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Formal Student Counselling in a Third World University: An Analysis of the Service, its Roles and Clients

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 May 2015

David R. Boorer
David R. Boorer*
Affiliation:
Department of Education, University of Papua New Guinea
*
Department of Education, University of Papua New Guinea, P.O. Box 320, University, NCD, Papua New Guinea
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Abstract

The student counselling service of the University of Papua New Guinea is examined in terms of its roles, staff, and clients. Counsellors were interviewed and the problems of the 1989 cohort of student clients were categorised. The catalyst for seeking professional help was student concern over academic performance rather than the “underlying problems” causing academic difficulty. The most commonly cited problems related to immediate family and close relatives. The counsellors reported that conflicting role demands imposed by the university administration were likely to impede their counselling work and the potential value of the service. Ways of overcoming this conflict are considered.

Type
Research Article
Information
South Pacific Journal of Psychology , Volume 3 , 1990 , pp. 2 - 9
Copyright
Copyright © University of Papua New Guinea 1990

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