social context of helping

What role does counselling have in the helping professions and how are issues of diversity and equality adressed?reflect on your personal experience and history and evaluate (critique) the significance of counselling as a whole.

demonstrate the following outcomes
1.Demonstrate understanding of the social context in which counselling is practiced and its relationships to other agencies, services, systems and therapies
2.Demonstrate awareness of the range of other forms of help and support which are available to individuals, groups etc.
3.Demonstrate understanding of a range of approaches to managing diversity and equality issues
4.Locate counselling, coaching, and mentoring within the spectrum of one to one talking practices
6.Analyse and discuss criticisms of counselling theory and practice
7.Discuss the possible strengths and limitations of context-, issue- or group-specific approaches to Reflect on their own social/cultural background, attitudes, values, assumptions and prejudices, and consider the impact on helping and other relationships
9.Reflect on their own social/cultural background, attitudes, values, assumptions and prejudices, and consider the impact on helping and other relationships.