1, indicating behavior change. All theorists believe that the fundamental purpose of psychological counseling is to promote the behavior of visitors. Through this change, visitors can form constructive behavior and get satisfaction in life.
2. Improve coping ability. In the process of individual development, individuals should constantly acquire some abilities to cope with the surrounding environment, which of course includes the natural environment and social environment. For many reasons, people will encounter problems when dealing with these environmental problems. At this time, they can improve their coping ability through psychological counseling.
3. Improve the level of decision-making. An important purpose of psychological counseling is to help visitors make decisions. Help is not a substitute. Remember, visitors, not consultants, make decisions. Through consultation, visitors should learn why and how to make decisions, and learn to evaluate the factors and consequences of making decisions, such as personal gains and losses, opportunities, resources, dangers and so on.
4. Improve interpersonal relationships. People are people living in social groups, and one of its core contents is interpersonal communication. Communication is a basic human need.
5. Develop the potential of visitors. Developing the personal potential of visitors is also one of the goals of psychological counseling.
The basic principles of psychological counseling:
1, understanding the trust principle and good communication need to be carried out in a friendly and trusting relationship.
2. The heuristic principle encourages visitors to express their thoughts accurately, put forward positive analysis opinions and cultivate enterprising spirit.
3, the principle of combining frankness and euphemism, the information communicated with visitors should be accurate, clear and unambiguous, but also euphemistic and friendly, so that visitors can easily accept it.
4, the overall scientific principle, should be guided by the theory of scientific psychology, follow the laws of psychology, systematically and dialectically treat these problems of visitors, and can not be practical.
5, the principle of confidentiality, abide by professional ethics, respect the reasonable requirements of visitors, have the responsibility to keep the consulting content confidential and protected by law.
6. The precautionary principle. Physical or psychological problems should focus on prevention, pay attention to the outcome of visitors' problems, prevent other possible problems, and pay attention to the publicity of mental health knowledge.