Students complete Peer Support Skills course

Posted on: 15 April 2005

18 students were recently acknowledged for completing the College’s 30-hour course in Peer Support Skills. Professor T. Brian H. McMurry (Ret.), Trustee of the Trinity College Dublin Association & Trust, presided over the 4th Peer Support Programme Recognition Ceremony held in the College Chapel . The training, which was sponsored by the TCD Association & Trust, teaches Trinity students to help their peers manage the challenges of college life through listening, questioning, and referral skills. Since its conception by the Student Counselling Service in 2000, over 400 students have participated in the training at TCD. Professor McMurry awarded each student a certificate of completion, commending them on their commitment to helping their fellow students. All graduates of the course are now eligible to volunteer in the College’s Peer Support Network (PSN), a group of student volunteers who are available for giving listening support and advice to other TCD students. Graduates of the course and PSN volunteers come from a range of areas in College, including all six faculties, postgraduates, affiliated colleges, and students from the Trinity Access Programme Foundation Course. You can learn more about the Peer Support Programme by visiting the website at www.tcd.ie/Student/peer_support