scholarly journals Student volunteers perspectives on roles/functions of university counseling centers in Taiwan

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 109-116
Author(s):  
Lin Yii-nii ◽  
Claire Chiu Yi-Hsing ◽  
Lai Pi-Hui ◽  
Chen Yueh-Hua
Keyword(s):  
Counseling Centers ◽  
University Counseling ◽  
Student Volunteers ◽  
University Counseling Centers

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

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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