Treatment for Sexual Assault Survivors at University Counseling Centers

University Counseling Centers (UCCs) provide important services for sexual assault survivors, yet little research has been conducted on interventions used by clinicians in this unique setting. As a preliminary investigation, UCC professionals were asked about services provided to survivors of sexual assault and staff perceptions of the effectiveness of these interventions. Supportive counseling was perceived to be the most effective relative to other interventions, and many participants indicated that they did not use or were not sure if other evidence-based interventions were effective with student victims. Several recommendations for future research on sexual assault services in UCCs are suggested.     

The Case for Comprehensive Counseling Centers at Community Colleges

This article addresses the need for a comprehensive counseling center to be housed on each campus of community colleges. Counseling helps to improve student academic success and retention, transfer, and graduation rates. Current research also illustrates an increase in psychological and emotional disturbances among college students across the nation, which, at times, results in acts of campus violence such as those that have occurred at Virginia Tech, Northern Illinois University, Henry Ford Community College, and the University of Alabama at Huntsville. This paper discusses the needs of the 21st century student body that result in the case for comprehensive college counseling centers. Recent legislation related to counseling at institutions of higher education is examined, recommendations are given, and components of a comprehensive counseling center are described.     

Resilience at University: the development and testing of a new measure

While measures of resilience have been applied in university settings, progress has been hindered by the lack of a consistent measure of resilience. Additionally, results from these measures cannot be easily translated into practical curriculum-based initiatives which support resilience development. Resilience is linked to student mental health and well-being, as well as academic engagement and achievement. This positions resilience as a key skill for students. A survey was administered to 410 Australian undergraduate students. The survey consisted of an adapted version of the Resilience at Work (RAW) scale, the Subjective Happiness Scale and the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale. Data were subject to principal component analysis and scale reliability analysis. Results yielded a six-factor structure which closely replicated the seven-factor structure of the RAW scale. The research contributes to the development of a reliable and valid instrument of resilience for use in university. The new Resilience at University (RAU) scale shows promise as a valid and reliable measure of student resilience. Development and validation of the RAU scale is in its early stages and further research is required to explore the psychometric properties of the scale to ascertain whether it can be usefully applied in a university setting.     

Effectiveness of Brief DBT-informed Group Therapy on Psychological Resilience: A Preliminary Naturalistic Study

This naturalistic study was designed to examine the effectiveness of a 4-week skill-based group therapy that focuses on building resilience. The group, informed by Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT; Linehan, 1993, 2015), targets general clients at college counseling centers and emphasizes mindfulness as a coping strategy to stress, cognitive rigidity, emotion dysregulation, and interpersonal difficulties. Results indicated that group members showed clinically significant improvement in psychological resilience and general mental health at the conclusion of group therapy. Implications are discussed.     

新时期大学生思想政治素质现状与高校思想政治教育

一个人思想政治素质的高低对其本身能否确立正确的世界观、价值观和人生观具有重要的作用,同时也对坚持社会主义方向,更好地为社会主义现代化建设服务等问题起着重要的作用。文章通过对当代大学生思想政治素质的现状进行分析,结合时代要求,指出当代高校思想政治教育工作应该改进和完善的方面,以便更好地促进高校思想政治教育工作的进展,更好地为当代社会主义建设作贡献。     

Unrealistic Expectations for Suicide Prevention: Implications for Counseling Centers

Counseling centers are under intense pressure to prevent student suicide. When a student dies by suicide, the counseling center practitioner may be held liable as though all such deaths are ultimately preventable. Expectations that suicide can be prevented 100% of the time conflict with the actual capabilities of treatment providers and disregard their limited power to control the behavior of others. These expectations also fail to recognize that mental health professionals’ ability to accurately predict suicide is no better than chance. Nonetheless, the unattainable demands placed on clinicians do not originate with higher education but from the treatment community itself. Some of the consequences of these high expectations regarding the behavior of clinicians are reviewed. A plea is made for the treatment community to adopt more reasonable expectations internally and to promote them outwardly among stakeholders.     

论地方高校学科建设的基本点

学科建设包括学科方向、学术梯队、研究基地、科学研究、学科管理和人才培养等基本要素.对于学科而言,学科方向是增长点,学术梯队是主体,研究基地是载体,科学研究是动力,学科管理是保障,人才培养和社会服务是最终目的.地方性高校应把握学科建设的基本点,通过加强学科建设来提高教学质量和人才培养质量.     

Self‐Compassion,Trait Resilience,and Trauma Exposure in Undergraduate Students

The authors investigated the relationship between self‐compassion and trait resilience and tested the potential moderating roles of these variables in the relationship between trauma exposure and general psychological distress in a sample of undergraduate students (N = 296). Results revealed a significant relationship between self‐compassion and trait resilience. Self‐compassion emerged as a significant moderator in this relationship, whereas trait resilience did not. Given high rates of trauma exposure in college student populations, implications for counseling are discussed.     

The Utility of an Efficient Outcomes Assessment System at University Counseling Centers

Due to increased demands placed on university counseling centers (UCCs) in recent years, there is a need for these centers to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of their psychological services. Regularly monitoring client progress is one approach to increase the likelihood of positive clinical outcomes. This article describes the use of the Behavioral Health Measure–20 (BHM-20; Kopta & Lowry, 2002) in monitoring the progress of 13,803 clients at 23 UCCs across the United States from 2006–2011. Results show that the BHM-20, via the CelestHealth System–MH (CHS-MH), is an effective instrument for the electronic administration, scoring, and tracking of client progress. Overall, clients improved over the course of treatment and the benefit from treatment peaked between 7 to 10 sessions. Three case vignettes using the CHS-MH in patient care are presented. Implications for continuing the use of monitoring individual client change at UCCs are discussed.     

