Formal training in basic counselling skills with theoretical background started on the 05th November 2009. Since funding for the HIV outreach has still not been attracted, we decided to go forward in a slightly more personal direction.
The Drama group at Masakhane, as well as three students also from the village have started their fomal training in personal counselling.
The skills taught will enable the students to counsel any person with problems, but will eventually be specifically targeted at HIV, crime/trauma debriefing and poverty counselling.
We have found that many of our villagers have both a plan and the opportunity to lift themselves by their own bootstraps, but that often, the fear of failure and the so called "poverty mentality" seems to stand in their way. Poverty counselling is counselling that specifically adresses the emotional blockages that keep people poor and dependent.
People in the Magaliesburg/Hekpoort area who would like to access the services we offer, including HIV counselling and trauma debriefing/counselling are welcome to contact
Sam at 082 620 6369.
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