Counselling Effectiveness at a City Counselling Centre.

Abstract

An evaluation of a Christchurch counselling centre's services was completed and then compared with the results of earlier studies conducted at the same agency. The results enabled (a) a comparison of earlier client demographic data with similar, more recent data, and (b) a comparison of earlier data with more recent data relating to client and counsellor estimates of counselling outcome and satisfaction with counselling. Findings showed that there was remarkable similarity between clients using the service now and those doing so several years earlier; that the counselling being offered to clients was effective in meeting their needs; and that over 90% of clients were receiving brief counselling, i.e., fewer than five sessions. The implications of these findings are discussed in relation to agency policy and counsellor choice of therapy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of New Zealand Journal of Counselling is the property of New Zealand Association of Counsellors and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)