Counselling
Overview
Counselling in Schools
The Counselling Unit is also involved in a joint project with the NHS and Education Board to provide counselling in a number of schools in the greater Glasgow area. Over the last five years, the Counselling Unit has been at the forefront of research into the outcomes and process of counselling in schools, with the publication of two nationally-recognised evaluation reports (one of which won a BACP Recognised Achievement award), articles and features in national journals, and presentations at major national and international conferences. Our particular interest is in children and young people's experiences of participating in schools' counselling: for instance, what they find helpful, what stops them attending counselling services, and how they think such services could be improved.
The Strathclyde Centre for Counselling & Psychotherapy
The University of Strathclyde Counselling Unit supports a number of counselling initiatives. One of these, the Strathclyde Centre for Counselling & Psychotherapy, has been created to undertake high-quality research into counselling and psychotherapy in Scotland. The centre offers counselling and psychotherapy to members of the public; conducts innovative research on the process of change in therapy; and offers training opportunities for postgraduate students in counselling and counselling psychology.