However, what I want to say is that the job of psychological counselor is not easy to do, it seems simple, there are many professional things in it, and the work content is very trivial.
Psychological counselors not only do one-on-one consultation in the consulting room, but also do group psychological consultation, psychological measurement, psychological lectures, psychological crisis intervention, psychological popular science article writing, case sorting and so on. Generally speaking, psychological counselors with different professional identities will undertake different jobs.
Here, I will talk about what psychological counselors usually do.
Appointment of consultation time is one of the work contents of consultants. Before the work begins, the consultant should negotiate with the visitors and arrange the work. The daily work schedule should be properly arranged, accurate to the daily and hourly progress.
Generally speaking, the consultation arrangement that a consultant can make in a day will be between 09: 00 and 20: 00, mainly face-to-face consultation during the day and online consultation at night. The picture above shows my recent work arrangement and timetable, and I use English names instead of virtual names.
My words are different from those of other consultants. I also have a job in the judicial bureau and the community, as well as editing manuscripts. So my work will include other matters besides consultation, and the time schedule is very tight. I have work arrangements from morning till night almost every day, and there is no rest day.
I usually arrange no more than three consultations in a day. If I consult in the community during the day, I have to sort out consultation records and write consultation reports at night, so I can't arrange consultation at night, because I have to be busy at home at night, and the maximum number of consultations is 10-20 times a week.
If you feel tired and need a rest, you can adjust yourself automatically and reduce the number of consultations. For example, your consultation volume last week was 12, and you can stop arranging new visitors next week, so the consultation volume will be reduced. At this time, the number of consultations a week may only be 7-8 times, which can be adjusted according to your own state.
In addition, the habits of consultants are different. Some people like to arrange 5-6 children a day, and then take two days off to take their children out to play and relax, which is ok. It depends on how the consultant adjusts his work status. In my opinion, I prefer not to line up too many rhythms every day, and the number will be even, so that the state will be better.