Changes in counseling center client problems across 13 years
Abstract
Are perceived increases in symptom severity in college counseling center clients real or imagined? Counseling center staff, retrospectively, reported that client problems are more severe now than in the past. Yet studies examining client distress levels at intake have found no significant increases. This study examined counseling center client problems across 13 years from the perspective of the treating therapist at the time of case closure. Increases were found for 14 of 19 client problem areas, whereas other areas retained stable levels, and 2 problem areas had a quadratic trend over time. These changes directly affect counseling service practices.
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There is an overall increasing trend of severe psychological symptoms in college students.
“as well as the overall increasing trend of severe psychological symptoms in college students (Benton et al., 2003; Hunt and Eisenberg, 2010)”
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- Authors
- Benton, S. A., Robertson, J. M., Tseng, W.-C., Newton, F. B., & Benton, S. L.
- Affiliations
- Kansas State University (US)
- Venue
- Professional Psychology: Research and Practice
- Published
- 2003-02
- Volume
- 34
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 66-72
- ISSN
- 0735-7028 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-1323
- OpenAlex
- W2122271051
- Cited by
- 619
- References
- 14
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 21.05
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Professional Psychology Research and Practice (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- University of Missouri
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Counseling Practices and Supervision
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Keywords
- college counseling centers, client problems, case closure
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