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Show SPRING 2013 Morgan Mendenhall M. David Rudd 186 THE PREPAREDNESS OF COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY COUNSELING CENTERS IN MEETING THE NEEDS OF STUDENT VETERANS Morgan Mendenhall (M. David Rudd) Department of Psychology University of Utah The current study explored assessing counseling center director's experiences on college and university campuses dealings with student veteran clients in a national sample (N =33) of college centers. W e hypothesized that there would be a disparity between readiness to provide services and the needs of their clients. The response was mixed. 5 5 % responded as "somewhat prepared," 1 7 % as "very prepared," 2 2 % as "neither prepared nor unprepared," and 5 % as somewhat unprepared. One concern that came up was nearly half of the respondents indicated that PTSD was one of the most c o m m o n treatments, but only 1 responded that training in prolonged exposure therapy, one of the more effective treatments, had been taken by their center. As well, only 2 7 % of respondents indicated that a member of the staff was designated as a student veteran expert, and only 3 9 % responded that veterans present unique challenges, but 5 5 % responded their center was only "somewhat prepared." The implications of these findings will be discussed, with an emphasis on identifying student veterans' needs. |
