The goals of a professional counselor, regardless of the industry or work setting, is to alleviate stress, resolve issues of crisis, and to provide clients with the ability to problem solve and make better decisions in the future.
Whether the ultimate goals of a client are to increase the pace of an indivual or group’s development, to create a more positive state of mental health, to establish a more positive social environment for a community, or to guide an individual through a labrynth of career options, counselors are their link to fundamental concepts necessary to reaching any goal. Counselors, and the bag of knowledge tools they possess, are in increasing demand for this very reason.
Colleges offering counseling degree programs are in constant flux seeking to expand degree options available to students in order to meet the demand of an evolving workforce.