Exploring young people's perceptions relevant to counselling: A qualitative study

Surf, Anne Le; Lynch, Gordon

doi:10.1080/03069889908256267

Cited by 24 publications

(23 citation statements)

References 14 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…The young people discussed ways that other people can find out that they are going for counselling. Their suggestions were for the service to be in a discrete location and they should be able to access the counsellor directly (see also Le Surf & Lynch, 1999). Baruch (2001) points out that one of the disadvantages of working in a school is the lack of privacy.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…However, few studies have looked at this issue recently, and of those that have been conducted, many remain unpublished. One of the most widely cited studies, Le Surf and Lynch (1999), was not specifically about school counselling and the participants were in their upper teens and early 20s. Le Surf and Lynch did, however, identify a number of factors that hinder young people's use of counselling.…”

mentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

‘If you don't want to tell anyone else you can tell her’: young people's views on school counselling

Fox

Butler

2007

British Journal of Guidance & Counselling

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The aim of the research was to assess the views of young people about school counselling. In total, 415 pupils from five secondary schools took part in the survey. A smaller number of these pupils took part in focus groups (n 0/9) to explore their views in more depth. In general, the young people seemed to value having a school counsellor. Most were aware of the school counselling service, although a substantial number (21%) indicated a lack of awareness. For many who were aware, their knowledge of the service was limited. Just over one third of the pupils stated that they would go to see the school counsellor, and girls were more likely to state this than boys. The confidentiality of the service was perceived to be one of the benefits. However, this was also reported to be a hindering factor *the concern that it may not, in fact, be confidential. Two other main reasons for not accessing the service were the counsellor being a stranger and (for boys in particular) a concern about other people finding out (associated with the social stigma of going for counselling). Suggestions to improve the school counselling service included a room in a discrete location, better promotion of the service, more counsellors or a full-time counsellor, and ways to get to know the counsellor better. Those responsible for developing and managing school counselling services should consider these suggestions.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 98%

mentioning

confidence: 99%

‘If you don't want to tell anyone else you can tell her’: young people's views on school counselling

Fox

Butler

2007

British Journal of Guidance & Counselling

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Le Surf & Lynch, 1999;Savaya, 1995;West & Reynolds, 1995). However, a literature search using PsychINFO, BIDS ISI, ISI Web of Science, Counsel.lit, Index to Theses, and Google found no previous studies directly examining the attitudes of teachers to counselling, though a handful of related studies were identified (Navin et al, 1996;Tatar, 1998;M.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 95%

Scottish secondary school teachers’ attitudes towards, and conceptualisations of, counselling

Loynd¹,

Cooper²,

Hough³

2005

British Journal of Guidance & Counselling

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This paper presents the findings of two independent questionnaire studies that examined Scottish secondary schools teachers' attitudes towards, and conceptualisation of, school counselling. Seventy-one teachers in a first study, and 33 teachers in a second study, responded to a range of qualitative and quantitative response-format questions that were designed to elicit their feelings and attitudes towards school counselling, and their notions of what counselling was. Results from the two studies confirm previous findings in this area, suggesting that teachers are generally positive in their attitudes towards counselling; valuing, in particular, the independence and expertise of the counsellor. A small minority of teachers, however, were found to hold strongly negative views towards counselling. Teachers also expressed concerns that students might abuse the counselling service, and that the service might not fully integrate with existing guidance arrangements provided by teachers in schools. The study also found that a high proportion of teachers conceptualised counselling in terms of advicegiving.

show abstract

“…These include perceived self-sufficiency, denial as a coping style, unwillingness to discuss personal problems, lack of knowledge about counselling services, and the perception of stigma related to receiving counselling (Komiya et al 2000;Surf and Lynch 1999). Setiawan (2006) examined factors that facilitate and inhibit the seeking of counselling in Indonesian undergraduates.…”

Section: Encouraging Factors and Barriers To Utilisationmentioning

confidence: 99%

University Counselling Service Utilisation by Local and International Students and User Characteristics: A Review

Raunic

Xenos

2008

Int J Adv Counselling

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This paper reviews research on students' usage of university counselling services across countries and their demographic and psychological characteristics. In doing so, emphasis is given to reported distinctions between local and international university students. Utilisation rates, encouraging factors and barriers to utilisation, presenting problems, and methodological problems with existing studies are each examined. The findings suggest that only a minority of between 2% and 4% of university students access such services, with females being more likely to use them than males. International students in particular underutilise these services, and this is primarily due to such students' preference for seeking help from family or friends over outside sources. When students do seek assistance, their presenting issues most commonly involve symptoms of depression or anxiety, as well as academic and relationship difficulties.

show abstract

Exploring young people's perceptions relevant to counselling: A qualitative study

Cited by 24 publications

References 14 publications

‘If you don't want to tell anyone else you can tell her’: young people's views on school counselling

‘If you don't want to tell anyone else you can tell her’: young people's views on school counselling

Scottish secondary school teachers’ attitudes towards, and conceptualisations of, counselling

University Counselling Service Utilisation by Local and International Students and User Characteristics: A Review

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About