Assisting in the Development of Counselling Services in a Post-colonial Era: Experiences in Kiribati

摘要

This paper discusses the dilemmas for counselling and counselling training as these become established in less affluent nations. Westerners face difficulties in providing culturally appropriate training in countries still struggling with colonial dynamics but have a moral obligation to respond to requests for assistance. Tentative suggestions for providing safe and relevant input are made, using the author’s experiences in the Republic of Kiribati, one of the smallest Pacific nations, as an example.