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Montgomery, Lorna; Owen-Pugh, Valerie – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2018
Therapeutic interventions for bereavement in Northern Ireland and in the Sub-Saharan African country of Uganda are compared. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with Ugandan (n = 18) and Northern Irish (n = 20) therapists. These were thematically analysed. The findings focused on: the counselling context, the characteristics of counsellors,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grief, Counseling Techniques, Semi Structured Interviews
Brzezinski, Sara; Millar, Rob; Tracey, Anne – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2018
The purpose of this study is to determine the personal and social worries of samples of tertiary-level students in the U.S.A. and Northern Ireland (UK) using the Things I Worry About Scale (TIWAS). An online questionnaire, which included the TIWAS, was completed by two samples (U.S.A. = 71 and Northern Ireland = 187). Results indicate that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Anxiety, Student Needs
Hughes, Deirdre – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2017
This article provides a five-year historical synopsis of how central government policies are impacting on careers work in England's secondary schools. It shows attempts to reshape and re-engineer careers provision for young people, through an evolving careers experiment. The extent to which such exogenous arrangements are facilitating and/or…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational History, Public Policy, Secondary School Students
Watts, A. G.; Dent, Gareth – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2008
Three trends in the evolution of the UK Learndirect advice service are identified: the partial migration from telephone to web-based services; the trend within the telephone service from information/advice-oriented interventions to more guidance-oriented interventions; and the move from a mainly learning-oriented service to a more career-oriented…
Descriptors: Guidance Programs, Marketing, Foreign Countries, Telecommunications
McCarthy, Moira; Millar, Rob – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2006
The history of careers guidance in Northern Ireland has many similarities but also many differences from experiences in other parts of the UK. The Careers Service has remained within central government for the duration, and this has provided a degree of consistency in service provision over time. In line with the Department for Employment and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Guidance Programs, Career Guidance, Career Education
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O'Kane, Seamus; Millar, Rob – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2002
The present study seeks to examine the dynamics of Catholic priests' pastoral counseling. The main findings indicated that single sessions with a problem solving approach were the usual option. The lack of awareness of counseling skills, techniques, and models of helping, and the need to establish boundaries indicated an absence of any significant…
Descriptors: Counseling, Counseling Effectiveness, Counseling Techniques, Counselor Training
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O'Kane, Seamus; Millar, Rob – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2001
Investigates the counseling services of Catholic priests working in pastoral situations in Northern Ireland. Examines the types of problems presented to the clergy and how they respond to them. Findings reveal a wide variety of problems with bereavement, alcohol or substance abuse, marital disharmony, and terminal illness most common. Priests'…
Descriptors: Catholics, Counseling Services, Foreign Countries, Needs Assessment