Leadership and Peer Counseling Program: Evaluation of Training and Its Impact on Filipino Senior Peer Counselors
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Project Overview and Study Setting
2.2. Study Participants and Recruitment
2.3. Intervention 1: Hands-On Training
2.4. Intervention 2: Peer Counseling Sessions
2.5. Outcome and Assessment
2.5.1. Peer Counselor Knowledge
2.5.2. Peer Counselor Skills
2.5.3. Peer counselor Satisfaction
2.5.4. Peer Counselor Mental Health Status
2.5.5. Peer Counselor Training and Client Experience
2.6. Data Collection
2.7. Data Analysis
2.8. Ethical Considerations
3. Results
3.1. General Characteristics of Participants
3.2. Outcome Evaluation
Peer Counselor Competency
3.3. Process Evaluation
Peer Counselor Satisfaction
3.4. Impact Evaluation
3.4.1. Peer Counselor Mental Health Status
3.4.2. Peer Counselor Training and Client Experience
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Training Settings | Total Hours | Topics Covered |
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Three-day intensive workshop | 24 |
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Two-day practical training in the community | 16 | Supervised practicum (fieldwork) focusing on the following skills:
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Characteristics | Total (n = 60) | |
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n | % | |
Age, mean (SD) | 67.3 (5.5) | |
Sex | ||
Male | 3 | 5.0 |
Female | 57 | 95.0 |
Marital status | ||
Married | 26 | 43.3 |
Never married | 3 | 5.0 |
Separated | 1 | 1.7 |
Widowed | 30 | 50.0 |
Education | ||
Secondary/Tertiary | 60 | 100.0 |
Monthly income | ||
No income | 33 | 55.0 |
Poor income | 16 | 26.7 |
Average/Good income | 11 | 18.3 |
Pension | ||
Have | 32 | 53.3 |
Do not have | 28 | 46.7 |
Self-rated health | ||
Good/Very good | 18 | 30.0 |
Fair | 31 | 51.7 |
Bad/Very bad | 11 | 18.3 |
Chronic diseases | ||
Have | 52 | 86.7 |
Do not have | 8 | 13.3 |
Living arrangement | ||
Alone | 6 | 10.0 |
Living with others | 54 | 90.0 |
Smoking | ||
Never smoker | 49 | 81.7 |
Ex-/Current smoker | 11 | 18.3 |
Drinking alcohol | ||
Non-drinker | 52 | 86.7 |
Occasional/ Daily drinker | 8 | 13.3 |
Measures | Pre-Intervention | Post-Intervention | t-Value | p-Value | Effect Size a |
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Peer counselor competency | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |||
Leadership and counseling knowledge | 17.1 (2.5) | 22.3 (2.4) | 12.89 | <0.001 | 1.66 |
Observational ratings (skills) | 17.0 (3.0) | 17.9 (2.8) | 6.96 | <0.001 | 0.90 |
Measure | Range (Possible Range) | Mean | SD |
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Peer counselor satisfaction | |||
Topics chosen | 3–5 (1–5) | 4.4 | 0.8 |
Time allocation | 3–5 (1–5) | 4.3 | 0.8 |
Training materials | 3–5 (1–5) | 4.4 | 0.8 |
Trainer quality | 3–5 (1–5) | 4.2 | 0.9 |
Training facility | 3–5 (1–5) | 4.5 | 0.7 |
Clarity and understandability | 6–10 (0–10) | 9.4 | 1.1 |
Amount of new knowledge gained | 7–10 (0–10) | 9.6 | 0.9 |
Relevance and usefulness | 7–10 (0–10) | 9.5 | 0.9 |
Amount of attitude change | 7–10 (0–10) | 9.6 | 0.9 |
Overall satisfaction | 7–10 (0–10) | 9.7 | 0.7 |
Measures | Pre-Intervention | Post-Intervention | t-Value | p-Value | Effect Size a |
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Peer counselor mental health | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |||
Depressive symptoms (GDS-15) | 4.4 (2.4) | 2.9 (2.2) | −5.21 | <0.001 | −0.67 |
Subjective well-being (WHO-5) | 15.3 (4.2) | 19.1 (4.2) | 5.32 | <0.001 | 0.69 |
Key Themes | Sub-Themes | Example Quotes |
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Personal growth | Improved knowledge Improved awareness of self and others |
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Improved interpersonal skills Improved social relations |
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Opportunities as a peer counselor | Advising Recognition |
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Companionship |
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Active lifestyle |
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Challenges as a peer counselor | Difficult clients |
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Indigent clients |
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Finding balance |
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Carandang, R.R.; Shibanuma, A.; Kiriya, J.; Vardeleon, K.R.; Marges, M.A.; Asis, E.; Murayama, H.; Jimba, M. Leadership and Peer Counseling Program: Evaluation of Training and Its Impact on Filipino Senior Peer Counselors. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16, 4108. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16214108
Carandang RR, Shibanuma A, Kiriya J, Vardeleon KR, Marges MA, Asis E, Murayama H, Jimba M. Leadership and Peer Counseling Program: Evaluation of Training and Its Impact on Filipino Senior Peer Counselors. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019; 16(21):4108. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16214108
Chicago/Turabian StyleCarandang, Rogie Royce, Akira Shibanuma, Junko Kiriya, Karen Rose Vardeleon, Maria Aileen Marges, Edward Asis, Hiroshi Murayama, and Masamine Jimba. 2019. "Leadership and Peer Counseling Program: Evaluation of Training and Its Impact on Filipino Senior Peer Counselors" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 21: 4108. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16214108
APA StyleCarandang, R. R., Shibanuma, A., Kiriya, J., Vardeleon, K. R., Marges, M. A., Asis, E., Murayama, H., & Jimba, M. (2019). Leadership and Peer Counseling Program: Evaluation of Training and Its Impact on Filipino Senior Peer Counselors. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(21), 4108. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16214108