Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

counsellor

Russian translation:

Психолог-консультант

Added to glossary by Olga1204
Jun 23, 2001 03:55
22 yrs ago
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English term

counsellor

Non-PRO English to Russian Medical
From a questionnaire:

Have you used any of the following health services...?
-Doctor/GP practice
-Optician
-A chemist for advice
-HIV test
-Counsellor
-Psychiatric service
-Family planning services
-Hospital inpatient
-Hospital outpatient

COUNSELLOR???

Proposed translations

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Психолог-консультант

Counsellor - это психолог-консультант, если исходить из толкований, приведенных в медицинском словаре на
http://www.graylab.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd?counseling и в словаре Merriam-Webster http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary

Counseling
The giving of advice and assistance to individuals with educational or personal problems.

Counselling
The art of listening to people and assisting them deal with their problems by weighing options, facilitating the consideration of the factors acting in that situaion. Counselling can be performed through the telephone or face to face. Ideal counselling constitutes an encounter which does not involve giving advice. Counsellors may not need to be formally trained but it is preferred that they are trained.


http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary
Main Entry: counseling
Variant(s): or counselling
Function: noun
Date: 1927
: professional guidance of the individual by utilizing psychological methods especially in collecting case history data, using various techniques of the personal interview, and testing interests and aptitudes.
Hope this helps :))
Olga
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ratzionalnii psikhoteraptevt

COUNSELLOR = sovetnik (literally), someone who gives advice. In Russia, a therapist can be a "rational" adviser with the name of
"rationalnii psikhoterapevt" i.e. someone who gives rational advice, talk sense to a patient, instead of the "psychoanalytic" methods used in the West. In the West, when we give practical advice we call this "counselling"; the Russians call it "rational therapy".
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советник

"sovetnik"

as given by the answerer above means "someone who gives advice" and is probably the best word for use that you need.
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медицинские консультации

I would recommend not to use any specialist name in this case (remember the question - Did you use any of the SERVICES?) Приходилось ли вам обращаться за медицинскими консультациями in general?
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