Activity catalog - Psychological consultant

Activity Directory for Non-Medical Psychological Counselors

The psychological counselor sees himself as a psychosocial service provider. He advises mentally healthy clients outside the field of medicine, particularly in the following areas

Personal development
Self-discovery
Problem solution
Improving relationship skills
Maintaining mental health.

Counseling is provided - while respecting the rights of the client, in particular the right to self-determination - as objective, neutral and appreciative support for the client in clarifying their problems.

In all his decisions and counseling steps, the psychological counselor is guided exclusively by the best interests of the client.

In the event of an illness or a sign that suggests the presence of an illness, the consultant shall demonstrably induce his clients to consult a medical practitioner for clarification of the symptoms of the illness or for treatment.

Psychological counseling can essentially be understood as a solution-seeking, clarifying and supportive form of intervention that is limited in time and does not constitute a treatment for mental illness. However, it can certainly be seen as a primary prevention measure in the sense of the WHO definition of health, as it promotes the mental, emotional, physical and social well-being of the client.

In general, the overriding goal of psychological counseling is toimprove quality of life.

The consulting areas are structured as follows:

Advice in the individual-oriented area
Advice in the relationship-oriented area

Psychological counseling in the individual-oriented area

Personality issues

Life situation analysis and assessment of current situation, i.e. support in self-awareness and reflection on one's own personality
Work on personal goals and future planning
Self-strengthening and value analysis.
Decision-making and action competence, i.e. decision preparation and analysis of decision-making behavior, development of action and solution strategies
Leisure and education, i.e. leisure activities to strengthen personal resources,
Emotional handling of money, i.e. support in coping with financial problems, responsibility in handling financial resources
Topics related to single life, i.e. dealing with the psychosocial consequences of single life, reflecting on relationship patterns
Coping with life after personal crises
Support with psychosocial crises

Professional topics

Career choice and career development in line with personal resources, i.e. career assessment and career planning,
Development of application strategies, personal success concepts and strategies
Time management and dealing with stress, strengthening personal resources to increase motivation, job satisfaction and performance
Dealing with the personal consequences of unemployment, retirement
Support with specific professional issues (bullying)
Organization of everyday life and work, i.e. developing a personal organization of everyday life, support in achieving a balance between work and private life (e.g. work-life balance)
Mental hygiene, i.e. development of a health-promoting psychosocial environment)

Life stage topics

Dealing with illness and death, i.e. grief work, coping with loss
Validation, i.e. promoting the personality of older people,
Advice for relatives and care staff on communication and stress management
Counseling for relatives of mentally ill patients with regard to stress reduction
Burn Out Prophylaxis

Advice in the relationship-oriented area

Personal relationship issues

Partnership and marriage issues, i.e. analysis and processing of conflicts, crises and change in couple relationships
Family issues, i.e. analysis and processing of family climate, family dynamics
Divorce and separation issues
Educational topics, such as general pedagogical issues, special educational problems and behaviors, topics in the area of school, learning and exams
Sexual topics, i.e. issues related to sexual education, identity and sexual behavior

Social relationship issues

Conflict issues and conflict management, such as analysis and processing of conflicts of needs and values, development of conflict-avoiding behavior and conflict management strategies, mediation
Group and team topics, such as analyzing and processing interaction processes
Supervision, such as work-related and task-oriented topics for people in professional or voluntary work

Communication topics

Conversation management and metacommunication, i.e. analysis and training of verbal and non-verbal communication options, recognition of different levels of communication, development of metacommunicative skills
Social communication and learning, such as modeling desired social skills, logic, emotion and intuition in social communication
Conversational and leadership behavior, such as reflecting on different types of conversational behavior, developing cooperative communication behavior, techniques for conducting conversations and negotiations

Activity catalog of psychological counseling