‘I was just like, Wow!’: Students’ perceptions of how counselling benefitted their academic experience

Bentley, Anne K.

doi:10.1002/capr.12149

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“…Bentley’s () research explored students’ perceptions of how university counselling benefitted their academic experience. They found a split between students who sought counselling to acquire skills and techniques and those who used the counselling relationship to develop abilities to reflect and question aspects of themselves.…”

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Do public universities have more effective counselling services than private universities in Melaka?

Thuryrajah

Ahmed

Nathan

2019

Couns and Psychother Res

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Background School counselling interventions have a substantial impact on students’ educational and personal development. Individual and small group counselling, classroom guidance and consultation activities seem to contribute directly to students’ success in the classroom and beyond. Aim This paper attempted to study impact of counselling services in universities in Melaka state, Malaysia. Method The research was carried out in four universities in Melaka, with a total sample of 564 students. Findings The results showed that all research variables tested (awareness, resources, counsellor, management policy and effectiveness of counselling) were rated more highly in public universities than in private universities, with each variable achieving a p‐value of < .05. Implications All research variables tested (awareness, resources, counsellor, management policy and effectiveness of counselling) were rated more highly in public universities than in private universities. It is possible that this is because public universities follow Act 580 of the Counselling Act, which makes it compulsory for public universities to have counsellors, while this is not the case for private universities. Employing a counsellor is an additional cost and it may be that there is more reluctance to invest in the welfare of students in the private sector.

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Do public universities have more effective counselling services than private universities in Melaka?

Thuryrajah

Ahmed

Nathan

2019

Couns and Psychother Res

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“…While a limited number of studies have supported the efficacy of counselling services in reinforcing academic self‐efficacy and curbing dropout rates (Bentley, 2018; Grøtan et al., 2019; McKenzie et al., 2015), these studies have predominantly been carried out in international settings. Generalising these findings proves challenging due to the extensive variations in academic systems worldwide, such as distinctions between public and private institutions.…”

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‘What happens then?’: A 6‐month follow‐up on students accessing a university counselling service

Bani,

Zorzi,

Russo

et al. 2024

Couns and Psychother Res

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IntroductionUniversity psychological counselling services represent a frontline defence to detect, treat or refer students with a wide range of (clinical and non‐clinical) difficulties. Nevertheless, only few studies describe their impact on academic self‐efficacy and report follow‐up data. Evidence on students' actual access to further psychological support in times of hardship is also scant and most needed. This study aimed to fill these gaps, exploring the stability of improvement in clinical conditions in a wide sample of university students and reporting post‐intervention referrals to mental health services.MethodsIn a longitudinal study, 218 students who accessed a psychological counselling service at the University of Milano‐Bicocca between 2015 and 2019 completed an assessment at the beginning (T0), conclusion (T1) and 6 months after (T2) a brief cognitive behavioural intervention. The assessment included psychological symptoms, general distress, emotion dysregulation and academic self‐efficacy. Information about students' choices to continue a psychological intervention in other services was also collected and contrasted with the counsellor's indication.ResultsAt follow‐up, the improvement in academic self‐efficacy remained stable, with more than 60% of the students maintaining a reliable clinical change, and nearly half of them reporting having accessed (or being willing to contact) a mental health service outside the university services.ConclusionThese findings highlight the key role of counselling services in addressing students' distress and academic performances in the long term and in building bridges with mental health services outside the university system for students who need longer and specialised treatment.

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Need-Based Guidance and Counseling Services for Tertiary Students: The Antecedents and the Outcomes

Sedofia,

Nutsugah

2023

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The continuous decline in demand for guidance and counselling (G&C) in institutions of higher learning (IHLs) is blamed on the design of G&C not based on the needs of tertiary students, resulting in unsatisfactory G&C services provision. Based on psychological need theory, the study proposed a need-based guidance and counselling (NBGC) and explored its antecedents and examined its impacts on the expectations of tertiary students. The study relied on SmartPLS 3.8 to analyse data collected from 401 tertiary students drawn from 6 IHLs. The findings revealed that except academic needs, personal and social needs are the major determinants of NBGC. This study therefore, highlights the importance of NBGC and contributes to our understanding that NBGC can be used to improve students’ academic performance, desirable attitudes, self-discovery and self-confidence, interpersonal relationships, and their time and financial management skills.

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‘I was just like, Wow!’: Students’ perceptions of how counselling benefitted their academic experience

Cited by 4 publications

References 12 publications

Do public universities have more effective counselling services than private universities in Melaka?

Do public universities have more effective counselling services than private universities in Melaka?

‘What happens then?’: A 6‐month follow‐up on students accessing a university counselling service

Need-Based Guidance and Counseling Services for Tertiary Students: The Antecedents and the Outcomes

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