Use of the Outcome Questionnaire 45.2 with a University Population

Comparison of cognitive-behavioural therapy and psychodynamic therapy in the treatment of anxiety among university students: an effectiveness study

“…Another limitation could be related to the fact that the sample investigated in the present study is mainly composed of females; however, this gender difference in requesting psychological help is well known and has already been documented in previous studies regarding the university counselling services (Connell et al, 2008;Hogg & Deffenbacher, 1988;Minami et al, 2009;Talley & Clack, 2006;Vonk & Thyer, 1999).…”

“…The first review examining the effectiveness of student counselling was published by Breakwell in 1987, summarising the works carried out between 1966 and 1986. Later, other works investigated the effectiveness of student counselling services in the Anglo-Saxon area (Connell, Barkham, & Mellor-Clark, 2008;Hogg & Deffenbacher, 1988;Minami et al, 2009;Talley & Clack, 2006;Vonk & Thyer, 1999). One of the main concerns regarding these studies is that they were conducted outside Italy, thus reducing the possibility of making their results generally applicable to the country (Connell, Barkham, Cahill, Gilbody, & Madill, 2006).…”

Brief Therapy at a University Counseling Center: Working Alliance, Readiness to Change, and Symptom Severity

“…Therefore, it is important that college counselors assess the services they provide to students and justify their existence with concrete data (Bordeau, Glatthorn, & Gage, ). One way that university counseling centers have attempted to accomplish this task is by reporting the number of students who sought services, the most frequent problems presented by the students, and the results of satisfaction surveys to the administration (Talley & Clack, ).…”

Effectiveness of Psychological Treatments Delivered at a Counseling Service for Students

“…With the goal of avoiding consequences of university students' psychological problems, counseling services for university students have been established in several countries around the world ( Kraft, 2009 ). In addition to the importance of the scientifi c investigation of the eff ects of psychotherapies ( Talley & Clack, 2006 ), the present worldwide economic crisis has increased the need for university counseling services to prove the eff ectiveness of their interventions. Funding agencies need to allocate their limited fi nancial resources on the basis of eff ectiveness criteria ( Perucci & Davoli, 2002 ).…”

“…In the USA and UK, the assessment of eff ectiveness of student counseling has been a routine practice since the last half of the previous century ( Breakwell, 1987 ) and several studies have been published on this topic ( Vonk & Thyer, 1999 ;Talley & Clack, 2006 ;Connell, Barkham, & Mellor-Clark, 2008 ;Minami, Davies, Tierney, Bettmann, McAward, Averill, et al, 2009 ). The situation is very diff erent in Italy.…”