1, different priorities:
Mental health instructors focus on intervention, prevention and education, while psychological counselors focus on treatment.
2. Different working methods:
Mental health instructors usually provide diagnosis, intervention and guidance services for individual common psychological obstacles by carrying out mental health education courses, lectures, training and other activities, or as teachers; Psychological counselors usually know the situation of individual patients in specialized clinics or medical institutions and make treatment plans.
3. Different target groups:
Mental health instructors mainly serve ordinary people or healthy groups to help them improve their mental health and prevent mental diseases; The clients of psychological counselors are mainly people with mental illness or trouble, and help them recover.
4. Different service contents:
The service content of mental health instructors is mainly mental health education and guidance, including mental health knowledge and psychological adjustment skills. The service content of psychological counselors is mainly psychological consultation and treatment, including auxiliary treatment of moderate and severe psychological problems or mental problems.
Similarities between mental health instructors and psychological counselors;
1, target:
The common goal of mental health instructors and psychological counselors is to help individuals solve psychological problems, improve mental health and realize personal growth and development.
2. Skills:
Both of them need to have certain psychological knowledge and skills, including the ability to listen, communicate, analyze and solve problems. They need to understand the principles and methods of mental health and be able to use these knowledge and skills to guide and consult individuals.
3. Morality:
Both mental health counselors and psychological counselors need to abide by professional ethics and ethical norms, protect personal privacy and confidentiality, and ensure a safe and confidential environment.
4. Consultation process:
Both mental health instructors and psychological counselors need to establish a relationship of trust and cooperation with individuals, and provide appropriate support and guidance by listening to and understanding personal problems and needs.
Mental health instructors mainly provide professional services for individuals or groups from the perspectives of mental health education, diagnosis and prevention of common problems and obstacles, helping people understand mental health knowledge, improve mental health level and prevent the occurrence of mental diseases.