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 P.A.T.H.S. Counselling Partners 
Up until 2010 the P.A.T.H.S. counselling service in Christchurch
provided counselling free or by donation. This was a huge contribution
on the part of the professional counsellors involved who gave up there
time to offer help to people wanting counselling after a recent or past
abortion. We have also been, and continue to be, able to take a
counselling student on part-placement each year, for the learning and
experience in this specialised area of counselling. These students have
also gone on to become PCPs.
As
the demand for our service has grown and expanded there was a need to
devise a way to provide support nationally. This sparked the vision for
the P.A.T.H.S. Counselling Partners, a network
of independent counsellors, specially trained in post abortion issues and healing, to whom we can refer
clients who access our service. The hope is that payment for
counselling may be manageable for clients as our philosophy is that
people need to be able to access the service. Options need to be
discussed with the individual counsellor e.g. negotiated fee,
Disability Allowance, koha.
To ensure a standard of service criteria were established and a pathway determined as follows:
- Fulfill the requirements
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be aligned with the Mission and Philosophy of P.A.T.H.S.
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be a qualified counsellor
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belong to an approved professional body - NZAC, NZCCA, NZPA, NZPsS
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have own external supervisor
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have appropriate place to see clients
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adhere to PCP Counsellor Guidelines
2. Complete a P.A.T.H.S. Seminar (two days)
3. Complete PCP Application of Interest Form
4. Receive P.A.T.H.S. information
5. Engage in Interview Process with member(s) of the P.A.T.H.S. team
6. Mentoring period with an experienced PCP counsellor for first client through the Programme.
7. Meeting or conversation after first client through programme to ascertain suitability or readiness.
8. Final decision rests with P.A.T.H.S. Trainer/Supervisor.
9. By mutual agreement sign PCP Agreement Form.
10. Purchase 10 Step Programme Material
11. Accountability
- initial mentoring, peer supervision, external
supervision
- a counselling record for P.A.T.H.S. and client feedback forms.
For more information
Phone us or email admin@postabortionpaths.org.nz
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