Community Counselling (Electronic book text)

The purpose of this handbook is NOT a package for " educating the community," or for " running a workshop." Rather it describes community counselling, and shares some experience, in order to help teams continue to explore the process. It is intended to be used by teams, and to build on basic counselling skills. It is not a substitute for having counselling skills in the team. Key requirements for community counsellors are: respect, mutuality, ability to listen, and a belief that community can work. If the person does not possess these, no training will compensate.