In this study six variables were investigated which seemed to be related to differing perceptions of the counseling center. The variables were sex, marital status, senior vs. freshman standing, living locations, problem type, and source of knowledge of the counseling center. (Author)

This article reports on an innovative intake policy at the University of Maryland Counseling Center. The report evaluates the new procedures with respect to no-show behavior, attrition and client perceptions. (JC)

The results of the California Psychological Inventory, the Survey of Study Habits and Attitudes, and the Mooney Problem Check List for short-term clients, long-term clients, and nonclients were compared. Results supported the usefulness of the Mooney in a relatively normal setting. (Author)

Describes and discusses procedures used by a faculty task force to evaluate a university counseling center. Reports faculty members' knowledge and perceptions of services. (Author)

This study assesses students' concerns, use, and perceptions of a university counseling center. Almost 40 percent of the students used the center. Their reactions, kinds of concerns, and who they talk with are presented, as well as differences on these issues between men and women. (Author)

A survey of 228 students at a large urban university showed that students expressed relatively little interest in using the counseling center, even though nearly all thought that the center was essential to a college. (Author)

Presents an approach to consultation which views counseling center personnel as more than just care-givers within a university community, and suggests that its personnel should also contribute to academic schools and departments and administrative and other service units. Elements of the expanded consultation model are presented and discussed.…

Changing models for providing broad-based mental health coverage emanating from consolidating pre-existing services are discussed in relation to service, staff change, and organizational issues. These include issues internal to the counseling center itself and issues related to its external relations with other university components. (Author)

A reinvestigation of some of the results of the Nugent and Pareis study (1968) indicates that information on students coming to a counseling center is actually more confidential than the original study suggested. There appeared to be relationships between size of institution and level of confidentiality and satisfaction with administrative…

Examines counseling center clients' reactions to their intake counseling experience. Using a telephone survey of clients following intake sessions, the study uncovered client and situational factors related to clients' evaluations of intake. Discusses the importance of the client's perceptions of temporal resolution of his or her presenting…

This article, presented at the California Personnel and Guidance Association, San Diego, February, 1976, assesses ethnic compositions of college counseling center staffs in two-year and four-year institutions. Of 74 college counseling centers surveyed, a greater percentage of minority counseling staff existed compared to the equivalent group of…

This survey studied the resources that 128 counseling centers assigned to preventive and remedial activities on both a present and an ideal basis. It appears, even in an ideal situation, that college counseling centers are not prone to dramatically altering their mission. (Author)

In many university and college counseling centers across the country, split or joint appointments provide a workable solution to the problem of adequate and appropriate staffing. The authors discuss the dilemmas inherent in joint appointments, as reported in a survey of 72 counseling centers. (Author)

This study investigates how counseling programs in Black colleges and universities are inappropriate for the clientele. Comparison is made between counseling in these institutions and in American colleges. Counseling programs are strikingly similar; the use of the word "inappropriate" asserts a perceived need to adopt a specific emphasis. (Author)