Guidance & Counselling

Guidance and counselling are processes aimed at timely attention to low-complexity psychological problems. They correspond to the first level of health care, that is, to interventions of an educational nature, where ways to prevent difficulties in interpersonal communication are taught, basic knowledge about self-control, problem-solving, stress control, and crisis management, or some behaviours are detected that are not yet dysfunctional but could become so without proper guidance.
What is Guidance?
The guidance refers to advice and instructions given to a person by someone with more experience or authority on various issues. It is a process in which a person (often more knowledgeable or experienced than the one receiving the guidance) offers instructions and advice on the best ways or solutions to find the correct answer to a problem faced by a person.

Guidance occurs in almost all fields; however, it is in education where counselling is most common. Teachers, professors, or professors guide students on their educational paths. For example, college lectures or professors can guide college students to better career paths by showing them the pros and cons of different paths they can pursue once they graduate.
What is Counselling?
Counselling is a counsellor’s professional advice based on individuals’ personal or psychological problems. In short, counselling is a form of psychological guidance for an individual.

Therefore, unlike the general counselling that can be received, counselling is primarily intended to help people deal with their mental problems. To become a professional counsellor, one must have extensive academic knowledge and training in psychology and a natural predisposition to help people. A counsellor deals directly with someone needing psychological assistance to alleviate their condition.

In addition, since counselling aims to treat and rehabilitate mentally disturbed patients, it covers extensive fields such as research to provide the most accurate psychological supervision, training, and guidance for patients or people with psychological problems. Thus, unlike guidance, counselling is more therapeutic.