Walk-In Triage Systems in University Counseling Centers

To meet the complex mental health needs of students, some university counseling centers (UCCs) have implemented walk-in triage intake systems, which have not yet been empirically investigated. This study compared client and clinician differences (N = 5564) between a traditional scheduled intake system (Year 1) and a walk-in triage system (Year 2) at a large, southeastern UCC. Results showed a significant increase in clients’ attendance rates and clinicians’ caseloads, a significant decrease in no-show rates, and no change in students’ symptom severity at intake between Years 1 and 2. Clinicians’ number of scheduled appointments were unchanged, indicating that clinicians were already at maximum capacity for appointments in Year 1. Results are discussed in terms of the benefits and challenges that walk-in triage systems present to students, universities, and UCCs.     

College Counseling Today: Contemporary Students and How Counseling Centers Meet Their Needs

There is evidence that today’s college and university students are struggling with emotional and behavioral health problems at higher rates than in past generations. This article explores the various ways, utilizing a range of models, that college and university counseling centers have mobilized to respond to these challenges. We examine literature about the characteristics and concerns of the current student generation along with what counseling centers are doing to respond to the challenge of student needs. We describe a survey (N = 408) of members of the Association for University and College Counseling Center Directors (AUCCCD) and American College Counseling Association (ACCA) that elicited the kinds of services, functions, structures, and organizational relationships found in today’s counseling centers. In addition to confirming the core mission of providing counseling and psychotherapy, the survey revealed widespread counseling center collaboration and consultation activities beyond the counseling room. The survey also indicated a variety of administrative and structural arrangements in the way counseling centers are placed on their individual campuses. Finally, we suggest a framework for planning, executing, and evaluating counseling center and campus initiatives.     

Challenges and Difficulties About College Counseling in China: Response to Portnoy (2013)

Portnoy (2013) shared a series of personal observations about central issues in Chinese college mental health based on his Fulbright year in China. While we really appreciated his personal observations and his discussion, which shed light on cultural differences and structural forces in China, we present here a different perspective on his observations. To summarize, we describe the current situation regarding training, supervision development, and some deficiencies in Chinese college counseling, illustrate the operations of Chinese college counseling centers, and identify challenges of applying Western theory to the Eastern mental health care environment.     

论大学生心理健康的标准及其把握

正确认识和把握大学生心理健康标准是高校开展学生心理咨询工作取得成效的前提。判断学生心理健康与否应遵循整体性、发展性、主客观相结合、以评促发展、灵活应用等原则。要注意坚持心理健康的相对性,审慎使用心理测量的结果,全面、综合考察学生的心理和行为,关注心理状态持续的时间,区分心理健康标准和道德评价标准,区分应激性的心理问题与人格特质性心理问题,把心理健康的标准看作一种理想尺度。     

论大学生心理健康的标准及其把握

正确认识和把握大学生心理健康标准是高校开展学生心理咨询工作取得成效的前提。判断学生心理健康与否应遵循整体性、发展性、主客观相结合、以评促发展、灵活应用等原则。要注意坚持心理健康的相对性，审慎使用心理测量的结果，全面、综合考察学生的心理和行为，关注心理状态持续的时间，区分心理健康标准和道德评价标准。区分应激性的心理问题与人格特质性心理问题，把心理健康的标准看作一种理想尺度。     

Psychiatry Resident Rotations in University and College Counseling Centers: A Pilot Study of Rotation Types and Challenges

With an increased demand for mental health services, perceived increased severity of students presenting for services, and increased number of students prescribed psychotropic medications, university and college counseling center directors have had to increasingly identify psychiatric service options. Psychiatry residents can potentially help fill these needs. To better understand the role of psychiatry residents in university and college counseling programs, we conducted a web-based survey of United States psychiatry residency program directors. This study describes clinical activities and rotation characteristics of psychiatric residents working in counseling centers. Of the 48 residency programs that responded, 27 provide rotations at university or college counseling centers, and of those with rotations, 100% report that the residents rate these as very good or excellent. Expanding psychiatry residency rotations at college counseling centers may be mutually beneficial both to the centers and to psychiatric residents.     

