STABILITY AND SEVERITY OF PRESENTING PROBLEMS AT A UNIVERSITY COUNSELING-CENTER - A 6-YEAR ANALYSIS

Professional psychologists on college campuses and independent practit ioners in university communities have expressed concerns that the prob lems of university students who seek counseling have worsened in recen t years. Initial client intake data gathered from 2,326 students durin g 1989 to 1995 at a large Midwestern university counseling center were analyzed using P. P. Heppner et al.'s (1994) multivariate classificat ion scheme. Patterns of serious client concerns were evident over the 6 years analyzed. Findings suggest that professional training for psyc hologists who will work with university populations should include tra ining on suicidality, psychopathology, and crisis intervention as well as working within a team or community-based orientation.