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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