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An Overview of Therapy
Counselling can take many forms and therapists employ many tools to help the client reach their goal. The counsellor's role is to help guide the client in making decisions about how to solve an issue, and provide resources. They may offer solutions and observations on situations and behaviour, or recommend a specific course of therapy based on a therapeutic model. The counselling relationship is highly individual and personal.
Social Workers
Social Workers do the vast majority of counselling in Canada. They are trained to be objective, non-judgmental and to look at all aspects of a person when beginning therapy. The term "anti-oppression" is
used to define an outlook that recognizes oppression in regards to ethnicity, language, race, age, ability, sex, sexual or gender identity, sexual orientation, family status, income, immigrant or refugee status, nationality, place of birth, generational status, political and religious affiliation. Awareness of these inequalities helps the social worker understand their client.
What Therapy Can Treat
Social workers can be helpful with the following challenges:
- Family or marital conflict
- Issues of mental health and/or addiction
- Trauma, loss and grief
- Physical, Emotional or Sexual abuse
- Adjustment to new situations
- Stress
- Childhood issues
- Goal setting
- Relaxation
- ...and more
Social workers maintain a strict confidentiality policy with their clients, meaning that their office is a safe place for sharing sensitive information.
