Section 18: Interpretation.

In this Act-
"approved qualification" means qualification which is approved for the time being by the Council;
"Association" means the Counselling Association of Nigeria (CASSON);
"Board" means Governing Board of the Council;
"Council" means the Counselling Practitioners Council of Nigeria established under section 1 of this Act;
"Counsellor" means a professionally trained guidance and counselling personnel, which also includes professionals from therapeutic counselling;
"counselling" means to assist individual and corporate bodies to explore their environments, discover their strength, weakness, talents and skills, so as to determine their needs, set personal realistic goals, and adjust suitably to achieve them in harmony with their environments;
"Minister" means the Minister of Education charged with the responsibility of matters, relating to counselling, education and allied profession;
"Professional Counsellor" means any person fully registered as such under this Act;
"register" means the register maintained under this Act and "registered" shall be constructed accordingly; and
"Registrar" means the Registrar appointed under section 5 of this Act.