Document Type
Article
Department
Psychiatry; Community Health Sciences
Abstract
Objective: To identify the changes in community counsellors' own level of anxiety and depression as a result of learning counselling skills and to explore their subjective experiences after learning and providing counselling.Design: Quantitative: Repeated Measures. / Qualitative: Focus Group Discussions.SETTING: A lower middle class semi urban community of Karachi, Pakistan.PARTICIPANTS: Twenty-one self selected women from the community.Results: Reduction was seen in the post training scores of anxiety and/or depression in the trainees. As a result of learning and then providing counselling the community counsellors' self esteem, self confidence and sense of competence were enhanced and they developed a more positive attitude towards life.CONCLUSION: A minimal level of training in counselling skills and their application led to significant positive changes in the community counsellors themselves, though self-selection and information bias cannot be ruled out.
Publication (Name of Journal)
Journal of Pakistan Medical Association
Recommended Citation
Naeem, S.,
Ali, B. S.,
Mubeen, S.,
Azam, I.
(2003). The transformative effect of training in counselling and its application, on the community counsellors themselves. Journal of Pakistan Medical Association, 53(9), 388-390.
Available at:
https://ecommons.aku.edu/pakistan_fhs_mc_psychiatry/99