Counseling
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The giving of advice and assistance to individuals with educational or personal problems. |
| Notes: |
GEN; prefer specifics |
| Also Called: |
Counselors |
Counseling Categories.
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Directive Counseling - Counseling during which a professional plays an active role in a client's or patient's decision making by offering advice, guidance, and/or recommendations. |
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Pastoral Care - Counseling or comfort given by ministers, priests, rabbis, etc., to those in need of help with emotional problems or stressful situations. |
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Sex Counseling - Advice and support given to individuals to help them understand and resolve their sexual adjustment problems. It excludes treatment for PSYCHOSEXUAL DISORDERS or PSYCHOSEXUAL DYSFUNCTION. |
Counseling Definitions and Terms
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