Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Guidance,
Counseling and
Psychotherapy
Aspect
Definitio
n
Scope
Counselling
Act of guiding &
supervision individual
who undergoes
problems (usually
specific) and needs of
professional help
(Counsellor)
Guide clients to
discover their own
answers and support
them through the
actions they choose to
take.
Guidance
Assistance & help
rendered by a more
experienced person to
less experienced person
to solve problem with
readymade solution
(Advice from anyone)
Client may follow or
abandon the solution.
Psychotherapy
Treatment of
mental
(intrapsychic) /
emotional illness
by talking about
problems rather
than using medical
/ drugs
Focused on
countering personal
& psychological
issue
Aspect
Assistan
ce
Counseling
Giving help to
better understand
inwardly
Suggest solutions
to understand
oneself better
Assistan Remedial
ce Scope Preventive
Developmental
Example Personal issues
(financial, social
related)
Guidance
Psychotherapy
Giving external help Giving treating
sessions on
Suggest alternative
solutions
mental health
problem
Help understand
personality & choose Help
right solution
understand &
treat mood,
feelings &
behaviour
Preventive
Preventive
Developmental
Developmental
Education & career
related
Mental &
cognitive issues
(suicidal,
hallucination)
Guidance
More external
Psychotherapy
Allow the
students to talk
about their
problems
Provide
information for
the students
who want to
further their
study