Peer Counselors, NOT (typically) "therapists"
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> Forgive me if I missed something essential, but can't ANYONE be a
> "trained" peer counselor? I was supposedly one in high school (and still
> serve as one now, unofficially.) The "training" we got was minimal -
> mostly good listening skills - which some of us were good at and some of
> us were not. I would NEVER think to put myself (or even the best of my
> fellow peer counselors) on the same level as a Ph.D psychologist!
Oh, Jane, you have stepped into it now. MultiBrad will explain all this
to you in terms that will make your head spin. Try to smile and act
impressed, but hide as quickly as you can or he will decide you are
advocating his view.....
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Paul Bernhardt, Grad Student in Educational Psychology at U of Utah
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