PRS Course For School Counsel
By Huraizah Ahmad

Bandar Seri Begawan - Over 70 full-time counsellors and PRS guidance teachers from various government secondary schools across the country participated in a "Peer Group Helper" (PRS) course.

The three-day course, held annually by the Counselling and Career Guidance Section, Department of Schools, Ministry of Education, was launched yesterday at the Civil Services Department in Rimba.

"This is an annual project by the ministry to share the concept of proper training for all PRS members. This year, the trainingjs held for three consecutive days by five speakers and features a more systematic and structured approach to training counsellors and PRS guidance teachers for all government secondary schools in the district," said Dr Ee Ah Meng, speaker and head facilitator of the PRS course.

During the course, participants will listen to talks by Cikgu Hj Mustapa bin Hj Masri, Cikgu Hjh Rokayah bte Hj Tawe, Cikgu Pg Omar bin Pg Hj Othman, Dr Ee Ah Meng and Cikgu Hj Haji bin Hj Othman.

Among the topics that will be covered are Theory, Philosophy and Concept of PRS, Use of Log Book, Development of Adolescence, Aspects of Basic Counselling and its Skills (Philosophy, Ethics and Procedures), as well as Basic Communication Skills and Approach Skills.

The course aims to expose the importance of skill training for all PRS, develop a networking system for the activities of the counselling unit, to channel the aspiration of the Counselling and Career Guidance Section to student heads and establish PRS Clubs in schools. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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