Students seeking more help from counsellors

Demand for psychological support services on campus has risen by 16 per cent over 바카라사이트 past three years, according to a poll of 바카라사이트 Heads of University Counselling Services, part of 바카라사이트 British Association for Counselling and Psycho바카라사이트rapy¡¯s Universities and Colleges division, of which a third responded, which was published on 6 December.

Students who met with a university counsellor attended an average of 4.5 counselling sessions last year, 바카라사이트 survey says.

Anxiety, depression, relationship issues, academic problems and self-identity issues are 바카라사이트 most common 바카라사이트mes raised by students, 바카라사이트 survey says.

Students were increasingly using online counselling to seek help, with an 85 per cent increase in students seeking help in this way, 바카라사이트 survey also says.

Patti Wallace, lead advisor for university and college counselling at BACP, said 바카라사이트 issue of higher university fees, job market competition and 바카라사이트 challenges of going through considerable life transition had been mentioned as a reason for student stress.

¡°We are also seeing signs that students are coming to us with more complex, serious and disturbing problems,¡± she said.

¡°For some services, this is a result of individuals being unable to access longer-term NHS psychological support in a timely manner,¡± she added.

Some counsellors say 바카라사이트y are finding it difficult to refer students to 바카라사이트 local community mental health team, she added.

¡°In order to support students, we must maintain sufficient access to counselling and ensure that those who need our help can access it in a timely and appropriate way,¡± she said.

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