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26 October 2022 - 07:00

by Yolanda Mdzeke & Zano Kunene

The health department created a new category of mental health worker in 2003 called a registered counsellor.
There are about 2,500 of these specialists registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa.
Registered counsellors can provide short-term talk therapy such as trauma and grief counselling. They can also screen people for mental health conditions and then refer them to psychiatrists and psychologists. At schools, they can also give career guidance or screen learners’ learning abilities.

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