ABSTRACT Although personal therapy was advocated as a route to personal and professional growth of therapists, it was rarely used in the training of non-professional counsellors, such as teachers and youth workers. This qualitative study explored the experiences of 15 undergraduate preservice teachers and youth workers from a university in Singapore who attended mandatory individual and group personal development sessions as part of para-counsellor training. Twelve subcategories in four categories were identified using Strauss’ and Corbin’s grounded theory methodology. Participants perceived that personal therapy influenced their personal and professional growth, and changed their perception of counselling from negative to positive. Their beliefs in the efficacy of counselling were validated, and they were more willing to seek help through counselling in future.

中文翻译：

---

加强对新加坡儿童和青少年的支持：个人疗法以培训准专业辅导员

摘要尽管提倡个人治疗是治疗师个人和专业成长的一种途径，但很少用于培训非专业咨询师，例如教师和青年工人。这项定性研究探索了来自新加坡一所大学的15名本科职前教师和青年工人的经验，他们参加了作为准顾问培训的一部分的强制性个人和团体个人发展课程。使用Strauss和Corbin的扎根理论方法确定了四个类别中的十二个子类别。参与者认为个人治疗会影响他们的个人和职业成长，并将他们对咨询的看法从消极转变为积极。他们对咨询功效的信念得到了证实，