What is peer counseling

WHAT IS PEER

COUNSELING?GERALD V. MALATE

Peer Counseling was introduced in

the Philippines in 1977

In 1972, the martial law regime, young

people believe that power emanates from:

Money, Fame, and Dominance – The Martial

Law Values

The counselor can look at the client’s experience like the memory bank of a computer.

Input: Experience >Pleasant/Unpleasant

Process:

sorted

coded

classified

filed

Unpleasant

experience

Pain

Unhappy feelings

hurt

trauma

Etc.

FRUSTRATION

Unpleasant experience may cause a 90% jam

on the process which result to blocking.

PEER COUNSELING IS NOT ADVISING!!!!

In peer counseling, the counseling of

the person will depend upon how you

have treated the “blocks” because

blocks can cause irrational behavior.

Counseling process enables the person

to sort out unpleasant experiences and

erase “blocks”.

COUNSELING = LISTENING

When a client talks, client listens to herself/himself.

When listening to oneself, one gets insight within one’s self.

Equivalent to intuiting- talking to yourself.

Peer Counselors

listens with delight

responds but lets the counselee decide

do not interrupt or make “sabat” but instead let the client talk continuously because the counselee is actually taking to herself, not to the counselor.

Other things to remember in

counseling:

don’t interrupt

Probe (investigate)

don’t console (contain)

observe confidentiality

ADVICE may be good

for the counselor

but not necessarily

good for the

counselee.

The counselor must not

dwell on:

anger

grief

emotions

SHARING VS COUNSELING

SPEAKER/LISTENER

SHARING VS COUNSELING

COUNSELING

CLIENT: SPEAKER VS COUNSELOR: LISTENER

ESSENCE: A whole reality

Psycho Spiritual Physique

Thinking

process,

emotion/feeling,

attitudes, values

,sense/instincts,

aspirations/drea

ms,energy level

Interrelates both

physical and

psychological

essence

Mascular

development,bon

e structure, skin,

hair texture,

voice, timber,

vocabulary,

hearing, poise

Essence is the beginning of life from

conception

Manifestations Of Essence

Head - light, energy, holy

Heart- warrior, flery energy

Gut - heavy energy

Man behaves depending upon which of

the three manifestations is strongest.

WHAT IS PEER COUNSELING PROGRAM?

THE PEER COUNSELING PROGRAM is:

dedicated to assisting students throughout their important

years of college by establishing one-on-one peer-mentoring

relationships between students.

built on the belief that the regular availability of a trained

upper-class student to listen and offer counseling and

guidance will greatly assist any student in meeting the

demands of college life.

Realizing that a student’s college experience involves much

more than the classroom and that academic achievement

can be influenced for both good and bad by how a student

balances the myriad components of college life, peer

counselors are prepared to provide counseling and assistance

on a variety of issues that might affect a first-year student.

WHO ARE THE PEER COUNSELORS?

PEER COUNSELORS are:

upper-class students who volunteer because of

their desire to assist their peers/co-students.

selected based on strong interpersonal skills,

solid academic performance, and thorough

knowledge of how to function as a college

student.

leaders in other campus organizations. After

being selected, Peer Counselors participate in

a comprehensive training program.

PEER COUNSELORS ASSIST STUDENTS WITH:

The important balance between academic and social

life.

Resources available at CSPC, both academically and

socially.

Roommate interactions and dormitory life.

Homesickness.

Any and all aspects of college life relating to academic

success.

Campus policies and procedures.

Cultural adaptation for international students or those

from across the country.

BENEFITS TO A PEER COUNSELOR:

The Peer Career Counselor will gain experience in:

communication, counseling, and instruction while

enhancing leadership and presentation skills.

Peer Career Counselors not only gain the ability to

assist others with career issues, but also gain

knowledge about the job market and career related

topics that will aid in their own career decision-

making and job search.

Valuable experience will be gained by working in a

professional environment and having a professional

staff mentor.

“A person is of

more value than

the whole world”

“A good friend is one that you can sit at a park bench with,

say nothing to, and when you leave

you feel as if you have had the best conversation of your life.”