What is Self-Directed Learning and How is it Relevant Training?

Tagore said ·the most important thing about teaching is not to give explanations but to knock at the doors of the mind...what happens within is much bigger than what comes out in words. Rousseau taught us to value what came from the child more highly than any rules or set of values we could instil. These ideas and many others inspire us as we encourage students to learn. Most of us want to help adult students become as autonomous as possible in the way they approach their training to become counsellors. It is important to find effective strategies for doing this.