2023 Volume 44 Issue 1 Pages 32-42
This study investigates the effectiveness of college counseling and the psychological development of college students as perceived by counselors. Through a qualitative analysis of open-ended questionnaires, 13 middle categories were generated from 23 small categories to measure the effectiveness of college counseling out of 35 counselors’ replies. They were further divided into 4 large categories: changes in chief complaint/symptoms, changes in college life, holistic changes in a student, and changes in the client-counselor relationship. The psychological development was divided into 8 middle categories from 22 small categories and 3 large categories: holistic changes in a student, social adaptation, and changes through counseling sessions. The indicators of the effectiveness of counseling include the same elements of the psychological development of students. This shows that psychological development is an important sign of a student’s change through counseling sessions. Though the participants in this study were college counselors and not students, the measurement of psychological development by counselors holds importance as it is assumed that some internal changes, such as psychological development, are difficult for students to perceive.
