Kiribati is an independent republic located in the Micronesian region of the Pacific. There is very limited exposure to counselling in Kiribati because the country has a population of roughly one hundred thousand citizens. However, counselling training is provided to a range of careers which includes basic counselling training for teachers, police, nurses, and church leaders (Secretariat of the Pacific Community, 2010). Additionally, the counsellors who work for the Kiribati Counsellors Association (KCA) receive minimal training on gender-based violence and child abuse cases (Secretariat of the Pacific Community, 2010).
Despite the availability of this training, financial and human resources for people in Kiribati remains an issue (United Nations Children’s Fund, 2017). Professional training for counselling is still limited as there are not enough resources available. Individuals who desire to study counselling can not get the proper training and those who wish to seek counselling services are not receiving proper services because the exposure to high level counselling has not been reached in Kiribati.