Abstract
The activities of voluntary or ‘paraprofessional’ counsellors, who work for free, represent a highly significant component of the delivery of psychological therapy in Britain and other countries. However, in recent years there has been relatively little published research into issues associated with the provision of service by counsellors who work on a voluntary part‐time basis, and who typically receive limited training and supervision. This paper introduces a special theme section on counselling in the voluntary sector, which highlights some recent examples of research into the context, organisation, training and effectiveness of such counsellors. Some suggestions are made concerning the research agenda for counselling in the voluntary sector.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 255-259 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Counselling and Psychotherapy Research |
Volume | 3 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2003 |
Keywords
- Citizenship
- counselling
- Effectiveness
- Paraprofessional,
- Training
- Voluntary sector
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Paraprofessional counselling: the effectiveness and development o f a group of volunteer mental health counsellors
Armstrong, J. (Author)McLeod, J. (Supervisor), Mar 2011Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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