Profiling student mental health and counselling effectiveness

Lessons from four UK services using complete data and different outcome measures

Bibliographic Data

ID21516503
AuthorsEmma Broglia (0000-0003-2137-8187, British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy, Lutterworth, UK, corresponding author), Gemma Ryan (0000-0001-6029-5320, British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy, Lutterworth, UK), Charlotte Williams (0000-0001-8171-5013, The Counselling Service, Birkbeck, University of London, London, UK), Mark Fudge (0000-0001-5995-4843, Student and Academic Services, Keele University, Keele, UK), Louise Knowles (University Counselling Service, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK), Afra Turner (0000-0002-8819-1432, Student Counselling Service, Kings College London, London, UK), Géraldine Dufour (0000-0002-2432-7441, University Counselling Service, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK), Alan Percy (The Counselling Service, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK), Alan K Percy (0000-0002-9873-5472, University of Oxford), Michael Barkham (0000-0003-1687-6376, University of Sheffield)
Year2023
Volume51
Issue2
Pages204-222
Publication date2023-03-04
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBritish Journal of Guidance and Counselling (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0306-9885 • E-ISSN: 1469-3534
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/03069885.2020.1860191
OpenAlexW3126479227
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited32

There remain barriers to securing robust and complete datasets from counselling embedded in Higher Education (HE). This study aimed to provide the first step towards developing a national dataset of student counselling outcomes drawn from differing outcome measures, platforms and reporting on all clients. Data from four counselling services using two clinical outcome measures and two platforms were pooled and analysed. Students presented to counselling with low levels of wellbeing and functioning, and high levels of depression, anxiety, academic distress and trauma. Counselling was particularly effective for improving depression, anxiety, wellbeing, hostility, social anxiety and academic distress. Results demonstrate value in pooling complete data from HE counselling services and we argue for developing a national dataset of university counselling data

Anxiety · Distress · Hostility · Medical education · Mental health · Pooling · Psychiatry · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Counseling Practices and Supervision · Medicine · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Psychology

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