Doctoral Interns’ Perceptions of Preparedness to Work with Victims and Survivors of Sexual Assault at University Counseling Centers

ABSTRACT

Counselors at university counseling centers (UCCs) should be prepared to provide services to sexual assault victims and survivors, as an estimated 23% of females and 5% of males are assaulted during college, with rates being higher for sexual and gender minority students. We surveyed doctoral interns (N = 49) at UCCs regarding interns’ training and educational experiences during their graduate programs, practicum, and internship placements, as well as the services that the interns and UCCs provide to recent victims. Among our findings, 96% of the sample had expected to work with a recent victim, 82% had already done so, and only 22% perceived themselves as fully prepared to provide such services. In addition, the majority of UCC interns had focused on sexual assault cases during case conferences, didactic trainings, and supervision. These results have implications for graduate programs and internship sites.     

大学生健康发展教育中的人文关怀与心理疏导

基于理论和现实的判断,联合国教科文组织曾提出这样一个观点：健康的一半是心理.因而,在大学生健康发展教育中,对心理健康的关注将是必然的选择.在教育的过程中,面对学生的思想情绪和心理健康方面的问题,我们也有必要把人文关怀和心理疏导贯穿、渗透、体现于工作的各个方面,加强交流沟通,进行及时帮助.     

团体心理辅导改善大学生心理健康理念及状况的研究

采用随机分配实验班对照班前后测的实验设计,对40名大二学生进行团体心理辅导干预实验研究。实验研究结果表明,与对照班相比,采用心理讲座+团体训练+心灵茶座+自创报刊的综合团体心理干预方式可以显著改善实验班大学生心理健康理念及其状况,并且干预后间隔2个月有延续效应。这说明,综合性团体心理辅导干预对于改善大学生心理健康理念及状况是有效的。     

大学生的健康观与自我保健

章依据现代医学和科技进步的理念，对大学生应具备的正确的健康观作了全面、细致的分析，并且指出了新一代大学生自我保健的重要性及基本要求，在人们的经济状况和社会环境已经发生带有质的变化的背景下，强调了大学生树立正确的健康观有着非同寻常的意义。     

关怀伦理与心理健康教育

心理问题产生的根源在于有效关怀的缺失,而心理健康教育的本质与根本目标即是关怀。关怀伦理是由西方女性主义伦理学家提出的,是以“关怀”为中心,强调人与人之间的情感、关系以及相互关怀的一种伦理理论和原则。关怀伦理与心理健康教育之间有着内在的联系,在关怀理念、关怀情感、关怀关系、关怀方式等方面对其有重要启发。     

Facing Bipolar: The Young Adult's Guide to Dealing with Bipolar Disorder,by Russell Federman and J. Anderson Thomson,Jr.

Comprehensive—yet cost-effective—provision of psychological care is a timely concern for most college counseling centers. The current review summarizes the components of a program designed to meet such seemingly discordant demands. The Counselor-in-Residence program places live-in, doctoral students in clinical psychology/counselor education, in residence halls in order to provide on-site, easily accessible, and professionally supervised mental health support services for residents and residence life staff. The process of program development and implementation of the Counselor-in-Residence program at a medium-sized Midwestern university is discussed.     

大学生心理问题产生的症结及其对策研究

近年来,大学生心理健康问题已成为热点问题。目前大学生存在着比较突出的六个方面的心理问题。产生这些心理问题的主要原因即症结,有生物遗传因素、环境因素和心理因素。有针对性地优化大学生心理品质、积极有效地开展学校心理健康教育,是提高大学生心理健康水平的有效途径。     

大学生心理健康教育与咨询服务满意度调查与思考--以武夷学院为例

通过对武夷学院在校大学生心理健康教育与咨询服务满意度调查,研究表明,大学生对心理健康教育与咨询服务总体满意度为92％.因此,地方高校应从师资、咨询内容及方式等多角度全面提高心理健康教育与咨询的实效性.     

大学生心理健康原因浅析及教育途径

通过对大学生心理健康原因分析,提出了开展大学生心理健康教育的有效途径,以促进大学生心理健康教育的进一步发展,从而让大学生们树立心理健康教育的新理念。     

能力培养中的文化缺失:医学教育中文化的运用与误用

文化能力培养对改善卫生保健质量、消除种族不平等的重要性已渐为人们所重视.本文作者讨论了文化与健康及卫生保健的相关性,尤其是其不调和性,审视了文化的概念,尤其关注在文化能力培养中文化的运用与误用,并分析了相关论点对卫生专业教育的影响意义.