Developing State Sector Counselling Services in Sri Lanka

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Developing State Sector Counselling Services in Sri Lanka

14 Sep 2022

In its collaboration with the Ministry of Social Welfare and Primary Industries and Ministry of Women and Child Affairs, The Asia Foundation has focused on the development of state counselling services and has been involved in the training and equipping of counsellors and practitioners, notably through the Continuing Professional Development Program, the introduction of a peer support group model. [...] The review is based on the two mapping studies published in 2015, the Mapping Study on the Capacity and Work Experience of Counselling Officers/Assistants attached to the Ministries of Social Services and Child Development and Women’s Affairs (2015), the Mapping Study on the Capacity and Work Experience of Counselling Assistants Attached to the Ministry of Child Development and Women’s Affairs (20. [...] Mapping Study on the Capacity and Work Experience of Counselling Officers/Assistants attached to the Ministries of Social Services and Child Development and Women’s Affairs (2015) The Institute for Health Policy (IHP) designed and conducted the study with the close collaboration of The Good Practice Group and under the review of The Asia Foundation. [...] The Secretary, Additional Secretary, Director and Assistant Director of the Women’s Bureau and key staff of the Ministry of Child Development and Women’s Affairs provided guidance and assistance in the implementing of the study, whilst the Director-General, Academic Advisor and key staff of the National Institute for Social Development coordinated and facilitated the Technical Support Committee me. [...] The main objective of this study was to map the capacity and work of the 96 Counselling Assistants attached to the MSS and the 7 Counselling Officers attached to the Ministry of Child Development and Women’s Affairs (MCDWA), across the nine Provinces of Sri Lanka.

Authors

The Asia Foundation

Pages
96
Published in
United States of America