A Partnership Model to Enhance Mental Health Staffing: Lessons From Two Community Colleges

IF 1.7 Q2 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Community College Review Pub Date : 2023-09-22 DOI:10.1177/00915521231201419

Kenneth M. Coll, Cathleen B. Ruch, Charles P. Ruch, Jessica L. Dimitch, Brenda J. Freeman

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Abstract

Objective: Community colleges have historically reported high levels of student mental health needs, with low levels of available face to face services. Ways of meeting this mental health staffing challenge is an area of import for each institution. The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated this situation. The objective of this analysis is to examine the impact of the pandemic on college students, with particular attention to community college student mental health issues and to illuminate a possible strategy to respond the expanded staffing needs faced by this sector of higher education. Method: This work is based on a review of studies reporting the pandemic’s impact on community college student mental health, and needed mental health staffing. Two case studies, one urban and one rural, are presented here to highlight needed community college-university partnerships focused on increasing mental health professionals for community colleges. Results: The case studies illuminated commonalities between urban-rural settings, as well as challenges. Based on the literature review and case studies a generic model for responding to this critical mental health staffing need is presented. Contributions: This work challenges the notion that traditional staffing arrangements are the only patterns available to expand needed mental health professionals needed in community colleges. Studies of alternative staffing arrangement, evaluation, impact, and student satisfaction are warranted.

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目的:社区大学历来报告学生心理健康需求水平高，可获得的面对面服务水平低。如何应对这一精神卫生人员配备方面的挑战，对每个机构来说都是一个重要领域。2019冠状病毒病大流行加剧了这种情况。这一分析的目的是审查这一流行病对大学生的影响，特别关注社区大学生的心理健康问题，并阐明一项可能的战略，以应对高等教育这一部门所面临的扩大的人员配备需求。方法:这项工作是基于对报告大流行对社区大学生心理健康影响的研究的回顾，以及所需的心理健康人员。这里介绍了两个案例研究，一个是城市的，一个是农村的，以突出社区学院-大学合作伙伴关系的需要，重点是增加社区学院的心理健康专业人员。结果:案例研究揭示了城乡环境之间的共性，以及面临的挑战。基于文献综述和案例研究，提出了一种应对这一关键心理健康人员需求的通用模型。贡献:这项工作挑战了传统的人员安排是唯一可用于扩大社区大学所需心理健康专业人员的模式的观念。替代人员安排、评估、影响和学生满意度的研究是必要的。

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Community College Review EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH-

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期刊介绍： The Community College Review (CCR) has led the nation for over 35 years in the publication of scholarly, peer-reviewed research and commentary on community colleges. CCR welcomes manuscripts dealing with all aspects of community college administration, education, and policy, both within the American higher education system as well as within the higher education systems of other countries that have similar tertiary institutions. All submitted manuscripts undergo a blind review. When manuscripts are not accepted for publication, we offer suggestions for how they might be revised. The ultimate intent is to further discourse about community colleges, their students, and the educators and administrators who work within these institutions.