ERIC Number: ED639012
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 87
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ISBN: 979-8-3803-3596-6
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Organizational Strategies for Improving the Present State of a Behavioral Health Center within a Historically Black College and University
Tonya Channell Cleveland
ProQuest LLC, D.Psy. Dissertation, Walden University
This study aimed to explore the perceptions of university behavioral health counselors and other healthcare professionals relevant to the funding strategies and initiatives they used to help college students access the high-quality behavioral health services they need. On-campus counseling centers are valuable resources that benefit student well-being, including academic performance and retention. Understanding what factors create barriers for students who desire to seek counseling can help higher education professionals work to improve access to counseling. This qualitative case study focused on a university counseling center at a Southern Historically Black College and University serving a population of majority African American college students worldwide. The results indicated that this university counseling center has an increasing demand for programming and continuing education training. However, it needed to be financially prepared to host campus-wide training. Social change will be realized when the behavioral health leader on the university campus begins to balance the department's budget between annual salaries, continuing education training, and office supplies. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2222/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
Descriptors: Health Personnel, Allied Health Personnel, Counselors, Health Services, Colleges, Black Colleges, Attitudes, Financial Support, Organizational Change, Change Strategies, Program Improvement, Services, Guidance Centers, Budgeting
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Publication Type: Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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