counselling

coun·sel

C0682700 (koun′səl)n.1. The act of exchanging opinions and ideas; consultation: joined in counsel with colleagues before deciding the issue.2. Advice or guidance, especially as solicited from a knowledgeable person. See Synonyms at advice.3. Private, guarded thoughts or opinions: keep one's own counsel.4. A lawyer or group of lawyers giving legal advice and especially conducting a case in court.v. coun·seled, coun·sel·ing, coun·sels or coun·selled or coun·sel·ling v.tr.1. To give counsel to; advise: counseled us to be prudent.2. To recommend: counseled care in the forthcoming negotiations.v.intr. To give or take advice. See Usage Note at council.

[Middle English counseil, from Old French conseil, from Latin cōnsilium; akin to cōnsulere, to take counsel, consult.]

counselling

(ˈkaʊnsəlɪŋ) or

counseling

n (Social Welfare) guidance offered by social workers, doctors, etc, to help a person resolve social or personal problems

Thesaurus

Noun

counselling - something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of actioncounseling, guidance, counsel, directionroad map, guideline - a detailed plan or explanation to guide you in setting standards or determining a course of action; "the president said he had a road map for normalizing relations with Vietnam"subject matter, content, message, substance - what a communication that is about something is aboutcareer counseling - counseling on career opportunitiescynosure - something that provides guidance (as Polaris guides mariners); "let faith be your cynosure to walk by"genetic counseling - guidance for prospective parents on the likelihood of genetic disorders in their future childrenmarriage counseling - counseling on marital problems and disagreementsconfidential information, steer, tip, wind, hint, lead - an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job"

Translations

counselling

the process of guiding a person during a stage of life when reassessments or decisions have to be made about himself or herself and his or her LIFE COURSE. As a practice, it is allied to PSYCHOTHERAPY, although less clinical, and more generally associated with normal responses to normal life events which may, nevertheless, create STRESS for some people who, therefore, choose to look for help and support. If this cannot be sufficiently provided by family and friends, a counsellor may be the choice.

The client-centred or PERSON-CENTRED COUNSELLING approach initiated by Carl ROGERS has been very influential in recent decades. This emphasizes the counsellor's role in ‘enabling’ the person to reach greater self-understanding and experience personal growth, and de-emphasizes any directive role. Other approaches, such as rational emotive therapy or the cognitive-behavioural approach, are far more directive.

Counsellors exist in a wide range of areas of expertise – marriage or careers guidance, students’ problems, debt management, postoperative counselling, etc. Counselling may be paid or voluntary work. In the past, training has generally been provided by the organization for whom the counsellor has chosen to work, and has therefore been specific (e.g. courses for careers advisors in the public sector; marriage guidance training in the voluntary sector). However, standardization and publicly-funded generic courses were introduced in the late 1980s and early 90s.

counselling

Psychology
A relationship in which a professional or trained individual attempts to help another, so as to understand and solve his or her difficulties in psychosocial adjustment; counsellors may also advise, opine and instruct in order to direct another’s judgement or conduct.

coun·sel·ing

(kown'sĕl-ing) Provision of advice and instruction by a health care professional to patients.
See: psychotherapy
Synonym(s): counselling. [L. consilium, deliberation]

coun·sel·ing

(kown'sĕl-ing) A professional relationship and activity in which one person endeavors to help another to understand and to solve his or her adjustment problems.
Synonym(s): counselling. [L. consilium, deliberation]

counselling

noun

Synonyms for counselling

noun something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action

Synonyms

counseling
guidance
counsel
direction

Related Words

road map
guideline
subject matter
content
message
substance
career counseling
cynosure
genetic counseling
marriage counseling
confidential information
steer
tip
wind
hint
lead