Counselling and related activities -as part of education

The short Wiki article on counselling tells us that,

What a counselor commonly does

  • Listens effectively to what you are saying
  • Works with you to define your goals with respect to your values and culture
  • Facilitates your untangling of thoughts, feelings and worries about a situation
  • Helps you gain your own insight into how you act, think and feel
  • Teaches, shows and helps you express your emotions in your own way
  • Teaches, shows and helps you work out your own solutions to problems
  • Teaches, shows and helps you accept what cannot be changed
  • Teaches, shows, helps and supports you and your relationship while you do all this
  • Helps you become empowered to act in ways that are in your best interest
  • Uses a variety of different techniques to help you explore what is important to you

But was are the similarities and differences between counselling and related concepts and activities – such as consultation, philosophical dialogue and teaching?

How and it what ways might be nurture self-counselling in children (and adults)?

I´ve seen this area of competence grow in children in teaching via PFC (Philosophy for Children) but I would like to clarify this area further – any ideas?

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