Independent evaluation of the SAPLER peer counselling programme
University of South Africa Centre for Social and Health Sciences (January 2000)
Evaluator: Dr Martin Terre Blanche, Department of Psychology, Unisa
Consultant: Prof Mohamed Seedat, Unisa Centre for Social and Health Sciences
Part I. Stakeholder perceptions
"She taught us about HIV/AIDS and STD (a drop). She was a very kind person I’ve ever met. She is nice. She don’t beat us.
She was talking to us and we were talking to her too"
"I punish in English, now suddenly I have to show empathy in guidance. We teachers tend to moralise. I know I have to listen,
but end up lecturing. Having to do a teaching subject causes you to move away from the Guidance attitude and fewer and fewer kids come to you for counselling."
"Now is the time for us to talk openly and to talk the language of the kids. The kids have been quiet. Getting them to speak is the objective of the whole thing."