Predicting Improvement among University Counseling Center Clients.

Autor/inn/en	Lichtenberg, James W.; Hummel, Thomas J.
Titel	Predicting Improvement among University Counseling Center Clients.
Quelle	(2000), (22 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Tabellen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Tagungsbericht; College Students; Counseling Effectiveness; Counseling Services; Counselor Training; Higher Education; Meta Analysis; Outcomes of Treatment; Predictor Variables + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Collegestudent; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Meta-analysis; Metaanalyse; Prädiktor
Abstract	The fundamental question to which most clients want and deserve an answer is, "Am I going to get better (as a result of counseling)?" Although meta-analyses provide strong evidence supporting the efficacy of counseling in general, if one wants to make probabilistic statements about individual client outcomes--rather than about the more generalized outcome of counseling--a different approach is needed. Using clients' intake (pre-counseling) and post-counseling ratings of common problems derived from a multi-center database, a stepwise logistic regression analysis was used to predict client improvement (or lack thereof) using a variety of intake measures and demographic markers--information that a counselor meeting a client for the first time would have available for deriving an outcome prediction. Results suggest that the greater a client's presenting symptom and interpersonal distress, the more likely the client is contemplating and is ready for change. If the client had not previously been in counseling, there is a greater likelihood that the client would improve or benefit from counseling. (Contains 5 tables, 3 graphs, and 19 references.) (Author/MKA)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01