Psychological Well Being of School Counselors
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Psychological Well-Being, Self-Compassion,, School Counsellors.Abstract
National development and government initiatives in realizing educational transformation has made the profession of school counsellors facing a challenging and vulnerable role with stress that affects their well-being. Aspects of psychological well-being of school counsellors need to be explored and understood to ensure their services in schools are implemented effectively. The study aims to understand contribution of self-compassion to psychological well-being among school counsellors. The results of the previous studies have found that; (i) self- compassion contribute to the psychological well-being of school counsellors; and (ii) good psychological well- being of teachers can improve the quality of counselling services. The implication of this study explains the need to improve psychological well-being among school counsellors. Proposed follow-up recommendations need to be done by focusing on quantitative studies aimed at better understanding of this issue.
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