National survey of counseling center directors 1995

RP Gallagher - 1996 - d-scholarship.pitt.edu
As the accrediting agency for counseling centers in a wide variety of settings, the primary
objective for the Association is the maintenance of quality service delivery. The basic
purposes of the Association are to encourage and aid counseling centers and agencies to
meet high professional standards, to inform the public about those that are competent and
reliable, and to foster communication among the centers and agencies.

National survey of counseling center directors 2005

RP Gallagher - 2006 - d-scholarship.pitt.edu
More complete data by institutional size are provided with the survey summary data. Also
see Appendices A, B, & C for summary text data.• 40 centers (10. 9%) charge for personal
counseling; down from a peak of 17.2%. Most of these (79%) begin charging only after a
number of free sessions. The mean fee charged is $19 ($25 when third party payments are
collected) and the mean annual income is $27,332 ($51,958 when there are 3rd party
payers). Only 5 centers reported collecting from 3rd parties.(Items 1-4).• 42.8% of centers are …