Counselling
Mental health is as important as physical health for one’s wellbeing. If you are passionate about the mental wellbeing of the people around you and can help them cope with their stress and depressions, failures and misfortunes, by befriending and listening to them, then surely you can choose counselling as a career.
Some Prominent Names
Kum Kum Tandon, Dr. Vasantha R. Pathri, Dr. Sanjoy Mukerji.
INSTITUTES
Indian Institute of Psychology & Research
Bangalore
www.iipr.in
Tata Institute of Social Sciences
Mumbai
www.tiss.edu
Techware Institute of Technology
New Delhi
www.twit.ind.in
Course details, duration and Fee
Counselling deals with difference types of health conditions like anxiety, depression, drug misuse, eating disorders, long-term illnesses, etc and counsellors are taught to cope with this personal and emotional issues of people. To be a counsellor, you should pursue a course in psychology after 10+2.
(Eligibility 10th & 10+2)
Duration
3 years
Fee
Rs. 30,000/- to Rs. 120,000/-
Job Profile
Helpline counsellors, Educational & Career Counsellor, Marriage and Family Counsellor, Mental/Health Counsellors, Drug/Alcohol abuse Counsellors, Rehabilitation Counsellors.
Employers
Educational institutes and organisations, Clinics, hospitals, health centres, orphanages, old age homes, Sports centres, industries, NGO, Counselling Centres, Rehabilitation centres, helpline centres.
Expected Salary
Rs.15,000 to Rs.25,000/-
Expected Salary
Rs.10,000 to Rs.15,000 for instructors