The Pave Project Report - Queen's University Belfast

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The PAVE Project Report
using a psychodynamic approach. Other approaches used were EMDR, Human
Givens, and transactional.
Recommendations:
Based on our findings, services could be categorised as counselling if they include the
following:
1. A selection process of trained and accredited counsellors including
counsellors brought in from other service providers;
2. use of a specific counselling approach (Rogerian, cognitive-behavioural);
3. meetings at pre-arranged times and location as often as deemed necessary;
4. evaluation and follow-up of each service user’s case in order to determine the
duration, frequency and effectiveness of the service.
Group therapy
Seven groups reported offering group therapy, although, in some cases it was not
clear what exactly was meant by this. In most cases, the activities that were labelled
group therapy resembled those of support groups rather than specific therapeutic
interventions. Between 12 and 250 people were using this service. Each group
consisted of between 2 and 18 people and had between 1 and 3 facilitators, who were
trained in 5 of the groups. They met in different frequencies, from 6 times per year to