Setting Up and Running a Peer Listening Scheme

<p>Many children and young people in our schools are in need of someone to talk to. They have problems at home, difficulties with school work, or find that, for whatever reason, they just don’t ‘fit in’. A sympathetic listener who can offer some support can make all the difference. There isn’t a school in the land that wouldn’t benefit from a well-run peer listening scheme – here is the ‘how to do it’ guidance that will help busy practitioners to put in place something that really works.</p> Acknowledgements, Introduction, 1 Introduction to counselling theory, 2 Selection of participants, 3 The training programme, Session 1: Introduction and self-awareness, Session 2: Body language, listening skills and questioning skills (full-day session), Session 3: Consolidation of listening skills, Session 4: Confidentiality and Safeguarding (child protection), Session 5: Beginnings and endings, Session 6: Boundaries and referring on, Session 7: Assessment week, 4 Client meetings and referrals, 5 Record keeping, 6 Supervision, 7 Advertising, 8 Issue fact sheets, 9 Troubleshooting guide, Bibliography and further reading, Useful organizations