Intake Concerns of Racial and Ethnic Minority Students at a University Counseling Center: Implications for Developmental Programming and Outreach
✍ Scribed by Madonna G. Constantine; Eric C. Chen; Paulette Ceesay
- Publisher
- American Counseling Association
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 482 KB
- Volume
- 25
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0883-8534
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✦ Synopsis
The presenting concerns of racial and ethnic minority students at a university counseling center were examined. Results revealed that family and romantic relationship issues, academic concerns, and depression were among their primary concerns. Implications for developing outreach programs to address the mental health needs of similar college students are discussed.
Some researchers (e.g., June, Curry, & Gear, 1990) have reported that sources of assistance that are not directly associated with university counseling centers (e.g., academic advising offices, financial aid offices, special programs offices) may be used to a greater degree by some racial and ethnic minority college students in addressing their mental health needs. In part, this phenomenon may exist because many racial and ethnic minority students harbor a stigma about seeking mental health services (e.g.. "Counseling is for 'crazy' people"); this stigma may serve as a major barrier to seeking mental health intervention (Narikiyo & Kameoka, 1992). Some racial and ethnic minority students also avoid using counseling centers because they (a) perceive such systems as racist and biased, (b)