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Showing 1 to 20 of 24 for “"College counseling"”.
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College Counseling Center Professional Staff Involvement in Professional Organizations.
College counselors today face increasing challenges, with fewer resources than in the past. Little has been known as to whether college counselors take advantage of resources and benefits available through involvement in professional organizations in these increasingly challenging professional …
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Screening and Brief Intervention for Hazardous Alcohol Use: A Pilot Study in a College Counseling Center
<p>In the United States, college drinking has been identified as a public health concern. The pervasive and detrimental use of alcohol on college campuses inspired calls for wider implementation of empirically supported interventions in college settings. Despite strong evidence of the efficacy of …
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College Aspirations, Preparation, and Enrollment of First-Generation College Students: The Role of College Counseling Support
<p>It is well documented that college degree attainment can impact lifetime earnings and social mobility. However, research shows that first-generation college students (FGCs) are less likely than their peers to enroll in college after high school. The influence of a college counselor at the high …
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Impact of College Counseling within Private high schools on First-generation College-bound Students' Enrollment in Four-year Colleges: A Case Study
<p>First-generation college-bound students (FGCBS), students whose parents do not have a college degree, are at a disadvantage during the preparation for and enrollment in 4-year colleges, according to the literature. A majority of these students either never enter 4-year colleges, or enroll in …
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Assessing Item and Scale Sensitivity to Therapeutic Change on the College Adjustment Scales: Working Toward a Counseling Center Specific Outcome Questionnaire
Many college counseling centers use outcome measures to track therapeutic change for their clientele. These questionnaires have traditionally looked primarily at a client's symptom distress (e.g. depression, anxiety, suicidality, etc.) and are used to detect changes in the client's life that are …
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Career Education and Comprehensive School Counseling: The Needs of High School Seniors
… of career education and comprehensive school counseling programs in schools. To date, few researchers have asked students directly what they know and need to know for post-high school planning. The purpose of this study was to indentify the specific needs of students in order to create a …
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Using Art Therapy to Express Your Self
… conducted discusses the use of art therapy at a college counseling center as an additional approach to treating clients. The research presented explains the prevalent mental health issues that are being diagnosed on college campus and the definition and benefits to using art therapy as a way of …
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Preexisting Sexual Trauma and the Impacts on Psychological Well-Being of College Students
… research on this topic, especially regarding the college student population, can be considered a barrier to treatment for those individuals. The current literature review attempts to fill the research gap by discussing the epidemiology, prevalence, and description of preexisting sexual trauma in …
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The Developmental Pathways and Treatment Approaches for Maladaptive Perfectionism in Undergraduate Student Athletes
… continue to bridge the stigmatized gap between college counseling centers and the university’s athletic departments.</p>
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From Crisis to Empowerment: African American Women in Community Colleges
… seven female African American community college graduates to persist throughout crisis and to ultimately reach their academic goals and graduate. Using a qualitative narrative design, the study involved semi structured interviews with seven African American women who employed community …
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Incorporating Meditation, Yoga, and Reiki Interventions to Reduce Stress, Anxiety, and Mood Symptoms Among the College Population
… Reiki, in decreasing symptoms of anxiety among college students. The increasing prevalence of anxiety disorders among the college population warrants the need for identifying effective interventions for enhancing mental health outcomes. This review integrates findings from published studies that …
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Critical Components of Suicide Prevention Programs for Colleges and Universities: A Delphi Study
<p>Despite debate over whether or not college student suicide rates are greater or less than similar age groups not enrolled in higher education, the rates of college students experiencing suicide ideation, attempting suicide, and successfully committing suicide are indeed rising. A steady increase …
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THE RELATIONSHIPS AMONG CLIENT-COUNSELOR ETHNIC MATCH, CLIENT CHARACTERISTICS, COUNSELOR CHARACTERISTICS, AND COUNSELING OUTCOMES FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN UNIVERSITY COUNSELING CENTER CLIENTS
… and Distress Index) was assessed using the Counseling Center Assessment of Psychological Symptoms-34 (i.e., CCAPS-34; Locke et al., 2012). The change in symptomology was classified into one of three categories (i.e., improvement, no change, and deterioration). An archival data set that …
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The Pontem Path: A Case Study of a Catholic Bridge Program Focusing on College Readiness
… to Georgetown’s 2015 study on the economics of college majors, a college graduate makes $1 million more than a high school graduate (Carnevale et al., 2015). In addition, the study indicated a difference of $3.4 million in income between the highest and lowest paying majors. One way to bridge …
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College-Going Behaviors: Are there School Effects for the Rural Student?
This study considered the school effects of college going behavior for rural students. Of interest were the effects of location and college-going culture within a given school. The research questions asked, included: 1. What are the effects of rural school location and college-going culture on …
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A Delphi Study of California Community College Counselors' Responsibilities and Competencies for the 1990's as Perceived by Chief Student Services Administrators
… reform mandates will impact what community college counselors will be expected to do in the 1990's. The purpose of this study was to identify the responsibilities and competencies of California community college counselors in light of the changes. The Delphi Method, selected for its …
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The Effects Of Athletic Participation, Expectations About Counseling And Gender On Attitudes Toward Help Seeking Behaviors Among Community College Students
Researchers have determined that college student-athletes are an underrepresented population when it comes to utilizing college counseling services. Traditional students have appeared for counseling services more so than student-athletes. The primary purpose of this study was to assess the …
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The Resident Assistant as Paraprofessional Counselor and Crisis Interventionist: A Study of Lived Experience
Counseling and helping services on college campuses have changed greatly in recent decades, yet the services provided by college counseling centers are hardly keeping pace. Campuses have turned to other means of addressing the increased need for helping services, including training …
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Randomized Controlled Trial of Pacifica, a CBT and Mindfulness-based App for Stress, Depression, and Anxiety Management with Health Monitoring
… active control version of the app, in a group of college students (N = 41). Participants generally used the app as intended and rated the aesthetics and functionality positively. The subsequent efficacy study extended the intervention period, added a waitlist control group, and enrolled a greater …
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