On the relationship between psychological counseling and psychotherapy, Chen Zhonggeng thinks that there is no essential difference between them, but they are similar in the nature of the relationship, in the process of change and learning, and in the theory of guidance. If there is any difference, it is artificial and not essential.
The task of work is different. The task of psychological counseling mainly lies in promoting growth, emphasizing the development mode, helping visitors to exert their greatest potential, clearing the roadblocks of normal development, and focusing on prevention. Psychotherapy is mostly to make up for the injuries that patients have formed in the past, and to solve and change the structural obstacles to development.
Objects and scenes are different. Psychological counseling follows the educational model, and most of the visitors are normal objects, mainly involving daily life problems, and generally work in schools, units, psychological counseling institutions and other scenes. The object of psychotherapy is patients with abnormal psychology, which plays a role in both clinical and medical situations.
Time required to become a psychological counselor: For a psychological counselor, you need to master theoretical knowledge first, which requires you to participate in the professional qualification certification training for psychological counselors. Generally, you can master the relevant knowledge in about 5 months. It is best to take a certification exam and a psychological counselor certificate. After all, to engage in psychological counseling industry certificate.
Secondly, we should master practical skills and participate in relevant training. At the same time, you can try to contact some visitors and answer them with what you have learned in the theoretical stage. Psychological counseling is a long-term learning process. The longer the time, the more experience and the more popular it is.