COUNSELOR, I WANT TO KNOW! WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE OF COUNSELING TEACHERS AND COUNSELORS?

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By : Haniff Abdullah Hashim, K.B, P.A

Basically, counseling teachers and counselors perform almost the same tasks. That is, conducting counseling sessions as well as planning and implementing prevention, development and intervention activities for the respective target groups. The main difference between counseling teachers and counselors is the place of service and the target group of clients. Counseling teachers usually work in schools with clients ranging in age from 7 to 19 years old (depending on whether it is primary school or secondary school). While counselors work outside the school environment with more mature and diverse client groups, it also depends on the institution where a counselor works. Here is a brief comparison between counseling teachers and counselors.

Profesion	Counseling teacher	Counselor
Place	School	Apart from school
Age Group of clients	7 to 19 years old	Older group - 18 years old and above (except for counselors who are on duty at children's shelters, juvenile offenders, the Department of Community Welfare and some other child-related institutions)
Certificate of Practice by the Board of Counselors Malaysia	Options	Compulsory
Qualifications	Minimum Bachelor's/Bachelor's Degree in Counseling Psychology or equivalent	Minimum Bachelor's/Bachelor's Degree in Counseling Psychology or equivalent
Pedagogy and teaching courses	Compulsory	Not Mandatory
Parental consent in intervention	Mandatory (students aged 18 and under)	Not necessary (depending on institutional legislation and court order)

In general, counseling teachers and counselors carry out almost the same duties and responsibilities. But have their own challenges and needs based on their respective duty stations.

Date of Input: 30/03/2023 | Updated: 30/03/2023 | ayna

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