Clinics associated with psychology training programs have potential to generate important research data. The expectation that research be experimental in nature has limited the pursuit of research in training clinics. This type of efficacy study is not feasible in most clinics, where too much variat
A New Bridge Between Research and Practice in College Counseling and Mental Health
β Scribed by Joshua C. Watson; Alan M. Schwitzer
- Publisher
- American Counseling Association
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 43 KB
- Volume
- 14
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1099-0399
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β¦ Synopsis
T his landmark special issue of the Journal of College Counseling (JCC) signals a significant advance in the college counseling field's ability to examine and report on important research topics pertaining to the mental health needs of college students and the psychological services they are offered. This issue is the product of a new partnership between JCC and the Center for Collegiate Mental Health (CCMH). The CCMH is a collaborative research network comprising approximately 150 college and university counseling centers across the United States, all of which contribute to a single, central data management system. Using the system, the CCMH, which is housed at Pennsylvania State University, can obtain client data and other information from literally tens of thousands of students in order to test clinical hypotheses and answer research questions. The findings from this massive network will make substantial contributions to the college counseling knowledge base and will have an important impact on the day-to-day practices of today's college counseling professionals-including professional counselors, psychologists, psychiatrists, and others working in counseling centers, mental health centers, and health centers on 2-and 4-year college and university campuses. JCC is in its 2nd decade of publication. The journal, the mission of which is to advance the college counseling knowledge base and inform practice on college and university campuses, appears in about a dozen important indexes. Its regular issues, published annually in the fall and spring, include articles in three sections: Research, Professional Issues and Innovative Practice, and Invited College Counseling Case Studies. Now, with this inaugural issue, JCC begins its partnership with the CCMH and will publish a third annual summer issue specifically dedicated to the Center's research studies. This new third annual issue will be an additional benefit for members of the American College Counseling Association and a valuable resource for all of the journal's readers. For its part, the CCMH began in 2004; is fully operational; and, in this issue, successfully presents its first series of findings.
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