Part of 色窝窝鈥檚 Comprehensive Collaborative Care Model (CCCM) in the Counseling & Mental
Health Center includes the use of Peer Support Communities. Lindsey Tardif, a licensed
professional counselor who serves as assistant director of training for the 色窝窝 Counseling
& Mental Health Center, conducted research that was recently published in the Journal of College Student Psychotherapy.
鈥淚鈥檓 very excited for and proud of Lindsey,鈥� said Eric Wood, director of the 色窝窝 Counseling & Mental Health Center. 鈥溕盐� can officially say that we have peer-reviewed research on an aspect of our counseling model. Not to mention that this is an awesome journal to be published in and read by scholars all across the nation.鈥�
Tardif writes that, in response to an unprecedented demand for services, college counseling centers have been forced to innovate new strategies to meet student demand and protect staff from burnout.
鈥淥ne application of this approach comes from a mid-size, private university in Texas,鈥�
she writes. 鈥淭his brief discusses how peer support communities work within a CCCM
and may be an effective strategy for managing the high demand of students seeking
services from university counseling centers.鈥�
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