Abstract
Keywords:
Lay counsellors, training and evaluation.
The training of lay counselling is of great significance to the field
of Counselling Psychology. Therefore,the Health Professions
Council of South Africa (HPCSA) decided to allow for the registration
of lay counsellor training courses. However, the criteria for registration
need to be formulated. This study evaluated the Wits Crisis course
for volunteer counsellors, via illumination of the perceptions of the trainees and a measurement of their self-efficacy and personal relations before and after the training. The study included qualitative
and quantitative methodology. Past trained counsellors and trainees
were interviewed and then assessed on Self-Efficacy and Personal
Relations before and after training. A Wilcoxon Matched-Pairs Signed-Rank significance in self-efficacy or personal relations scores
after training. However, the interviews of the participants' perceptions
of the course and its impact on them supported the hypotheses. Overall, perceptions were positive. Negative perceptions were highlighted, as this information could add to the knowledge base of the program. / GR 2016
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:wits/oai:wiredspace.wits.ac.za:10539/21349 |
| Date | January 2016 |
| Creators | Arumugam, V |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | application/pdf |
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