Peer Helpers: Bridging the Gap between the Student Community and the University’s Counseling Service

• Main Authors: HSI, Timothy, CHUNG, Ada Yee Lin
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2010
• Subjects: counseling; university counselors; peer helping; wellness; Asian Studies; Higher Education and Teaching; Student Counseling and Personnel Services
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/dos_research/1; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1000&context=dos_research
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Students helping students as a concept is widely used in colleges and universities across the United States and Canada. One study observed that up to 78% of these educational institutions employed University and College students as peer helpers, educators and para-professionals in support of various...