Effective counseling for racial/ethnic minority clients: Examining changes using a practice research network

摘要: 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 distress for treatment-seeking racial/ethnic minority college students using Counseling Center Assessment Psychological Symptoms-34 (Locke et al., 2012) Academic Distress subscale. Results indicated there significant differences in at intake race/ethnicity. Furthermore, findings revealed change over course treatment varies by Keywords: distress, ********** Over past several years, has been increased pressure placed centers to demonstrate how their services support overall mission university (Nafziger, Couillard, & Smith, 1999; Varlotta, 2012). At a time when higher education is focused accountability and cost-benefit decision making (Sharkin, 2004; 2012), administrators assert should be able an integral part student development (Hodges, 2001) contend evaluated factors linked educational outcomes (Wilson, Mason, Ewing, 1997). The primary focus "provision direct interventions whose personal problems interfere with ability function environment" 2004, p. 99). Traditionally, centers' statements improve both (Choi, Buskey, Johnson, 2010; Sharkin, 2004), highlighting multiple roles campus. Their often imply addressing concerns will promote functioning success (Choi 2010). it argued "ripple effect" (Nafziger 1999, 9) functioning, so whether or not come concerns, they still benefit academically. Taken together, implicit ripple effect suggest well positioned enhance development. larger question, then, remains: Are articulate functioning? can defined as sufficient progress toward graduation. In past, great emphasis demonstrable 2004) more recently struggled accurately evaluate level Therefore, faced difficult challenge, wherein must responsive calls cost-effectiveness, but scarcity research directly investigating relationship between leaves such vulnerable position 2004). Bishop (2006) highlighted sense urgency within outcomes, stating, "In communities, likely actions makers influenced data than affective arguments" (p. 8). If do provide, then struggle influence decisions. begun gathering hopes reflect contribution make success. However, appropriateness assessment methodologies questioned. Previous researchers examining academics used grade point average (GPA) retention outcome criteria (Illovsky, 1997; Lee, Olson, Locke, Michelson, Odes, 2009; Turner Berry, 2000). …