Community Counselling

Part 1 The community counselling model: the search for more effective counselling paradigms; the community-counselling model; the role of the community counsellor; from model concept to model programme; the community-counselling model in action; the community-counselling model in action - the "I-have-a-future" programme. Part 2 Preventive education: a rationale for prevention; stress - an overview; stress-management interventions; health-promotion programmes; health promotion in a rural setting - the Madison County Health Project; life-skills training - promoting personal competence. Part 3 Outreach to vulnerable populations: defining vulnerable populations; model outreach programmes; crisis intervention and suicide prevention. Part 4 Community counselling and the counselling process: the role of direct-counselling services; promoting personal responsibility; systems theory and environmental influences; practical applications of community counselling. Part 5 Client advocacy: introduction; stigmatization; empowerment through self-help groups. fostering a responsive helping network. Part 6 The community counsellor as social-change agent: the role of social-change agent; ecological considerations in counselling practices; indirect community programmes as empowerment strategies. Part 7 Applications of the community-counselling model: review of the community-counselling model; mental-health agencies; career-development agencies; specialized agencies; business and industry; educational settings. Part 8 Managing the community-counselling programme: planning; budgeting; organizing; leadership and supervision; evaluation; unique managerial challenges.