Pastoral care and counselling at universities – move no2
Sometimes college and university students have personal problems with which they need help. The students below were four of them, and they needed different kinds of help for various problems.
- One student, called Clare, found out about the counselling facilities at a university in the south, Bristol.
- Philip also needed support while at Cambridge. Veronica was lucky to have help while she was at Durham.
- Leeds University had welfare support which Fiona was glad of.
1. [Multiple choice]
Who would never have completed his / her degree without the pastoral support (s)he was given?
Answers for Quiz [1].
- 1. Veronica
- 2. Fiona
(correct) - 3. Clare
- 4. Philip
2. [Multiple choice]
One student mentions having got help identifying and eliminating trigger points, ie certain issues which triggered (= started) her eating problems. Was it
Answers for Quiz [2].
- 1. Philip?
- 2. Veronica?
- 3. Clare?
(correct) - 4. or Fiona?
3. [Multiple choice]
Whose ‘College Mum’ contacted tutors and got extensions for his / her essays, so (s)he had extra time to complete his / her work?
Answers for Quiz [3].
- 1. Clare’s
- 2. Veronica’s
(correct) - 3. Philip’s
- 4. Fiona’s
4. [Multiple choice]
Which student had a problem which subsided and then returned as pressure mounted, at exam-time?
Answers for Quiz [4].
- 1. Philip
- 2. Veronica
- 3. Clare (correct)
- 4. Fiona
5. [Multiple choice]
Who was glad she’d asked for support early on, and not left it until later?
Answers for Quiz [5].
- 1. Fiona
- 2. Veronica (correct)
- 3. Clare
6. [Multiple choice]
Who had transferred to another university and was clearly happier?
Answers for Quiz [6].
- 1. The former Leeds student, Fiona
- 2. The ex-Cambridge student
(correct) - 3. The former Durham student, Veronica
- 4. The ex-Bristol student
7. [Multiple choice]
Who found the waiting list not as long as she’d thought at first – that it was only 2 months long?
Answers for Quiz [7].
- 1. The student at Bristol. (correct)
- 2. The student at Durham.
- 3. The student at Leeds.
- 4. The student at Cambridge.
8. [Multiple choice]
Who says she would have collapsed if it hadn’t been for the pastoral care she received?
Answers for Quiz [8].
- 1. Fiona
- 2. Clare
- 3. Veronica (correct)
9. [Multiple choice]
Who felt a misfit, and suffered from low self-esteem?
Answers for Quiz [9].
- 1. Philip (correct)
- 2. Clare
- 3. Veronica
- 4. Fiona
10. [Multiple choice]
Did anyone mention locking himself / herself in his/ her room to avoid seeing anybody?
Answers for Quiz [10].
- 1. Yes, Clare did.
- 2. Yes, Philip did. (correct)
- 3. Yes, Clare and Veronica both did.
- 4. Yes, Fiona did, in passing.