The training certificate is "packaged" into a "practice qualification certificate", and after a few months of class, you can get the certificate and work——
Is the "crash" psychological counselor "relieving worries" or "fooling"?
Experts suggest that unified psychological counseling industry standards and service specifications should be introduced as soon as possible
Our reporter Shi Lanna
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The reporter's investigation found that some psychological counseling platforms and institutions charge very high fees, often costing thousands of yuan, but the level of counselors varies.
All kinds of training certificates for psychological counselors are "packaged" into "employment qualification certificates", and it only takes a few months to "crash" to become a psychological counselor with the certificate.
Relevant experts suggest that relevant industry standards and service specifications should be introduced as soon as possible, so as not to let psychological consultation become psychological "fudge".
"The annual low price of the advanced growth class is 3,180 yuan! It is a must for practitioners! The pass rate is 95%!" On November 11, a staff member surnamed Zhao of a psychological counselor training institution sent a message to the students, recommending it course.
In September 2017, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security abolished the professional qualification certification examination for psychological counselors in order to deepen the reform of "decentralization, management and service" and improve the scientific and standardized level of professional qualification setting management.
It has been more than five years since psychological counselors withdrew from the national occupational qualification directory. Today, the psychological counseling industry is developing rapidly. According to the data of Qichacha, there are more than 160,000 enterprises in my country whose business scope includes psychological counseling.
Especially during the epidemic, the demand for psychological counseling has skyrocketed, and many training institutions have seen business opportunities.
The reporter's investigation found that some psychological counseling platforms and institutions charge very high fees, often costing thousands of yuan, but the level of counselors varies.
Although it is a non-admission occupation, all kinds of psychological counselor training certificates are "packaged" into "employment qualification certificates". Months will be able to "crash".
"Psychological counseling can not only alleviate the psychological distress of the public, but also relieve the psychological stress of the professional population, which is of great help to the promotion of the public's mental health." Relevant experts suggest that relevant industry standards and service specifications should be introduced as soon as possible, and psychological counseling should not be changed. Psychological "fool".
The training certificate is "packaged" into a "practice qualification certificate"
At the end of October, the staff of a training institution urged students to sign up for psychological counselor training on the grounds that "after November 1, only candidates majoring in psychology will be recruited". ".
"More than 100 hours of training videos can be played to accumulate learning time, and the exam only has multiple-choice questions." A student revealed to the reporter that this is how he "crash" to collect evidence.
"With the certificate of psychological counselor, you can engage in part-time or full-time psychological counseling work." During the interview, the reporter found that some training institutions "package" the training certificate into "practice" Qualification certificate", claiming that one can "hold a certificate to work" after passing the exam.
In fact, taking the basic training program for psychological counselors of the Institute of Psychology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences that is more common on the market as an example, its certification institution, the Institute of Psychology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has clearly stated on its official website: psychological counseling is now a non-accessible industry, and this project is not a psychological Consultant certification is not a professional qualification.
Those who have participated in basic training and obtained a certificate of qualification do not yet have the ability to practice independently in psychological counseling.
In addition to the mixed situation in the training market, some online psychological counseling platforms also have consultants who are not qualified and competent.
The reporter saw on an online psychological counseling platform that the platform does not require the academic qualifications or majors of psychological counselors, and you can register to accept orders for "practice". Fees are also discretionary.
"It's enough to be able to chat and be popular. According to customers, it doesn't matter whether you have professional psychological knowledge." On an online psychological counseling platform, Xiaoxuan, who wanted to work part-time as a consultant, received such answers from other colleagues.
The reporter found that on the consumer service platform Black Cat complaints, there are not a few complaints targeting psychological counseling and specific psychological counseling platforms and institutions.
There is no "hard threshold", it does not mean that the industry has no threshold
In April this year, the General Office of the State Council issued the "14th Five-Year Plan for National Health", which proposed to improve mental health services and improve the social mental health service system.
Experts said that compared with the rapidly growing demand for mental health, there is currently a huge talent gap for psychological counselors in my country.
From the perspective of senior practitioners, after withdrawing from the professional qualification directory, psychological counselors seem to have no "hard threshold" certificates, but this does not mean that there is no threshold for the industry.
On the contrary, becoming a psychological counselor is far from being as simple as training and obtaining a certificate.
Lin Xiubin, academic director of Hubei Dongfang Mingjian Mental Health Research Institute and an external tutor of the School of Psychology of Central China Normal University, said that in order to become a qualified psychological counselor, it needs to be trained systematically, not only to meet a series of competency standards , but also follow the code of work ethics.
"The ideal master's degree training in clinical and counseling psychology. During the master's degree, you need to study dozens of psychology courses. During the master's degree, you must conduct at least hundreds of hours of clinical treatment or counseling practice under supervision, and after obtaining the master's degree Accept regular, formal individual and group supervision for at least one year." Lin Xiubin said that even if most masters in China start internships during graduate school, they must continue to practice under supervision for a few years after graduation in order to reach 250. Hours of face-to-face service and 100 hours of supervision are the basic access criteria.
In contrast to the current situation of psychological counselor training in the market, Lin Xiubin made a metaphor: "It's like a medical student who has only taken a few theoretical courses, and what he has learned is just the 'tip of the iceberg', and he has not undergone practical training. , as the chief surgeon, who would dare to let him perform the operation?"
In reality, the lack of professional ability of psychological counselors can easily lead to more "injury" of visitors after consultation.
During the interview, a number of psychological counselors said that there are many cases of patients who received non-professional psychological counseling delayed their illness and even aggravated their illness.
"If the client no longer seeks psychological counseling because of the lack of competence of the psychological counselor, the visitor may lose a way to solve the psychological problem." Wei Hong, an independent practicing psychological counselor with 12 years of experience, said.
Unify industry standards and service specifications
In response to the irregularities in the psychological counselor training market, He Rihui, the former leader of the Psychological Science Department of the Guangdong Provincial Corps Hospital of the Armed Police Force and the founder of Qingri Psychosomatic Doctor Group, believes that the authorized units of training qualifications cannot be "granted and ignored". At the same time as qualifications, the quality of their training should also be controlled. Relevant departments should also supervise and inspect training institutions to promptly discover and deal with their excessive marketing and false propaganda. If the circumstances are serious, their training qualifications should be revoked.
At present, the psychological counseling industry still lacks unified industry standards and service specifications.
In the long run, standardizing the development of the psychological counseling industry depends on establishing a sound professional talent training system.
Experts said that academic education is the basis for cultivating competent psychological counselors, and clinical treatment or counseling practice under supervision is an important part of school training.
According to data from the registration system of the Chinese Psychological Society, experts speculate that as of now, there are only more than 700 registered psychological supervisors in my country.
In this regard, Lin Xiubin suggested that the industry should not only pay attention to the training of psychological counselors, but also pay attention to the training of supervisors.
Many interviewed experts said that the psychological counseling industry is an industry that needs to build trust. Only based on trust can visitors confide in psychological counselors and cooperate with treatment. Don't let the trust-based psychological counseling industry lose its foundation.
He Rihui appealed: "Introduce unified psychological counseling industry standards and service specifications as soon as possible, so that counselors in need can refer to them."