Professional Aspects of Counseling : Level of Helping

There are three levels of helping relationship : Non-professional, Pra-professional and Professional.

1. Non-professional helper : They are untrained volunteers, family or friends, colleagues, who try to assist those in need

2. Pra-professional helper : These individuals are usually human service workers who have recieved some formal training in human relations skills but work as part of a team rather than as individuals

3. Professional helper : Educated to provide assistance on both a preventative and remedial level. includes counsellors, psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, psychiatric nurses and family therapists.

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Negative Motivators for Becoming a Counselor

6 Dysfunctional motivators for becoming a counselor; 1. Emotional distress 2. Vicarious coping 3. Loneliness and isolation 4. A desire for power 5. a need for love 6. Vicarious rebellion According by Guy(1967)

What Is Islamic Counselling?

All counselling models are based on underlying philosophies about what it means to be a human being and what it means to be healthy. In our model of Islamic Counselling these concepts come from the Islamic Science of the Self (Nafsiyat), developed in Tassawwuf, an aspect of which is repairing the heart. In this framework, human beings are more than simply their bodies or their minds. When problems arise, often we can’t resolve the problem with our minds or our bodies, so we are compelled to open up our hearts in search of understanding. Islamic Counselling is about doing this with someone who is trained to listen to the difficulty of the situation, but also to the deeper potential in the person experiencing it, through powerful but subtle skills.

Personal Qualities of an Effective Counselor

10 positive factors that motivate individuals to pursue careers in counseling; 1. Curiosity and inquisitiveness 2. Ability to listen 3. Comfort with conversation 4. Empathy and understanding 5. Emotional insightfulness 6. Intospection 7. Capacity for self-denial 8. Tolerance of intimacy 9. Comfort with power 10. Ability to laugh By Foster (1996) & Guy (1987)

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