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Tue 05 May 2009Who helps the helpers?
Who do the people who help others during the course of their daily work turn to for help? SYLVIA THOMPSONreports on a cross-professional support system
OFTEN, PEOPLE who work on the frontline dealing with other people’s problems every day have nowhere to turn to for their own professional support and development. And while teachers, nurses, social workers, counsellors and even the gardaí work under supervision while training, once they are qualified, the opportunities to talk through difficulties of the day are few and far between.
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