Canadian Addiction Rehab A To Z On Alcohol Counseling | Page 11

4 SURPRISING FACTS
REGARDING ALCOHOL
COUNSELLING
3. Counselling for alcohol abuse requires a multi-platform approach
• This is the age of social media, and the person doing the counselling
needs to take advantage of all the platforms where they can approach the
addict. If the latter is not on any such platforms, they should be
encouraged to be so, since increased social exposure allows the addict to
have more outlets for their emotions and thoughts, which prevents them
from relapsing into alcohol abuse.
4. Listening skills are multiple times more important than guidance
• While counselling consists mostly of thorough guidance, a counsellor
needs to be a good listener as well. This is a quality that is often
overlooked, especially when it is not a professional counsellor helping the
addict. If one is counselling a non-clinically diagnosed addict, the person
needs to have excellent listening skills, which make the addict feel like
they have someone who can listen to them in their hour of need.