.<\/p>\n\t

As a definition of counselling<\/a>, The British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP – the largest organisation in the UK that oversees counselling and counselling ethics) states that:<\/p>\n

“Counselling takes place when a counsellor sees clients in a private and confidential setting to explore a difficulty the client is having, distress they may be experiencing, their dissatisfaction with life, or their loss of a sense of direction and purpose.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This needs to be at the request of the client<\/strong>: if someone is sent for counselling, this will not usually be very successful.<\/p>\n

In short, people have to want to go to counselling<\/strong> in order to try to get an understanding of where they are in life and how best to tackle their problems.<\/p>\n\t

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Shared Values of the Counselling and Helping Professions<\/h2>\n\t

Counselling and helping professions – for example, medicine and teaching – have certain shared values<\/strong>, but they do differ in significant respects.<\/p>\n

For example, whether you go to a doctor, teacher or counsellor, you can expect:<\/p>\n\t

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  • to be treated with respect<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • to be able to hold the practitioner accountable<\/strong> if need be (e.g. if you wish to make a complaint, this would be handled in a professional and transparent way, and you would know the outcome of it)<\/li>\n
  • to be listened to with empathy<\/strong> (i.e. trying to see things from your point of view) and without judgement<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\"counselling\n\t
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    • to be seen by a qualified practitioner<\/strong> (or at least someone working towards the relevant qualification<\/em>, in which case this would be made clear to you)<\/li>\n
    • to be offered choices<\/strong>, based on your preferences and wishes<\/li>\n
    • to have your information treated as confidential<\/strong>, within the definition used in that profession<\/li>\n
    • to be able to count on the genuineness of what the practitioner says<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t