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November 28, 2007
TRAINING REPORT : Workshop : Peer counseling
October 19, 2007 :
Workshop : Peer counseling
Peer counseling was developed in the independent living movement in the U.S. in the 1970s.
More than 20 years has passed since it was first introduced to Japan. A hundred or more peer counseling courses are organized annually at 121 independent living centers nationwide in Japan.
Ms. Masae Kashiwagi, one of the planning committee members organized a workshop on peer counseling with support of Ms. Makiko Horiuchi who is also a planning committee member.
During today's peer counseling session only persons with disabilities were allowed to attend the workshop.
The following is the program.
After the session all participants could feel very relax and happy. They all understood they are not alone.
http://www.jicafriends.jp/leaders/gi2007/training/l1019.html
Posted by jicafriends at November 28, 2007 02:52 PM