Have strong insight and analytical ability, generous, responsible, friendly, good at interpersonal communication, and have a sense of teamwork;
Have the qualification of national third-level psychological counselor, and major in psychology and education is preferred.
Clear consultation direction, hard work, rich experience and high professional and technical level;
Careful, patient, strong affinity and communication skills, good sense of service, strong expression ability, strong persuasive logical reasoning ability and judgment and analysis ability, and provide consultation and counseling for consultants by telephone or interview.
Love psychological counseling, identify with psychological industry and corporate culture;
Have good language expression, coordination, emergency handling, logical thinking and other abilities.
Details are as follows:
credentials
First of all, that's for sure. National laws require certificates. The professional qualification certificate of psychological counselor is divided into two levels, the third level is called psychological counselor, and the second level is called psychological counselor. The qualification certificate is relatively simple to pick up. The average price of various online training institutions is between 1000-5000 RMB. Basically, it is not difficult to sign up for self-study and replenish energy. However, with proof, I still dare not take the case. Moreover, the recognition of this certificate in the industry is not high. No professional psychological institution will hire you because you have passed the three-level and two-level certificate, so getting the certificate is only one of the standards, but it is a necessary standard. This is the first step to enter this industry.
Training experience
It is a long process from obtaining a certificate to taking up a post. This long process of making ends meet is training. There is basically no income from this process. But major companies attach great importance to training experience. As an internship counselor, there are two ways to make your interview successful. One is some old social psychological counseling and education institutions in China, which recommend China, German and China. The advantage of this is high professionalism, and the recognition of going out to find a job after graduation is also high in the industry. The disadvantage is high cost. If you go to class every weekend, it will take at least a few years to have a deeper understanding of psychological counseling. There is also the postgraduate entrance examination, which can save the cost of training without going through postgraduate entrance examination, and even the cost of personal experience mentioned later will save a lot. There will also be some opportunities to practice your hands. If you take the postgraduate entrance examination, you can also recommend some institutions, such as Huaxin Education, which do better in this respect. In my opinion, an entry-level psychological counselor must have at least a master's degree in psychology and a professional training period.
Personal experience and supervision
Before accepting a case, a general psychological counselor has a very important point, which is to solve his own inner problems. Plus personal experience. Personal experience is to find a master to do psychological counseling for yourself. Personal experience is also standard in the industry, about 200 hours. Solve your inner problems through these 200 hours. Only by solving your own problems can you be qualified to do it for others.
The above three criteria are just my personal summary criteria. The demand for psychological counselors in China is slowly increasing, and the professional level of the industry is also rising. It's not just the standard for taking office. As a psychological counselor, we should always keep the attitude of continuous learning and never stop exploring ourselves and others.