B. Rickinson, THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT COUNSELING AND SUCCESSFUL DEGREE COMPLETION, Studies in higher education, 23(1), 1998, pp. 95-102
This research note explores undergraduate students' perceptions of the
level of distress they experience at two important transition points,
first year entry and final year completion, and the impact of this di
stress on their academic performance. The effectiveness of counselling
intervention in ameliorating this distress, and in improving students
' capacity to complete their degree programmes successfully, is discus
sed. The value of a professional counselling service in supporting an
integrated institutional approach to student support is also highlight
ed.