Experiences of lecturers helping distressed students in higher education |
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| Authors: | Simon Easton Darren Van Laar |
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| Institution: | Department of Psychology , University of Portsmouth , King Charles Street, Portsmouth , Hampshire , POl 2ER , UK |
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| Abstract: | Lecturers in higher education frequently attempt to support distressed students, yet most lecturers have no training in counselling. In order to gauge the extent to which lecturers are called upon to help distressed students, a survey was conducted of the experiences and opinions of lecturers in a British higher education institution. The incidence of helping students in distress appeared to be very high, almost all respondents (97%) having advised one or more distressed students during the twelve-month period preceding the survey. Further findings and implications of the survey are discussed. |
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