COUNSELING OVERVIEW Counseling is a psychological aspect that entails research and applied for work in various broadcategories such as counseling process and outcome, supervision and training, prevention andhealth and career development and counseling. Counseling is described as the provision ofguidance in decision making, especially in emotionally significant issues. There are variouscounseling theories such as behavioral theory, cognitive theory, humanistic approach, andholistic or integrative therapy (Barb 2013).Definition of core counseling skillsCore counseling skills involve non-verbal communication in which body language, facialexpression as well as gestures could be the key factors to understand the feelings and thoughts ofthe counselors such as stress, empathy or confidence. Core skills also involve active listening aswell paraphrasing in which counselor should demonstrate the understandings acquired from theclients. Counselor paraphrases the same sentences said by the client or rather repeats the samething in his own words, which makes the client feel valued and understood. For paraphrasingefficiently, it is very important for the counselor to listen to what the client has said veryactively. Clarifying is considered as a tool that the counselor uses for checking theunderstandings of the client. Explain the difference between core counseling and psychotherapyCore counseling is usually a short-term consultation while psychotherapy is a long termtreatment. Core counseling deals with present issues, which can be easily resolved on theconscious level. Psychotherapy is considered intensive and extensive in the examinations of anindividual's psychotherapy past. It can be said that counseling is concerned with more practical2
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