Peer Counseling

The Need for Peer Counseling

• Learn from each others’ mistakes and triumphs
• Peers are less threatening than “service providers” because there’s no ulterior motive
• Peer mentoring can troubleshoot future obstacles

Independent Living Skills

ARCIL provides peer counseling through staff with disabilities as well as providing periodic peer counseling training for consumers through independent living skills training classes.

Peer support and social/recreational activities are planned and meeting dates are scheduled in collaboration with consumers. Scheduled activities involve participation in the community through attendance at plays, museums, restaurants, shopping, movies, and special events. The purpose of these activities is to expand opportunities for social recreation, make friends, improve personal quality of life and raise the communities awareness of persons with disabilities as peers.