University counselling – history, current situation and future challenges: University counselling from the counsellors’ perspective

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=qRfXn3MW~P" target="_blank" >https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=qRfXn3MW~P</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.14712/25337890.5215" target="_blank" >10.14712/25337890.5215</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

University counselling – history, current situation and future challenges: University counselling from the counsellors’ perspective

Original language description

The article focuses on the current state of university counselling services in the Czech Republic and on changes in the needs of students and academic staff as perceived by counselling professionals. The introductory section outlines the historical development and institutional establishment of counselling services, including the legislative framework and the professionalization of the fi eld. The empirical part is based on an online questionnaire surveyconducted among 22 counsellors working at four Czech universities. The results show that counselling services have become a stable and respected component of the higher education environment, with a signifi cant increase in demand, particularly for psychological support. Predominant student-related issues include anxiety, uncertainty, overload, academic diffi culties, and weakened social skills, with counsellors also reporting long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The study further highlights the expansion of counselling services toward supporting academic staff, especially in working with students experiencing diffi culties. Despite these positive developments, structural barriers persist, including uneven availability of services, limited capacity and unclear expectations regarding the role of university counselling centers. The conclusion formulates recommendations aimed at strengthening systemic integration, prevention and cooperation with the academic community.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_ost - Miscellaneous article in a specialist periodical

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

50101 - Psychology (including human - machine relations)

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2025

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Gramotnost, pregramotnost a vzdělávání

ISSN

2533-7882

e-ISSN

2533-7890

Volume of the periodical

9

Issue of the periodical within the volume

3

Country of publishing house

CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC

Number of pages

24

Pages from-to

7-30

UT code for WoS article

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EID of the result in the Scopus database

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