University counseling service for improving students’ mental health.

The general purpose of this study was to examine counseling services as a correlate of institutional commitment and related variables over time on a sample of non-urgent undergraduates. Data for non-urgent clients at a University Counseling Center (UCC) were collected using on-line surveys over four time-periods. Within-time correlations generally showed that mental health concerns was negatively related to institutional commitment, while counseling help belief was positively related. Institutional commitment is defined as a student feeling that he or she selected the right institution to attend Using a smaller sample, i.e., n = 15, of complete-data clients matched-over-time, overall level of mental health concerns significantly declined, while institutional commitment significantly increased. Counseling help belief decreased from Time 1 to Time 2 but then increased over time. Scientifically demonstrating to higher-level University administration that counseling over time can positively influence undergraduates’ institutional commitment can help the UCC to increase its allocation of university-based resources to keep pace with non-urgent client demands.

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The Presenting Concerns of Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Clients at University Counseling Centers

The Counseling Psychologist ◽

10.1177/0011000019898680 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 48 (3) ◽

pp. 407-431

Author(s):

Lisa F. Platt

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Clinical Symptoms ◽

National Level ◽

Future Research ◽

Counseling Centers ◽

University Counseling ◽

Gender Nonconforming ◽

High Acuity ◽

University Counseling Centers ◽

And Gender

There is a paucity of research on transgender and gender nonconforming (TGNC) students who present to university counseling centers (UCCs). Using national-level data from the Center for Collegiate Mental Health (2012 to 2015), the current findings indicate that TGNC students seeking services at UCCs are presenting with high acuity and more severe concerns than their cisgender peers. This severity is in nearly every clinical domain including suicidality, history of hospitalization, trauma history, mood disorders, and family distress. Comparing the transgender and gender nonconforming (GNC) collegiate clients, GNC clients have the highest levels of distress and clinical symptoms on nearly every indicator. Overall, these findings for both transgender and GNC clients provide important information for UCCs about treatment and outreach to these high-risk populations. Our findings also mirror the mental health disparities seen in noncollegiate community TGNC samples. We discuss treatment implications, limitations, and suggestions for future research.

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Student Mental Health in a Chiropractic University Setting

Journal of Chiropractic Education ◽

10.7899/1042-5055-22.1.12 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 22 (1) ◽

pp. 12-16 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Lisa E. Rubin

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Counseling Services ◽

Health Issues ◽

Psychological Counseling ◽

University Counseling Center ◽

University Counseling ◽

Emotional Challenges ◽

College Population ◽

Substance Related Disorders ◽

Chiropractic Students

Objective: This report is an attempt to frame the types of emotional challenges seen at a university counseling center with a unique population of chiropractic students compared with the normative college population. Methods: The psychological complaints of students were examined to determine the population that has utilized psychological counseling over the last 2 years at this institution. Results: The following issues were identified as the top three presenting concerns for individuals pursuing psychological counseling: mood disorders, relationships, and substance-related disorders. Conclusion: The counseling center's top three issues pursued for counseling are consistent with the research of mental health issues on college campuses. Counseling services at a university are an integral part of the institution, as evidenced by statistics from undergraduate and graduate college settings.

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Gonzalez Molina de la Caro, Dolores

Encyclopedia of Social Work ◽

10.1093/acrefore/9780199975839.013.701 ◽

2013 ◽

Author(s):

John F. Longres

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Mental Health ◽

Puerto Rico ◽

School Health ◽

Health Program ◽

Mental Health Program ◽

Public Welfare ◽

Mental Health Training ◽

University Counseling ◽

Medical Social Work

Dolores Gonzalez Molina de la Caro (1910–1979) was a pioneer in mental health training, public welfare, public health, school health, and university counseling in Puerto Rico. She was director of the Bureau of Medical Social Work and Mental Health Program.

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