Objective: Despite the prevalence of clinical case management services in university counseling centers, there is scant research on practices and effectiveness in case management services. The purpose of this brief report is to review the role of a clinical case manager, examine referral outcomes of referred students, and provide recommendations…

In response to an unprecedented demand for services, college counseling centers have been forced to innovate new strategies to meet student demand and protect staff from burnout. One private university developed a unique Comprehensive Collaborative Care Model. Drawing on the tradition of collegiate recovery communities, this model includes the use…

Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have been staples in both American history and higher education, as they were created at a time when Black people were almost universally excluded from Predominantly White Institutions (PWIs). While Black people now have wider access to PWIs, HBCUs still remain prevalent today, evident in their…

To study school counseling professional advocacy in Alabama, I explored the lived experiences of Alabama School Counseling Program of Distinction school counselors. Through a qualitative, phenomenological design, I examined the research question addressing the professional advocacy experiences of Alabama school counselor Program of Distinction…

Objective: We evaluated the Relaxation Zone (RZ), a room with "relaxation stations" designed to reduce stress in college students. Participants: Participants (N = 994) were enrolled during the 2019 calendar year. Most participants were female (62.8%), freshmen (59.3%), and African American (44.9%). Methods: Students visiting the RZ…

There is significant research literature on romantic relationships, positive psychology, and college students, but surprisingly little literature on two or more of those subject areas combined. Overall, the literature suggests that romantic relationships are an important developmental milestone for young adults, and that working with couples is an…

Objective: Although researchers in higher education have focused more attention on transgender individuals, gaps remain, particularly related to aspects of health and wellness. Participants: Participants were a nationally representative sample of college students. Methods: Anova and follow up post hoc tests were utilized to examine measures of…

School counseling graduate programs can fall short of preparing students with authentic and systems-focused skills in classroom instruction. We offer three problem-based learning assignments for counselor educators to help school counselors-in-training develop pedagogical skills and deliver lessons that address authentic problems facing students…

Annually, there are school counseling specific counselor educator positions that remain unfilled. There is a need for more counselor educators with school counseling backgrounds. This grounded theory provides a model of the process by which school counselor educators decide to enter academia and what keeps them in their positions, based on focus…

Academic advisors in higher education interact and engage with students in various academic disciplines from freshman year through graduation, and have the greatest opportunity to impact students' sense of belonging to their universities. During a time of global hardship in education, it is crucial to equip frontline student-facing personnel with…

Community can be said to be the central theme of the concept of Ubuntu. The lack of African American men in school counseling is a concern, and this has propelled the researcher to look at the master's level school counseling programs that are the educational means in which one becomes a professional school counselor. The experiences of African…

The demand for mental health counseling services has surged, but the capacity of college counseling centers to meet this demand has not kept pace. The effects of COVID-19 have exacerbated this already fragile system of care. College students are enrolling in college with increased levels of anxiety, depression, disordered eating, suicidal…

Although there is a large body of research on the effects of unstructured group therapy among college students, there is inconclusive research on how implementing tabletop roleplaying games (TTRPGs) as a structured activity affects group cohesion for therapy groups made up of college students. Participants were adult, full-time university students…

Purpose. The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore the lived experiences of community college students who engaged in face-to-face and virtual academic counseling sessions in terms of which mode maximizes their potential for achieving their desired educational outcome. Methodology. This study used a phenomenological design to…

Recently, the Association of University and College Counseling Center Directors (AUCCCD) published a White Paper on a multidimensional understanding of organizational structures for counseling centers (Mitchell, Oakley & Dunkle 2019). This article provided a historical overview of such structures, argued that there is no one optimal structure…