First, personal image.
The authority of psychological counselors is the influencing factor of psychological counseling effect, and personal image is the inclusive factor of authority. Psychological counseling is the communication and in-depth interaction between people. Every word, deed and dress of the counselor will cause subtle psychological feelings to the clients and affect the effect of psychological counseling. Therefore, psychological counselors should wear formal clothes when talking with help seekers. Male psychological counselors should not have long hair, and women should not wear heavy makeup, strong perfume and too much jewelry to avoid distracting the clients.
Second, the location of the talks.
Professional psychological counselors are generally composed of their own studios, psychological clinics or counseling rooms, and part-time psychological counselors such as social workers or psychological counselors in schools, enterprises and prisons. The environment of psychological counseling will also directly affect the effect of psychological counseling. The case room should be quiet and noise-proof, and the color should be warm to give people a relaxed and warm feeling. The space should not be too small to avoid depression.
Third, preparation before the talks.
Before the talks, collect and understand the personal information of the helpers through various channels. Such as the purpose of asking for help, recent life events, etc.
Fourth, meet for the first time
After meeting with clients for the first time, psychological counselors enter professional psychological consultation. At this stage, psychological counselors should show professional words and deeds, make eye contact when communicating with visitors, lean forward to show positive concern, try to guide visitors to talk, collect first-hand information, and judge whether they belong to the scope of psychological counseling services.
Verb (abbreviation for verb) determines
After the initial communication with the client, we can judge whether we are the client of psychological counseling according to the client's problems or psychological confusion, and the psychological counselor can decide whether to continue to serve him or make a referral.
6. Prepare for the next meeting.
If the problem of the helper is confirmed as the scope of psychological consultation, then the first psychological consultation process should be recorded and archived.