University Counselling Services in Australia and New Zealand
Activities, Changes, and Challenges
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11509646 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Helen Stallman (0000-0001-7830-0781, The University of Queensland, corresponding author), Helen M Stallman (Schools of Medicine and Pharmacy, The University of Queensland) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 249-253 |
| Publication date | 2011-04-04 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Australian Psychologist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0005-0067 • E-ISSN: 1742-9544 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1742-9544.2011.00023.x |
| OpenAlex | W1875986160 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 3 |
The high prevalence of stress and psychological distress in university students highlights the need for adequate support services to enable students to achieve their goals. This study aimed to describe counselling services available to university students in Australia and New Zealand and to benchmark them against international services. Participants were five Australian and three New Zealand Counselling Services. Results showed that counselling services are using a variety of formats and e‐technologies to deliver services to students, but are hampered by limited resources compared with their international counterparts. These include very high counsellor student ratios, lower average number of consultations per student, and lower mental health qualifications of counsellors. This has even greater implications in the context of higher education reform in Australia that may further widen the gap between needs of students and available counselling services. Inadequate counselling support can negatively impact on students, universities, and the community through lost potential
Context (archaeology · Distress · Geography · Medical education · Mental health · Psychiatry · Psychological distress · Variety (cybernetics · Clinical Psychology · Counseling Practices and Supervision · Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout · Medicine · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Nursing · Psychology
A Review of Psychological Distress Among University Students
Mental health and well-being in higher education
‘I knew I had the support from them’
Leveraging students' voices
Development of an Internet Intervention to Promote Wellbeing in College Students
Qualitative Investigation into Therapists’ Experiences of Online Therapy
Physical and mental health perspectives of first year undergraduate rural university students
An experimental study exploring the impact of vignette gender on the quality of university students’ mental health first aid for peers with symptoms of depression
Mental Health Among First-Year Students Transitioning to University in Australia
Exploration of Client Profile and Clinical Outcome in a University Psychology Clinic
Fluctuations in mental health in students accessing a university-wide online mental health promotion intervention before and during the Covid-19 pandemic
Randomised Control Trial of a Low‐Intensity Cognitive‐Behaviour Therapy Intervention to Improve Mental Health in University Students
A Trend Analysis of the Challenges of International Students Over 21 Years
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2013 - 2026 (14) |
| Highly cited | No |