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coun·sel

(koun′səl)

1. The act of exchanging opinions and ideas; consultation: joined in counsel with colleagues before deciding the issue.

2. Advice or guidance, especially as solicited from a knowledgeable person. See Synonyms at advice.

3. Private, guarded thoughts or opinions: keep one's own counsel.

4. A lawyer or group of lawyers giving legal advice and especially conducting a case in court.

v. coun·seled, coun·sel·ing, coun·sels or coun·selled or coun·sel·ling

v.tr.

1. To give counsel to; advise: counseled us to be prudent.

2. To recommend: counseled care in the forthcoming negotiations.

v.intr.

To give or take advice. See Usage Note at council.

[Middle English counseil, from Old French conseil, from Latin cōnsilium; akin to cōnsulere, to take counsel, consult.]

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counselling

(ˈkaʊnsəlɪŋ) or

counseling

(Social Welfare) guidance offered by social workers, doctors, etc, to help a person resolve social or personal problems

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Noun

counselling - something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action

counseling, guidance, counsel, direction

road map, guideline - a detailed plan or explanation to guide you in setting standards or determining a course of action; "the president said he had a road map for normalizing relations with Vietnam"

subject matter, content, message, substance - what a communication that is about something is about

career counseling - counseling on career opportunities

cynosure - something that provides guidance (as Polaris guides mariners); "let faith be your cynosure to walk by"

genetic counseling - guidance for prospective parents on the likelihood of genetic disorders in their future children

marriage counseling - counseling on marital problems and disagreements

confidential information, steer, tip, wind, hint, lead - an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job"

Translations

svetovanje

counselling

counseling (US) [ˈkaʊnsəlɪŋ]

A. N (gen) (= advice) → asesoramiento m (Psych) → asistencia f sociopsicológica (Brit) (Scol) → ayuda f psicopedagógica

B. CPD counselling service N → servicio m de orientación (Univ) → servicio m de orientación universitaria

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counselling

[ˈkaʊns^əlɪŋ] counseling (US) n (= advice) (PSYCHOLOGY, PSYCHIATRY) → suivi m psychologique
marriage counselling → conseil m conjugal

counselling

, (US) counseling

n → Beratung f; (Sociol) → soziale Beratung; (by therapist) → Therapie f; to need counselling → professionelle Hilfe brauchen; to go for or have counselling → zur Beratung/Therapie gehen; to give somebody counselling → jdm professionelle Hilfe zukommen lassen, jdn beraten/therapieren

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counselling

counseling (Am) [ˈkaʊnsəlɪŋ] n → terapia
marriage counselling → terapia di coppia

counselling

n. orientación, consejo, dirección psicológica, asistencia dirigida por profesional.

References in periodicals archive ?

Muscat, Nov 11 (ONA) In light of the accelerated progress and openness of knowledge and planning for a better future in the field of counselling psychology, Sultan Qaboos University (SQU), represented by the Student Counselling Center, will organize a conference entitled "Challenges of Knowledge Openness" from 13 to 15 November 2018 under the patronage of Dr.

SQU Student Counselling Center to Hold Conference on Challenges of Knowledge Openness

Career counselling for the academically gifted student.

Helping build lives: career and life development of gifted and talented students

This version of SNAS was content validated by three professors of Counselling, Social Work and Higher Education who have worked with students for a long time in Nigerian universities.

Academic, career and personal needs of Nigerian university students

These included International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance, Career Development International, Australian Journal of Career Development, Canadian Journal of Counselling, International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling, Japanese Journal of Developmental Psychology, Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, Journal of Youth Studies, and Education + Training.