Counselling psychology perspective of psychosocial issues in child counseling

This article aims to delineate psychosocial issues in child counselling from a counselling psychology perspective. It used the qualitative literature search and deployed a descriptive design. The delineation of psychosocial issues is the key to enhancing knowledge and understanding of child counselling. The development of people over the lifespan can be segmented into four distinct cohorts: childhood, adolescence, adulthood and elderhood. The childhood cohort encompasses the age range from conception to approximately fifteen years of a child’s life. Without a clearer understanding of the key issues and child development, the context of child counselling is likely to be shrouded in mystery and misapplication. Therefore, the study of child development is paramount for counsellors specializing in child counselling.