ABSTRACT
In a paper entitled `In the aftermath of violence' about counsellors working in post-war Kosovo I found this:
The counsellors are often stopped on the street and in the shops, with people wanting advice, to talk or cry. Unavoidably they are part of the community, and yet their roles caste them somewhat outside, into an expert position. Surrounded by tremendous suffering, initially, the staff decided that the centres needed to be open all the time . . . as the impact of the work became increasingly overwhelming, this could not be sustained. It was a struggle to recognise that caring for others over such a sustained period of time required caring for oneself as a counsellor . . . Supervision was established, because of resource issues it was largely peer based although this has caused strain and a supervisor has been appointed . . .
