M'sia needs more para-counsellors to tackle social problems: Rohani
Published on: Friday, November 21, 2014
KUALA LUMPUR: The Women, Family and Community Development Ministry wants more registered para-counsellors to provide counselling services to society.Its Minister Datuk Seri Rohani Abdul Karim said at present there are only about 5,000 para-counsellors who were registered under the Malaysian Board of Counsellors (LKM), which was insufficient to meet the needs of the Malaysian population of 30 million."With the Malaysian population which is constantly increasing and the many social and psychological ailments, the Ministry feels there is a need for trained para-counsellors to reduce the burden on existing counsellors.
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"Which is why we want to encourage more people to become voluntary para-counsellors to help the Ministry provide counselling services more effectively," she told the media after officiating the Federal Territory Excellence in Women Entrepreneurs Forum 2014 here Thursday.She said the presence of para-counsellors would help overcome problems like bullying among students, child abuse, domestic problems as well as stress. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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