St Helena : Giselle Richards Studies Counselling
Submitted by Saint Helena Herald (Juanita Brock) 12.09.2006 (Article Archived on 26.09.2006)
St Helenian, Giselle Richards, is in her second year of study at York St John, College of the University of Leeds. Giselle left St Helena in 2004 and is working towards a Bachelor of Arts degree in Counselling Studies.
Photo (c) St. Helena Herald Giselle Richards
Giselle Richards Studies Counselling
Giselle Richards
St Helenian, Giselle Richards, is in her second year of study at York St John, College of the University of Leeds. Giselle left St Helena in 2004 and is working towards a Bachelor of Arts degree in Counselling Studies.
A former Head Girl at Prince Andrew School, Giselle was working with New Horizons as a Youth Worker before she moved to the UK to embark on her counselling course.
Giselle’s degree will take three years to complete and at the end of the course she will have established the key skills and values of counselling. She will have also explored counselling psychology and the social and cultural contexts of people’s lives. In addition she will have worked on topics such as specific approaches to counselling, and the issues that counselling can address.
On completing her degree Giselle will be suited to any job that involves working with people. This could be in the field of youth work, supporting children in schools, or working with Social Services.
In commenting on what she would like to do she said “My last semester had me focusing on what career I would like to pursue and I have decided it is definitely one in which I work with children and young people.”
The UK Coordinator, Ray Mace is pleased with Giselle and said “Giselle has made excellent progress this year. She takes her studies seriously and produced some good work. Her tutors are very positive about her capability. If she keeps up this level of work she should have a very successful third year.”
Giselle has continued to achieve high marks above 70 which is equivalent to an ‘A’ grade and she said that she is really pleased with these results. Her tutor said that she continues to make good progress and is hardworking and dedicated to her studies.
In speaking about the progress she has made so far, Giselle said “This semester has been challenging but enjoyable, especially the focus on our professional development and having the opportunity to experiment in our Skills module as we were not given a specific approach to use, which allowed me to find a counselling style with which I felt comfortable. I look forward to the challenges that my third year will surely embody."
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Office of the Chief Secretary
8 September 2006
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