PSYCHOSOCIAL COUNSELLING

Counselling is a planned intervention between the client and counsellor/helper to assist
the client to alter, improve, or resolve his/her present behaviour, difficulty, or
discomforts. It is a process of helping the client to discover the coping mechanisms that
he/she found useful in the past, how they can be used or modified for the present
situation, and how to develop new coping mechanisms.
Psychosocial approach to counseling places focus on the well-being of the individuals in
relation to their environment. Its focuses not only on individuals but sees them as a part
of bigger social units such as families and communities. It focuses on the understanding
of the relationship between individuals and their environment. Thus, client’s problems are
seen in relation to his/her surroundings. This approach widens holistic understanding of
psychological and social processes.
Psychosocial approach to counseling emphasizes the psychosocial well-being and
empowerment (gaining insight into one’s problem and being actively involved in
addressing one’s sufferings and trying to change it) of client.

CONCLUSION:
The emotional support, play therapy, muscle relaxation exercise, communication skills,
drawings in counselling in psychosocial approach was very effective for the people to reduce psychosocial poblems