试论素质拓展计划对高校学生社团建设的新要求

高校学生社团作为深入开展大学生素质拓展计划的重要载体,随着大学生素质拓展计划的深入实施和不断完善,既面临着前所未有的机遇,也面临着更为严峻的挑战.本文主要从明确社团定位、加强社团活动建设、健全社团管理制度、服务社团会员成长和提升社团社会化程度等方面论述了大学生素质拓展计划对高校学生社团建设提出的新要求.     

Peer Counseling in Colleges and Universities:

Peer counseling owes its beginnings to the paraprofessional movement of the '60s. During the last fifteen years, there has been a growing acceptance of peer counseling, particularly on college campuses. It can be defined as the active use of listening and problem-solving skills together with knowledge about growth and development by students in order to help, advise, and counsel other students. The peer counselor assists other students by clarifying thoughts and feelings, be exploring options, or providing needed information. The use of nonprofessionals in counseling roles has a systematic research history in the literature. Further, there is evidence that preparation for the role and reflection on experience as a peer counselor can be a powerful and enabling factor in individual and group development; through providing service to others, students exercise altruism and learn interdependence in the process of individuation. Recommendations are made for program structure, function, and evaluation; it is suggested that peer counseling programs fit well into a matrix of interventions aimed at assisting student development in a learning environment conductive to growth and developmental needs.     

以学生为本做好高校贫困生工作初探

贫困生是大学校园中的有着相当数量的弱势群体。贫困生问题的解决，关系到高校人才培养的质量和学校、社会的稳定。高校工作必须以学生为本，把资助困难学生完成学业作为一项重要工作来抓。本文从以人为本指导思想出发，对贫困生产生的原因、存在的问题以及做好贫困生工作途径作一些粗浅的探讨。     

我国高校分析测试中心的生存与发展

从高校分析测试中心生存的前提、生存的可能和发展三个方面进行了探讨。国家投入的钱不多，高校不可能大量购置大型仪器设备。因此，以专管共用大型仪器为特征的高校分析测试中心仍具有强大的生命力，既节约了投资又提高了利用率，测试中心的模式还应继续存在并发挥更大的效果。     

高校学生考试作弊现象分析

高校学生考试作弊现象的存在与蔓延,败坏了教风和考风,严重影响了教育质量.本文分析探究了高校学生考试作弊现象的原因,并提出了预防措施.     

高等学校学生创业教育的若干问题探析

大学生创业教育已经成为高等学校教育工作的一个重要内容。目前,高等学校的创业教育还存在着一些亟待解决的关键问题,诸如创业教育课程、创业教育的核心、创业教育的实践性、创业教育的师资、创业教育与专业教育关系等问题。解决好这些问题将有助于提升高等学校创业教育的时效性。     

Effective Counseling for Racial/Ethnic Minority Clients: Examining Changes Using a Practice Research Network

Studies have shown that counseling decreases students' academic distress. These findings, however, are based primarily on European American students. This study explored the impact of counseling on academic distress for treatment‐seeking racial/ethnic minority college students using the Counseling Center Assessment of Psychological Symptoms–34 ( Locke et al., 2012 ) Academic Distress subscale. Results indicated that there are significant differences in academic distress at intake based on race/ethnicity. Furthermore, findings revealed that change in academic distress over the course of treatment varies by race/ethnicity.     

大学生室友关系调查及影响因素探析

目的：对大学生室友关系进行调查,进而分析其影响因素．方法：调查问卷和随机整群抽样．结果：性格不同、生活习惯不同、作息时间不同、“三观”不同是影响室友关系的主要因素．结论：加强室友间的沟通协调有助于相互理解、增进友谊、减少矛盾．高校应大力倡导大学生和谐的寝室人际关系,积极给予心理疏导,促进大学生健康成长．     

Advancement of Preschoolers' Resilience: The A. R. Y. A. Project

While it is well known that resilience develops from a young age, specific interventions that might promote resilience in very young children remain to be developed. The A.R.Y.A. Project addresses 4-year-old inner-city kindergartners. The project comprises individual sessions, 20 minutes each, and group sessions (involving either part of or the entire kindergarten)—lasting altogether for an approximately 8-month period. In both the individual and group sessions, children learned and discussed various topics concerning animal stress and coping behavior. Subsequently, they are guided to adapt this knowledge to their own personal life. First-year evaluation indicates that both kindergarten teachers' and parents' evaluations as well as children's responses support the assumption that the project positively affects children's resilience.     

“高校专项计划”实施现状、评价及建议

高考恢复四十年以来,农村学生在重点大学的比例不升反降。为提高这一比例,国家先后出台了三大计划：国家专项计划、地方专项计划、高校专项计划。本文在分析的基础上对“高校专项计划”进行正面评价：惠及面广、招生标准严格、可选择性强、招生程序科学公正。然而,在宣传、具体操作、监督管理等方面,仍存许多不足之处。为解决农村学生的招生困境,必须在解决上述问题的基础上完善农村基础教育体系并缩小城乡差异,从而维护社会的公平正义。     

困境儿童抗逆力提升的社会工作思考与对策

困境儿童抗逆力社会工作发展至今,主要以政府和民间两种方式运作,围绕个案、小组、社区三种工作方法展开,并出现了服务力量地区性失衡、学校与社工合力欠缺、服务效果缺乏评估等问题。该文在上述问题加以思考论证的基础上建议,要加强对贫困农村地区困境儿童社会工作的支持力度,形成社区工作和学校教育的合力,优化对抗逆力提升社会工作的效果评估。