Group counseling is usually a platform for groups to share and exchange psychological problems and seek support and solutions. Participants need to have some initiative and desire to change their way of thinking or behavior. If a person has no intention to change, they may lack a sense of identity with the purpose and process of group counseling, and may not get real help from it.
The effect of group counseling is that the recipients are aware of their own problems and limitations and are willing to try new ways of thinking and behavior strategies. Those who are unwilling to change may show resistance, obstruction, non-cooperation or disgust, which makes group counseling impossible.
At the same time, they may not benefit from other people's experiences and viewpoints, because they are unwilling to accept different viewpoints or try new methods. Therefore, only when a person is willing to take the initiative to participate in and change himself can group psychological counseling provide effective help.
The characteristics of psychological counseling:
1. Privacy: Psychological counseling is a private process, and the counselor will strictly protect the privacy and personal information of the counselor to ensure the confidentiality of the counseling process.
2. Objectivity: The psychological counselor is a third party, who can objectively observe and analyze the counselor's problems and provide objective suggestions and opinions, and will not be partial to one party or one party.
3. Professionalism: After professional training and qualification certification, psychological counselors have rich psychological knowledge and consulting skills and can provide professional consulting services.
4. Personalization: Psychological counseling pays attention to personalized service, and counselors will formulate personalized counseling programs according to the needs of different counselors and adopt counseling methods and skills suitable for counselors.
5. Effect evaluation: The psychological counselor will evaluate the consultation process, grasp the progress and effect of the consultation, and adjust the consultation plan in time to ensure the effectiveness of the consultation.
6. Lifelong benefit: Psychological counseling can not only solve current problems, but also help counselors to improve their self-awareness and problem-solving ability, so as to better cope with similar problems in the future.