The role of counsellor involves being a good listener, empathetic, firm/specific, objective, non-judgmental, building a good rapport with the client etc. above all the role or say the job of a counsellor is not to provide the client with a readymade solution for his issues and problems rather boost the client’s confidence in themselves and establish a dialogue that provokes thoughts and stimulates insight-oriented thinking in the client. One of the other important roles of a counsellor is keeping confidentiality about the client’s personal information at every time. Besides counselling and communicating a counsellor must also conduct standardized psychometric tests and keep proper documentation of its client’s case history and diagnosis. Also, when a client’s relatives and parents or family is involved then counselling and making them acknowledged about what is the treatment plan. Working alongside a psychiatrist when medication is involved.
