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Counselling in the workplace: how time-limited counselling can effect change in well-being
- Authors:
- COLLINS Jill, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, 12(2), 2012, pp.84-92.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Many employers provide counselling support on work and personal issues for their employees. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the workplace counselling service offered by the staff counselling service of a large university. Specifically, the study investigated whether the counselling made a difference to client well-being and, if so, whether the difference lasted. The study participants were 182 clients who had referred themselves to the University Counselling Service and received at least 1 session of counselling. The Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS) was completed by the participants at the beginning and end of counselling, and at 3 and 6 months following. A non-treatment comparison group completed the survey at the same intervals. The results show clearly that the effect of time-limited counselling (average 7 sessions) on distressed clients is positive. The treatment group acquire an increased sense of well-being as a result of the experience of counselling with a significant statistical difference between pre-and post-counselling treatment group scores on the WEMWBS and consistently higher scores found post counselling. The improvement was maintained at the same level for at least 6 months following the end of counselling.