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Why Counselling?

Despite an increase in scientific productivity and material success, statistics shoe that the rate of mental
disturbances in terms of Suicide, Alcoholism, Drugs, Marital Breakdown and the like are increasing at an alarming
rate. It would seem that as the material comforts of life have increased, mental health is deteriorating. Mental health
is achieved if man develops into full maturity according to the characteristics and laws of human nature. Mental
illness consists in the failure of such development.

According to the National Mental Health Program document, about 20-30 million Indians are in need have some
from of mental health care. Every year, 2,50,000 new cases are reported. But these figures do not include the
thousands of others who may be suffering in silence without access to help. With proper care, at least 60 percent of
these mentally ill people can recover completely and at least 80 percent can avoid chronic illness and disability. A
large number of people can be helped merely by listening, providing care and equipping them with life-skills to
cope with the stressful situations in life.

A growing awareness of the shortage of professional guidance and the ineffectiveness of traditional treatment has
led to a large number of persons seeking new avenues. In the next five years, India needs at least 50,000 trained
Counsellors nation-wide. Right now, we don’t have 2000 trained Counsellors!

One of them is the founder of wellness Rx, a 43 year old, 18 year experienced Rational Behaviour Modifier, Neuro-
Physio-Psycho-Rehabilitation expert and life-style health counsellor Asish K. Das, Ex-Post Graduate Diplomat of
APOLLO HOSPITALS ERF, Hyderabad.

Psychological Counselling

Counselling Psychological is that field of Psychology that involves itself in helping alleviating the emotional
problems of a client through Counselling, or “Talk Therapy”. There are three role central to Counselling
Psychology. They are the remedial & the developmental roles.

Remedial Counselling

The remedial role entails working with individuals or groups, to assist them in remedying problems of one kind or
other. In remedial work, we take the view that something is awry, something needs to be “fixed”, or some problem
needs to be solved in the individual, couple or group. Remedial interventions may include personal- social
Counselling at individual, couples or group level. Crisis intervention & various Counselling services for students
requiring assistance with unresolved life events are additional examples of remedial Counselling

Preventive Counselling

The preventive role seeks to “anticipate, circumvent, and if possible, to forestall difficulties that may arise in the
future”. Preventive Counselling may focus on what are called “Psycho educational Programmes” aiming to forestall
the development of problematic events.

Developmental Counselling
The developmental role is also called the educative role, which helps the individual to plan, obtain & derive
maximum benefits from the kind of experiences that will enable them to discover & develop their potentials. An
example is conducting of study skills class for college students aimed at making good students perform even better.