In this issue
Features
The bright side of life: some听thoughts on developmental听and defensive uses of humour
In these hard times, with many services closing,听humour can be in short supply. Nick Barwick听explores humour鈥檚 many uses
Looking back
Jean-Shefalie Hollis reflects on her work in a small听specialist college
Making a difference!
The role of the Service Coordinator is little written听about yet is vital to the smooth running of the听counselling service for students and counsellors alike.听Helen Rowland and Jenny Aster describe the role they听both share and love
Challenges in working with听hard-to-reach students in听further education
Clients who do not attend can present a number of听challenges, not least of which can be organisational.听Enrica Balestra on the value of perseverance
Staff Counselling works, OK!
Mary Dailey on the current state of play of qualitative听research into the impact of counselling on staff听experience of work and the workplace
The impact of in-house counselling听on academic outcomes
At a time of ongoing restructuring of student services in听FE and HE, Patti Wallace, 香港六合彩精准资料 Lead Advisor, University听and College Counselling, reports on her findings to date
From morning coffee to lights out
Assistant Director of Student Services at Manchester听Metropolitan University, Yvonne Harris, describes how听she juggles her multiple roles in a single day
Solution focused brief therapy
Peter J Eldrid on the value of solution focused brief听therapy in his work with students
Regulars
Notes from the chair
All articles from this issue are not yet available online. Divisional members and subscribers can download the pdf from the听University and College Counselling听archive.
From the editor
Welcome to the听pre-conference edition.
This year鈥檚 conference theme, 鈥榓 sustainable future: responding听to the needs of students, staff and counsellors鈥�, promises to听pique the interest of everybody 鈥� as we try to do here in the听journal too. After hopefully raising at least a faint smile in our article on humour, we offer food for thought on the service coordinator鈥檚 role听in services fortunate enough to have them; the value of persevering听with clients who may find attending difficult, if not impossible, at听least initially; a taste of a conference workshop; a day in the life of one听giddyingly busy head of service; the reflections of someone leaving听our sector; and last but not least a research update.
For future issues we will be including themed issues and are听therefore looking for contributions on the topics of eating distress,听safeguarding and managing risk, and, hopefully, the four nations.听If you know of any budding authors, colleagues or experts, who you听think could contribute, please do get in touch.
My personal agenda is to gauge your views on the journal鈥檚 new听look and what you would like to see more or less of. To this end, we听include a short survey, inviting your views. Please do take a few听minutes to complete and return it 鈥� it would be much appreciated.
Dani Singer
Editor