Journal of College Counseling articles from September 2004

Journal of College Counseling archives from September 2004

College counseling and student retention: research findings and implications for counseling centers.(Professional Issues)
September 22, 2004... College counseling centers may come under increasing scrutiny by administrators regarding how their services contribute to student retention. College counselors can use data to demonstrate a positive influence of counseling on retention, but...

Drive for thinness and fear of fat among college women: implications for practice and assessment.(Professinal Issues)
September 22, 2004... College women are at particular risk for developing eating disorders and related eating and body image concerns. The purpose of this article is to explore how both drive for thinness and fear of fat may be addressed in counseling with college...

Maladaptive perfectionism, adult attachment, and self-esteem in college students.(Research)
September 22, 2004... Extending an earlier study that found high self-esteem to modify the impact of otherwise maladaptive perfectionism on depression, the current study used adult attachment theory to explore the link between perfectionism, self-esteem, and...

Relational predictors of psychological distress in women and men presenting for university counseling center services.(Research)
September 22, 2004... The authors examined psychological distress and relational patterns in college men and women. Peer, mentor, and community relationships; year in school; and family experiences were hypothesized to predict psychological distress, although...

Counseling and the internet: Asian American and Asian international college students' attitudes toward seeking online professional psychological help.(Research)
September 22, 2004... This study examined Asian American and Asian international college students' attitudes toward seeking online professional psychological help as well as traditional face-to-face professional psychological help. Results suggest that students had...

The relationship between objectified body consciousness and wellness in a group of college women.(Research)
September 22, 2004... Objectified body consciousness theory provides a framework for understanding young women's negative body experiences and their impact on well-being. This study examined the impact of body surveillance, body shame, and appearance control...

The counselor-in-residence program: reconfiguring support services for a new millennium.(Innovative Practice)
September 22, 2004... A decrease in resources and an increase in the severity of student concerns are critical challenges faced by counseling centers. By placing professional counselors in residence hails and directing their efforts toward staff rather than...

Designing online workshops: using an experiential learning model.(Innovative Practice)
September 22, 2004... This article describes 4 online workshops designed to assist college students with improving their time management, textbook reading, memory and concentration, and overall academic performance. These workshops were created to work equally well...

Using Piaget's theory of cognitive development to understand the construction of healing narratives.(Innovative Practice)
September 22, 2004... The construction of healing narratives is a framework within which the college counselor can view the progressive development of the counseling process. The level of a client's narrative processing appears to depend on an interaction between...

Using popular quotations to enhance therapeutic writing.(Innovative Practice)
September 22, 2004... The authors describe the use of therapeutic writing as a technique for managing personal problems. It was hypothesized that having individuals intermittently read inspirational/motivational sayings would further enhance the benefit of...