Mental Health and Student Conduct Issues On the College Campus: A Reading

Practical Strategies for Dealing with Disruptive Students

Due Process Procedures for Disruptive Students

Organizing a Campus Mental Health Program

The Role of Humor in Counseling Students

Crisis-oriented Counseling

Multicultural Counseling

An Analysis of Classroom Censorship

It is common among college students to experience personal crises that disrupt their ability to adjust and capably learn in the college environment. This book provides important information regarding the organizing and implementation of college mental health and counseling services that are essential to such students. As well, a significant number of colleges must each year deal with students who are grossly or persistently disruptive. Several articles in this book provide practical information -- principles, interventions and perspectives -- that are essential for dealing with such students.

Table of Contents

Social Work in a College Mental Health Program: Setting; Program; Direct Services; Short-term Individual Therapy; Group Psychotherapy; Indirect Services; Administration of the Program; Referrals
The Paucity of Mental Health Services and Programs
in Community Colleges: Method; Results; Discussion; Summary
Crisis-oriented Psychotherapy:
Some Theoretical & Practical Considerations: What is a Crisis?; Attention to Time-limitations; Establishing a Chronology; Utilization of Ancillary Services; Heightened Therapeutic Activity; Maintenance of a Positive Relationship; Use of the Contemporary Context; The Role of Apparel, Vernacular and Office Furnishings; Relinquishment of Anonymity; Flexible Scheduling; Telephone Accessibility; The Provision of Intellectual "Handles"; The Provision of Advice; A Special Repertoire
Mental Health Consultation on the College Campus
The Interlude Between Short- and Long-term Psychotherapy: Termination or Prolongation; The Increased Ambiguity of Therapeutic Purposes and Goals; Realistic Optimism; Explanations Regarding the Shift from Relative Activity to Relative Inactivity; Explanations Regarding the Growing Centrality of Transference-related Issues; Case Example; Summary
Organizing a Community College Mental Health Program: City College of San Francisco; The City of San Francisco; Rationales for College Mental Health Services; The City College Mental Health Program
Overcoming the Problem of Face-saving:
Outreach Services to Chinese Students: Cultural Resistances to Utilization of Mental Health Services; The Social and Economic Stresses of the Chinese Community; Outreach Services: Classroom Presentations; Conceptual Approaches to Reaching the Chinese Student; Techniques Used to Reach the Foreign-born Chinese Student
Why People Distrust Psychotherapists: Polarized Perceptions of Psychotherapists; The Need for Perfection: The "Emperor's Clothes" Syndrome; Psychological Deprivation as a Source of Distrust; Economic Considerations as a Source of Distrust; Idealization as a Source of Distrust
Dealing with the Disruptive College Student:
Some Theoretical and Practical Considerations: Setting; The Increasing Number of Disruptive College Students; Five Principles; The Complexities of Coping With the Disruptive Student; The Need for Disciplinary Procedures; The Role of the Mental Health Program; Reporting and Documentation; Referrals for Psychotherapy; Mandatory Psychotherapy as a Form of Discipline; Summary
Anxiety: Causes of Anxiety; Principles of Treatment; Deciding When to Take Strong Measures; Maintaining Empathy; Encouraging Activity and Assertiveness; Helping Students to Express Themselves; Identifying Anxiety-producing Beliefs; Using Relaxation Methods; Anna: A Psycho dynamic Exploration; Brenda: A Modified Approach; Summary
Date Rape on the College Campus:
The College Psychotherapist as Activist
Coping with the Disruptive College Student: A Practical Model: The Need for a Well-defined and Publicized Set of Codes and; Procedures Governing Student Conduct; Disciplinary Sanctions; A Definition of Disruption; Recommended Guidelines and Considerations for Reporting; Incidents of Disruption; Essential Prerogatives; Documentation; Noninstructional Staff; Mandatory Psychotherapy as a Form of Discipline; Disruptiveness Versus Dangerousness; Mental Illness and Dangerousness; The Use of Mandatory Psychiatric Withdrawals; Conditions of Re-enrollment; Conflicts Over the Use of Medication; The Role of the Mental Health Program; Conclusion
The Role of Humor in a College Mental Health Program: Theoretical Perspective; Technique; Clinical Presentations (Seven cases); Pertinent uses; Synthesis
The Role of the Mental Health Consultant In
Dealing with Disruptive College Students: Guidelines for Reporting Disruptive Incidents; Prerogatives; Dangerousness; Documentation; Noninstructional Staff; Mental Health Referrals; Adversions to the Administration of Discipline; The Role of Mediator; The Mental Health Consultant and the Law
The Disruptive College Student: Some Thoughts and Considerations
You Can't Please all of the People all of the Time:
Normative Institutional Resistances to College Psychological Services: Disagreement With Psychological Services's Philosophy, Practices, Policies and Ethical Standards; The Role of Psychological Deprivation and Rivalry; The Need for Perfection: The "Emperor's Clothes" Syndrome; The Fear of Personal Exposure; Territoriality; Economic Considerations; The Role of Disappointment with One's Own Psychotherapy; Transferential Expectations; Prejudices and Aversions Regarding "Mental Illness" and Psychological Defectibility
The Disruptive College Student: Recent Trends and Practical Advice: Classroom Misconduct; Physical Intimidation; Computer Mischief; Drug and Alcohol Abuse; Campus Crime; Practical Suggestions
The Formulation of a Therapeutic Paradigm: A Professional Odyssey: Freud; Professional Supervision; Psychotherapy; The Interlude Between Short- and Long-term Psychotherapy; Object Relations and Self Psychology; Feminist Theory; The Role of Therapist/Advocate; The Dynamic Nature of a Therapeutic Paradigm
Disqualifying Specified Students from the Campus Psychological Service:
Some Considerations and Guidelines: Denial of Services on:; the Basis of a Mismatch Between the Student's Needs and; the Program's Wherewithal; the Basis of a Student's Behavior in Therapy; the Student's Behavior in the Clinic Facility; a Clinic Policy; the basis of Illegitimate Rationales for Entering Treatment; Discussion
Liberal Censorship on Campus: A New Form of McCarthyism?