Counseling and Mental Health Services on Campus A Handbook of Contemporary Practices and Challenges

by Archer, James; Cooper, Stewart

• ISBN13: 9780787910266
• ISBN10: 0787910260
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-08-25
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

This timely guide addresses the daunting challenge of meeting the increasing demand for mental health counseling services with limited resources. An invaluable resource for counselors and administrators presenting the most current practices, models, and approaches for addressing the mental health needs of today's university students. In straightforward and clear language, James Archer Jr. and Stewart Cooper demonstrate how to organize, implement, and manage effective counseling, prevention, and development services on four year college campuses. Counseling and Mental Health Services on Campus explains how the efficient and effective models of brief therapy and group counseling are especially well-suited to the college environment and demonstrates how university programs can expand counseling services through the creative use of paraprofessionals, faculty, and staff, professional volunteers, and part-time staff. Archer and Cooper offer practical counseling approaches that will meet the needs of students with specific problems, such as substance abuse and eating disorders, as well as students with developmental concerns. The authors also suggest useful techniques and strategies for working with a variety of populations such as women, minority groups, gay, lesbian, and bisexual students, and adult learners. An innovative new approach is described which the authors call the initiator-catalyst approach and the book's illustrative examples demonstrate the application and effectiveness of this important new model.

Author Biography

JAMES ARCHER is professor of counselor education and psychology at the University of Florida and former director of the university's counseling center. STEWART COOPER is director of counseling services and professor of psychology at Valparaiso University.

Table of Contents

List of Program Examples	ix	(2)
Preface	xi	(4)
The Authors	xv
Introduction: Overview of Current and Emerging Challenges	1	(10)
PART ONE: MEETING THE NEED FOR BASIC COUNSELING SERVICES	11	(106)
1 Counseling Needs of Today's College Students	13	(12)
2 Brief Therapy: The Model of Choice for College Counseling	25	(13)
3 Group Counseling: Treatment of Choice for Many Students	38	(12)
4 Expanding Services with Faculty, Student, and Other Helpers	50	(9)
5 Alternatives and Adjuncts to Counseling	59	(14)
6 Meeting the Specific Challenges of Serious and Developmental Problems	73	(20)
7 Counseling with Special Populations	93	(24)
PART TWO: STRATEGIES FOR OUTREACH AND SYSTEMIC INTERVENTIONS	117	(74)
8 Promoting Prevention Through Outreach and Consultation	119	(11)
9 Counselors as Initiators and Catalysts for Change	130	(15)
10 Supporting Student and Faculty Development	145	(15)
11 Educational and Preventive Responses to Public Health Issues	160	(16)
12 Promoting Campus Diversity and Multiculturalism	176	(15)
PART THREE: ADMINISTRATIVE AND PROFESSIONAL ISSUES	191	(80)
13 Research and Evaluation for Promoting Service Excellence	193	(16)
14 Ethical and Legal Requirements of Practice	209	(15)
15 Professional Training and Accreditation	224	(12)
16 Organizing and Delivering Counseling Services	236	(15)
17 Providing Leadership for Quality in Campus Counseling	251	(20)
References	271	(22)
Name Index	293	(6)
Subject Index	299