The findings have implications for counselling. The school counsellor
could extend his or her effectiveness through the use of trained
adolescents. The peer counsellors benefit from the specialized human
relations, training and the opportunity to help others and this also
contributes to their own personal growth and development. The
development of peer counsellors may as well be the answer to people
growing closer together rather than apart because the community can
benefit from the positive image of the adolescents.