Please talk about the differences between psychological counseling, psychotherapy and mental health education.

Although psychological counseling, mental health education, psychological counseling and psychotherapy are closely related and cannot be completely distinguished, they are different after all. The differences between them are briefly introduced from different angles.

(1) In terms of clients, mental health education and psychological counseling are mainly aimed at normal students, psychological counseling is mainly aimed at normal people with mild or moderate personal problems, and psychotherapy is mainly aimed at people with mental illness;

(2) Functionally, mental health education and psychological counseling focus on development and prevention, while psychotherapy focuses on correction and reconstruction;

(3) From the content, mental health education pays enough attention to cognitive activities, while psychological counseling and counseling pay more attention to emotional activities and personality development;

(4) In terms of activities, mental health education attaches importance to group activities, psychotherapy is mainly based on individual therapy, and psychological counseling also attaches great importance to individual education. Although group counseling is also a common form of psychological counseling, individual education is the essence of psychological counseling;

(5) In terms of methods, educational methods are more structured and predetermined, while psychotherapy is flexible;

(6) From the time point of view, mental health education is lifelong, psychological consultation is accompanied by the whole education process, and there is always a long or short time limit for psychotherapy;

All the above differences are relative. In fact, there are some overlaps and intersections in the distribution of mental health education, psychological counseling, psychological counseling and treatment.

(1) On the focus of psychological intervention, the focus of psychological counseling intervention is prevention; The focus of psychological counseling intervention is development; The focus of psychotherapy intervention is correction; Mental health education may be two-pronged;

(2) From the point of view of concern, psychological counseling focuses on the future of the object, while psychological counseling focuses on the present of the object; Psychotherapy only pays attention to the object's past, while mental health education may have both;

(3) On the fundamental goal, psychological counseling is to provide knowledge services to prevent future problems; Psychological consultation focuses on improvement: students' individual psychological function and improve their mental health level; Psychotherapy focuses on correcting and treating students' psychological and behavioral obstacles and restoring mental health; Mental health education includes maintaining students' mental health, correcting students' psychological behavior problems and developing students' psychological potential and creativity.

The above is an introduction to analyze the differences between psychological counseling, psychological counseling and treatment from different angles. In fact, in the actual school mental health education, the use of psychological counseling, psychological counseling and psychotherapy not only overlaps and overlaps to a great extent, but also uses a certain concept in a broad sense most of the time. Such as psychological counseling, may also include counseling, counseling and treatment. Similarly, the concept of using psychological counseling or psychotherapy usually includes two other concepts. It is not comprehensive to use only one concept to cover school mental health education. Therefore, applying the concept of mental health education in schools is not only a prudent academic choice, but also a reflection of the actual situation and needs of school education.