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Learning from the Pandemic: School Counsellor Experience during the Pandemic in the United States
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Malvika Behl; Leigh Green; Elizabeth Garcia; John Laux – Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools, 2024
The COVID-19 pandemic affected the education sector worldwide; forcing a transition from face-to-face to a virtual environment and impacting the role of educators in schools. Like others, school counsellors transitioned to a virtual role, changing their approach to counselling. The purpose of this mixed methods study using a sample of 163…
Descriptors: School Counselors, School Counseling, COVID-19, Pandemics
Understanding the First Year of Novice School Counsellors
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Atli, Abdullah – Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools, 2020
Previous research shows that the first year of a school counsellor's career is one of the most critical stages. However, despite this importance, there is a limited number of studies that examine what novice school counsellors experience during their first year. The primary purpose of this qualitative study is to examine in detail the common…
Descriptors: School Counselors, Novices, Social Bias, School Counseling
School-Based Counselling Service Use: A Year in the Life of A School Counselling Department
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O'Connor, Matt; Coyne, Joseph – Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools, 2017
There is limited research detailing school-based counselling services and how they are utilised by students. This study presented counselling service data for a Preparatory to Grade 12 school. Specifcally, it examined the number of students seen and sessions provided, and differences between users and nonusers of the service. The results showed…
Descriptors: School Counseling, Counseling Services, Use Studies, Elementary Secondary Education
The Need for and Acceptance of a Suicide Postvention Support Service for Australian Secondary Schools
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Rickwood, Debra; Telford, Nic; Kennedy, Vanessa; Bailey, Eleanor – Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools, 2018
Suicide-related behaviours are relatively common among school-aged young people, and schools are an appropriate setting for activities that aim to prevent and assist recovery after suicide. headspace School Support is a specialist service that assists Australian secondary schools to be prepared for and recover from suicide. Through the responses…
Descriptors: Suicide, Secondary School Students, Foreign Countries, Prevention
Barriers to Seeking School Counselling: Malaysian Chinese School Students' Perspectives
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Chen, Kai Shen; Kok, Jin Kuan – Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools, 2017
School counselling services have always been unpopular among Malaysian students. Many researchers have studied what prevents students from seeking mental health services. However, there is a lack of study on the barriers to seeking help in the context of Malaysian school counselling services. Using a sample of Chinese high school students (N =…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, Foreign Students, School Counseling
Stakeholders' Perceptions of School Counselling in Singapore
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Low, Poi Kee – Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools, 2015
This article reports on a qualitative study that set out to understand stakeholders' perception of the school counselling service in Singapore. Using semi-structured interviews, this study explored the perceptions of three main stakeholder groups, namely teachers and counsellors working within the schools and those working in the communities.…
Descriptors: School Counseling, Foreign Countries, Counseling Services, Barriers