[Counseling--an independent treatment field between old misunderstandings and new positions].
The german term "Beratung" (Counselling) with it's widespread meaning has led to misunderstandings between different professions. Therefore Counselling is defined to be an autonomous area within therapeutic, social, and psychosocial work. The still common perspective which views counselling as a "small" therapy approach derived from therapeutic theory and practice is objected. Besides the international counselling-debates counselling has it's own tradition, theories, concepts, and practices in german discuss too. A difference between counselling and therapy is developed: While therapy is linked to discourses on healing, counselling is linked to discourses on help and support. The ways of providing support and help are changing within a changing society. Besides a still therapeutic oriented view on counselling, and an information oriented perspective a network perspective on counselling-theory, and concepts is proposed to be a frame for coming debates.
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D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003376:Counseling / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends*; D005544:Forecasting; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000639:trends; D011582:Psychological Theory; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012944:Social Support