A diploma or special certificate course enables the individual to wander into a special area which requires not just a qualification, but also a natural tendency to understand the subject which one is going to counsel on. He/she should also understand human vagaries and emotions to a larger extent.

Everyone faces the problems arising out of emotional insecurity. To overcome these the services of counsellors are required. Counselling is a specialised skill which is acquired by proper education and training. A counsellor, through discussions, helps individuals to cope with specific problems. Counsellors tend to deal with the immediate, often practical problems.

Ample opportunities abound for counsellors in private and government schools, colleges, clinics, counselling centres and welfare departments of government. Apart from this, most counsellors take up private practice too.