The Role of the Welfare Function in Higher Education: THE PERSONNEL IMPLICATIONS IN RECRUITING A COUNSELLOR

Abstract

The first part considers the role of welfare in an institution of higher education, and the different (and sometimes conflicting) traditions and priorities which apply to staff as opposed to student welfare. Describes the impact of Government policy in expanding the higher education sector, and how this has led to a review of the student welfare provision and, in particular, the recognition of a need for a resource dedicated to student counselling. In the second part describes the personnel and ethical issues of recruiting a student counsellor in detail: the appropriate type of counselling to be used; “fitting” the post to a hierarchical administrative structure; defining levels of accountability and the limits of confidentiality; and discusses clarifying possible areas of role conflict with other staff.

Citation

Straw, C. (1993), "The Role of the Welfare Function in Higher Education: THE PERSONNEL IMPLICATIONS IN RECRUITING A COUNSELLOR", Employee Counselling Today, Vol. 5 No. 4, pp. 4-9. https://doi.org/10.1108/13665629310044703