a preventative and developmental role for the college counselor

Experiences of Being Heterosexual Allies to Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual People: A Qualitative Exploration

“…They provide direct counseling and mental health services. Moreover, along with other professionals working in student services and higher education, they engage in what the college counseling literature has called "outreach" or "social-change-oriented" activities (Archer & Cooper, 1998, 1999Morrill & Hurst, 1971 ; Morrill, Oetting, & Hurst, 1974). Outreach on LGB issues includes advising LGB student organizations, providing educational programming on sexual orientation issues, helping to develop policies and procedures relevant to sexual orientation issues, and engaging in other efforts to promote affirmation for LGB people and issues.…”

Counseling the high‐risk student

“…He came to realize that, using traditional modes, the supply of professional manpower would never meet the public's present and growing demands for services. This conclusion resulted in a proliferation of alternative purposes, targets, and methods for counselors (Shaw and Tuel, 1966;Morrill and Hurst, 1971;Blocker, 1974;Neher and Potter, 1974;Farber and Lewis, 1972).…”

“…The counseling goals of Morrill and Hurst (1971) reveal another method-to provide students with the necessary skills to use and improve the learning environment. Taking maximum advantage of that environment requires more than playing catch-up football.…”

The University Counseling Center: An Agenda for the 1990s

“…Some of these recommendations were made to counseling centers in order to allocate counseling resources more efficiently. For example, Morrill and Hurst (1971) viewed preventative and developmental programs as a practical response to the severe limitations counseling centers encounter when the demand for traditional services exceeds the resources of a staff. Other recommendations were more philosophically based and represented efforts to have counseling psychology deal with both individuals and environments (Oetting, 1967).…”