%0 Thesis %1 stuber_assessment_1992 %A Stuber, Donna %C Manhattan, KS %D 1992 %K AND COLLEGE COMMUNITY COUNSELING, EDUCATION, GUIDANCE Higher, PSYCHOLOGY, %T Assessment and intervention practices and procedures for responding to students with behavioral and psychological problems at four-year public, four-year private, and two-year public institutions %X College and university response to behaviorally disturbing and emotionally disturbed students has been investigated primarily through analyses of disciplinary codes and psychiatric withdrawal policies (PWPs) and institutional records. Results of these investigations suggest that regardless of whether or not disciplinary codes or PWPs are clearly defined, variability associated with institutional intervention exists. Despite chief student affairs officers' (CSAOs) legal responsibility for involvement in disciplinary or psychiatric cases, little was known about how they would respond in situations involving students who exhibit behavioral or psychological problems. The purpose of this investigation was to determine the number of 4-year public, 4-year private, and 2-year public institutions which currently have specified PWPs. This study also investigated CSAOs' perceived incidence of emotionally disturbed students on college campuses. Finally, current assessment and intervention practices and procedures for responding to behaviorally and emotionally disturbed students were explored. A demographic questionnaire and a survey were mailed to three-hundred randomly selected CSAOs (100 each from 4-year public, 4-year private, and 2-year public institutions) listed in the HEP 1991 Higher Education Directory. The survey was designed to measure institutional assessment and intervention practices and procedures used to respond to behaviorally disturbing and emotionally troubled students. One-hundred-fifty-four CSAOs (51.3\%) responded to the survey. Forty-nine (32\%) of responding institutions currently have PWPs. Analyses revealed that the presence or absence of PWPs did not significantly differ across types of institutions. While CSAOs' estimates regarding the incidence of emotionally disturbed students were considerably lower than percentages previously reported, a majority believe the number is increasing. Current assessment and intervention practices and procedures to respond to students with behavioral and psychological problems were varied. Although decisions regarding which campus officials to consult during the intervention process varied, CSAOs involve a variety of campus professionals in the intervention process. Finally, no relationship between initial assessment and institutional intervention was found among the three groups of institutions. Results indicate widespread variation in responding to behaviorally and emotionally disturbed students. This reinforces the need to consider the adoption of well-defined PWPs and affirms the advantages of having a campus intervention team.

@phdthesis{stuber_assessment_1992, abstract = {College and university response to behaviorally disturbing and emotionally disturbed students has been investigated primarily through analyses of disciplinary codes and psychiatric withdrawal policies (PWPs) and institutional records. Results of these investigations suggest that regardless of whether or not disciplinary codes or PWPs are clearly defined, variability associated with institutional intervention exists. Despite chief student affairs officers' (CSAOs) legal responsibility for involvement in disciplinary or psychiatric cases, little was known about how they would respond in situations involving students who exhibit behavioral or psychological problems. The purpose of this investigation was to determine the number of 4-year public, 4-year private, and 2-year public institutions which currently have specified PWPs. This study also investigated CSAOs' perceived incidence of emotionally disturbed students on college campuses. Finally, current assessment and intervention practices and procedures for responding to behaviorally and emotionally disturbed students were explored. A demographic questionnaire and a survey were mailed to three-hundred randomly selected CSAOs (100 each from 4-year public, 4-year private, and 2-year public institutions) listed in the HEP 1991 Higher Education Directory. The survey was designed to measure institutional assessment and intervention practices and procedures used to respond to behaviorally disturbing and emotionally troubled students. One-hundred-fifty-four CSAOs (51.3\%) responded to the survey. Forty-nine (32\%) of responding institutions currently have PWPs. Analyses revealed that the presence or absence of PWPs did not significantly differ across types of institutions. While CSAOs' estimates regarding the incidence of emotionally disturbed students were considerably lower than percentages previously reported, a majority believe the number is increasing. Current assessment and intervention practices and procedures to respond to students with behavioral and psychological problems were varied. Although decisions regarding which campus officials to consult during the intervention process varied, CSAOs involve a variety of campus professionals in the intervention process. Finally, no relationship between initial assessment and institutional intervention was found among the three groups of institutions. Results indicate widespread variation in responding to behaviorally and emotionally disturbed students. This reinforces the need to consider the adoption of well-defined PWPs and affirms the advantages of having a campus intervention team.}, added-at = {2018-06-19T15:18:45.000+0200}, address = {Manhattan, KS}, author = {Stuber, Donna}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2f2c55af2b4576e52fb51b5d423628a22/prophe}, interhash = {e7f5154fae9cc17f8102e64cdfac6006}, intrahash = {f2c55af2b4576e52fb51b5d423628a22}, keywords = {AND COLLEGE COMMUNITY COUNSELING, EDUCATION, GUIDANCE Higher, PSYCHOLOGY,}, school = {Kansas State University}, shorttitle = {Assessment and intervention practices and procedures for responding to students with behavioral and psychological problems at four-year public, four-year private, and two-year public institutions}, timestamp = {2018-06-19T15:18:45.000+0200}, title = {Assessment and intervention practices and procedures for responding to students with behavioral and psychological problems at four-year public, four-year private, and two-year public institutions}, type = {{PhD} {Thesis}}, year = 1992 }