Counselling—face to face

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Glossary Item
METEOR identifier:	721748
Registration status:	Health, Standard 16/01/2020
Definition:	Counselling services operate through a range of mediums including face-to-face, telephone and online. This service type is intended only for services providing face-to-face counselling. Counselling services provide a structured process that is concerned with addressing and resolving specific problems, making decisions, working through feelings and inner conflicts, or improving relationships with others (BAC 1986). Counselling facilitates personal growth, development, self-understanding and the adoption of constructive life practices. The counselling process will depend on the individual counsellor, the individual client and the specific issue.
Context:	Mental health non-government organisation establishments service type taxonomy.

Collection and usage attributes
Guide for use:	Distinguishing features: Delivered face-to-face Primarily centre-based Includes individual, family and group counselling Inclusions: Talking therapies Grief counselling Relationship counselling Exclusions: Counselling delivered in the context of other service types, e.g. Personalised support, carer support programs
Source and reference attributes
Submitting organisation:	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Relational attributes
Related metadata references:	Supersedes Counselling—face to face Health, Superseded 16/01/2020
Metadata items which use this glossary item:	Mental health non-government organisation payments cluster Health, Standard 16/01/2020

Glossary Item Attributes