SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Psychological counseling for perpetrators of sexual crimes and alcohol addiction significantly reduces the rate of a second offense, a study showed Monday. A study conducted by the Ministry of Justice and Dongkuk University showed that convicts that have received counseling treatment have seen an improved state of mind. Negative [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of teenagers who have received help from youth counseling welfare centers related to suicide or self-harm has quadrupled over the past five years. The Korea Youth Counseling and Welfare Institute reported that 238 youth counseling welfare centers across the country provided counselling services for 87,458 cases of [...]
SEOUL, March 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The counseling rate for ‘gray divorce’ – marital splits among seniors – between men and women in their 60s and older has increased sharply over the past 20 years. According to statistics from the Korea Legal Aid Center for Family Relations, a total of 4,783 divorce consultations were conducted [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul plans to open the Center for Protection of Rights of Emotional Workers on October 16 near Anguk station to collect complaints and run therapeutic programs for emotional workers. Emotional labor refers to a type of work that involves engaging with customers without revealing one’s feelings. Call center employees, [...]