The attitudes and perception of students regarding counseling services

Abstract

Student Counseling is very important to the well being of the students. The purpose of this research is to investigate students' attitudes and perceptions regarding counseling services offered to help them to adjust to academic and social demands at tertiary level. A qualitative study was done through semi-structured interviews and survey questionnaires. A representative sample was drawn from the 1500 students at the institutions. The analysized data indicated that the students in this study were relatively optimistic about seeking counseling and about the positive effect of counseling offered. It is however recommended that the counselor should be more available for emergencies - which implicated more staff and better advertisement of the services available.