"The annual low price of the advanced growth class is 3,180 yuan! It is a must for practitioners! The pass rate is 95%!" A staff member of a psychological counselor training institution sent the above information to the students, recommending the course vigorously.
According to reports, some psychological counseling platforms and institutions charge very high fees, often costing several thousand 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".
In recent years, as social competition has become increasingly fierce and the pace of life has accelerated, more and more people suffer from mental illness or are in a sub-healthy state, and "spiritual colds" are as common as physical colds.
In addition, even mentally healthy people sometimes need to find someone to talk to and listen to their persuasion, so as to eliminate negative emotions in time.
Affected by these factors, the demand for psychological counseling is increasing rapidly, and the existing psychological counselors are far from meeting the demand, so many people see opportunities for entrepreneurship and employment.
Entrepreneurs are interested in customers' wallets, and institutions are interested in entrepreneurs' wallets. The demand for psychological counseling has spawned entrepreneurship, and the demand for entrepreneurship has spawned training needs. Therefore, various psychological counselor training institutions have emerged as the times require.
When the training hours, content, quality, etc. lack standards and are left to the free play of training institutions, it is inevitable that the quality of training will decline or even go through the motions.
Perhaps some trainees should raise objections, but they generally have the mentality of "spending money to buy certificates", and the training institutions and trainers can hit it off, and both hope to achieve "quick money" through "quick success".
However, the "crash" method of some psychological counselors will plant a huge hidden danger in the mental health of the people.
When the professional quality of the psychological counselor is not high, and even the cognition and other aspects are not as good as the customers who come to consult, it is impossible to talk about releasing psychological pressure or guiding psychological confusion through consultation. Not only that, but the more you consult, the more confused you may be. There are even negative effects such as turning the "spiritual cold" into a more serious mental illness.
There is a phenomenon that is easily overlooked that is more worthy of vigilance: not all "fast-track" psychological counselors can abide by the boundary of "consultation", and sometimes they will extend their services to psychotherapy, but psychotherapy services can only be provided if they have the corresponding medical skills. Qualifications are eligible to provide.
This kind of "offside" service has shown an increasing trend recently, posing a serious mental health threat to patients receiving services.
But just as many people do not know that cosmetology is divided into medicine and life, many people do not see the difference between psychological counseling and psychotherapy, and even many "crash" psychological counselors do not know much about it. The service chaos is even more worrying.
Practitioners of any profession should have real talents and real learning. Psychological counselors are related to mental health, and practitioners should not just make up for it.
The chaos of the "crash" training mode of psychological counselors has reached the time when it must be severely rectified.
Clearly define the occupational entry threshold, clarify the training method, content, and effect, so that the training can no longer go through the motions.
At present, more medical institutions should be supported to provide higher-quality professional training services, and unified psychological counseling industry standards and service specifications should be introduced, and the process supervision of training and employment should be strengthened, so that the psychological counseling industry can enter the right track of development as soon as possible , so that this service can really play a role in relieving depression and clearing psychological garbage.
(Beijing Youth Daily)