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| Title: | Counselling and Psychotherapy: Is There Any Difference? |
| Authors: | Osagu, Judith
Omolayo, Benjamin |
| Keywords: | Counselling
psychotherapy
approaches
historical |
| Issue Date: | 2013 |
| Publisher: | Ife Psychologia |
| Series/Report no.: | Vol. 21,;No. 3 |
| Abstract: | Counselling and psychotherapy are two fields that are often viewed to be the same and used interchangeably. The different definitions on both counselling and psychotherapy are evidences to this fact Efforts will be made in this paper to highlight the different definitions, show the differences and similarities between the two. Examine briefly the various types and approaches of counselling and psychotherapy and their historical background |
| Description: | So often people ask or assume counselling and psychotherapy to be the same. It is very difficult to define counselling and psychotherapy because there is little agreement on the definitions and also on whether there exists any difference between the two. Counselling is a process by which a counsellor provides information and education about a situation and helps the client to an informed choice of what is best to do in their situation. It is a helping process that involves a one to one communication that is aimed at meeting specific needs of the individual (FMHN, 2010). Psychotherapy on the other hand is a process focussed on helping an individual or individuals to heal and learn constructive ways to deal with the problems or issues with the individual's life (Grohel, 2012). It is generally recommended when an individual is grappling with life, relationship or work issue or a specific mental health concern and these issues or concerns are causing the individual a great deal of pain or upset for longer than a few days. Psychotherapy is a frequently used general term in describing the process of treating psychological disorders and mental distress. |
| URI: | http://repository.fuoye.edu.ng/handle/123456789/1289 |
| Appears in Collections: | Psychology Journal Publications
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