Comparison of Perceived and Actual Counseling Center Usage Patterns in Five Midwestern Universities.

Downey, Ronald G.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ217224

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1979-Nov

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Comparison of Perceived and Actual Counseling Center Usage Patterns in Five Midwestern Universities.

Downey, Ronald G.; And Others

Journal of College Student Personnel, v20 n6 p507-12 Nov 1979

Proactive counselor intervention requires recognition of the pattern of client requests for service. Five midwestern university counseling centers supplied usage data on client contacts. Counselors accurately reported the pattern but based it on perception of total contacts rather than initial contacts. (Author)

Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Counseling, Helping Relationship, Higher Education, Patients, Student Personnel Services, Trend Analysis

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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