What is the difference between Counseling and Guidance?

1. Counseling is a more inward analysis, whereas guidance is much more external

2. Counseling is in-depth, narrowing down the problem until the client understands his/her own problem, but guidance is broader and comprehensive.

3. Counseling is mostly on personal and social issues, whereas guidance is generally education and career related

4. Focus on counseling is not on the solution but on understanding the problem as it allows the counselor to bring about emotional change or change in feeling

5. But in guidance the focus is on finding a solution, which may bring a change in attitude of the client.

Both counseling and guidance can help individuals. However, the contribution of both the counselor and client is vital towards the success of the process. Most problems can be solved with the right amount of dedication, contemplation and understanding.

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