Circular No 490/2021
Dated 20 Dec 2021

To Members of the Malaysian Bar

Update (20 Dec 2021) | Counselling Services
Programme for Members of the Bar

We refer to Circular No 224/2021 entitled “Counselling Services Programme for Members of the Bar”, dated 9 June 2021.

To support Members during their difficult times, and to encourage Members to seek professional help where needed, the Malaysian Bar had entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (“MoU”) with the Board of Counsellors (Malaysia), whereby the Bar will pay for a maximum of five counselling sessions for interested Members.  Registered counsellors appointed by the Board of Counsellors (“panel counsellors”) will provide the counselling services under this programme, which will run until 7 Jan 2023.

Confidentiality is of the utmost importance; the identity of the Member seeking counselling will be known only to the panel counsellor whom the Member approaches, and the Board of Counsellors.  In accordance with the provisions of the MoU, the identity of these Members will not be made known to the Bar Council.

Please be informed that Members may contact any panel counsellor in the list of panel counsellors, available here on the Malaysian Bar website.  The list of panel counsellors will be updated from time to time, when changes are made by the Board of Counsellors.

Please click here to view a set of Frequently-Asked-Questions (“FAQ”), available in English and Bahasa Malaysia, regarding the programme.  Members are encouraged to review the FAQ carefully before making use of the counselling services programme.

Should you have any enquiries regarding the programme, kindly contact the Board of Counsellors at 03-8323 2522.

Thank you and stay safe.

Shahareen Begum
Secretary
Malaysian Bar

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