Many school counselors do not have the time with work

Alone with the over 500 students of at least two different secondary schools, it is the reality almost half of the country's school counselors are living today. Many believe that they have a hard enough, this according to a new survey conducted by Novus on behalf of the Swedish SSR.

According to the education act, each student have access to student health. But the Novus survey, carried out on behalf of the Swedish SSR), suggests that the law is not always fulfilled. Only one of three school counselors who responded in the survey believe that all students have full access to a school counsellor where they work.

say that they have such a high workload that they do not have the time or barely have time for their duties. It is often the prevention will suffer.

Despite the government's effort to strengthen student health in 2016 says six out of ten that the workload has increased in the last year. Only four per cent believe that the workload rather than decreased. The reason is that they feel that more today, seeking support due to a mental illness.

as a school counsellor in two schools in Stockholm have sole care of approximately 500 students. Weeks to commute between the schools on different sides of town, some days she needs to be on both schools, in order to catch up with all the meetings. Despite the fact that she feels that it is tough to keep up with the work of the day, she will next year receive a further one hundred pupils.

– When working part-time at a school is not always here when something happens. You have the requirement to be able to be visible and available for the students while at the same time should be available for concerned parents and staff, "she says, and continues:

" I bortprioriterar my own time. Sometimes miss I to and lunch, for that I put the students ahead. At the same time to convince the students about how important it is to eat regularly, breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Jasminé Fares have seen an increased workload. Photo: Lisa Mattisson

For that workload should be reasonable advocates of Swedish that no social worker shall be responsible for the student group of more than 300 students. Something that only 15 per cent of those included in the survey meets.

"It's a wishful thinking that is not the case in today's society," says Jasminé Fares.

within the student health in 2016, she has noticed a clear increase of the workload, which is out of her prevention work.

– It is tedious and frustrating. In order to be able to work prevention you need to get out in the corridors, which is difficult when you are booked out in calls all day, " she says.

instead, she has found their own solutions in order to increase its presence in the school. Students who need help and support can also find her on Instagram.

" I do not want students to fall between the cracks in health care. I know that, for example, can take up to two months to get a psykologkontakt through the BUP (Child and youth psychiatry). In anticipation of an external contact, students can book a time, vent thoughts, and also get a response within 24 hours. Some may also feel that it is easier to write than to talk, just they get out their thoughts in any way to someone they trust.

" Yes, I have the no pay for it. I'm doing it more for being a fellow human being because I see the problems in society. The students appreciate it and it means more than money.