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Co-counselling
Co-counselling (also called Re-evaluation Counseling or RC) is a controversial grass-roots, low-cost form of psychotherapy which uses minimal training to teach its members some basic rules in the therapist/client relationship. Members then meet regularly in pairs to give each other peer-to-peer counselling, in turn playing the role of counselor and client, with equal amounts of time allocated to each. It is largely centred around the concepts of adultism and distress patterns, with therapeutic activity occurring during "emotional discharge" including crying, screaming, trembling, yawning, and laughing.
It was originally formulated in 1957 by the American Harvey Jackins, based on his own experiences as a therapist. The movement is split into Re-evaluation Counseling and Co-Counselling International.
The information above is not intended for and should not be used as a substitute for the diagnosis and/or treatment by a licensed, qualified, health-care professional. This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It incorporates material originating from the Wikipedia article "Co-counselling".
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