KANSAS PRESENTATION

Elements of the introduction slides

Global Impacts/Educational Shifts, Psychological Effects/Long Term MH Trends, Quote, and Counseling Shift/Pandemic Impact/Ongoing Challenges

What elements of the introduction slide 1?

Global Impacts/Educational Shifts, Psychological Effects/Long Term MH Trends

What elements of the introduction slide after Global Impacts/Educational Shifts, Psychological Effects/Long Term MH Trends?

Quote

What elements of the introduction slide after the Quote?

Counseling Shift/Pandemic Impact/Ongoing Challenges

What does the quote talk about?

social isolation, economic and emotional instability, rises in anxiety, depression, and stress for undergraduates

What is the research question?

How did COVID-19 impact of utilization of counseling services for undergraduate students at Delta State?

What are the elements on the 1st literature review?

awareness of services, impact of covid 19, and student interests and preferences

What is on the awareness of services slip?

Student Awareness

Gender Discrepancies

Lack of Awareness

What is on the impact of covid slip?

Increased need for accessible mental health services

Telehealth Interactions

Barriers in seeking help

What is on the students’ interests and preferences slip?

Slight student preference for online platforms

The expansion of telehealth and relaxed policies for student needs

Students advocated for proactive support for diverse populations

what is the first slide of methodology on?

Study design and procedures: google forms to analyze students’ counseling experiences or lack thereof

Participants: 53 students total, use of convenience sampling and survey links by professions and through social media

what is the second slide of methodology on?

Online survey and measures: informed consent, demographic information

Data analysis plan: assessing COVID-19 effects on counseling services, descriptive statistics, and SPSS were used for complex statistical data analysis. Additionally, there was an analysis of Direct data from the university’s counseling center

What is on the results 1 slide?

showcases demographics of younger colleges students that are occupied with responsibilities outside of their academic and are from the state of the university and/or living on the campus where these services are offered.

What is on the results 2 slide?

linear regression test, showed that students’ previous use of counseling services did not influence the importance they place on having access to them

What is on the results 3 slide?

awareness of university counseling services: before covid 19 1.9% heard of the services, during covid 19 38% heard of the services, after and never 1.9%, after covid 19 during 1.9%, after 49% and never 5.7%

What is on the results 4 slide?

that covid 19 negatively impacted my mental health but I have improved ever since

What is on the results 5 slide?

announce the split here, 40% (21) used services concentrated during (50% used once) and after (55% used it 2-5 times) covid 19, the major influential factor was mental health/emotional concerns (30%)

What is on the results 6 slide?

here we can conclude that there was more satisfaction with the services than dissatisfaction

What is on the results 7 slide?

announce the split here, 60% (32) did not use services because of a lack of awareness for participants/no need for services (24%), during and after scheduling challenges (33%) \, the major influential factor was general lack of knowledge (56%)

What is on the results 8 slide?

here we can conclude that there is more of a potential to see more utilization in the future

What is on the results 9 slide?

we can conclude that a multitude of factors influenced the demand for counseling services as it decreased annually and within the recent semesters

What are the limitations of the study?

Reliance on self-reported

Use of convenience sampling

Duration of the Study

The cross-sectional design

The study cannot fully account for individual differences

Some data was not provided by participants

What are the future directions?

Longitudinal studies

Effectiveness of counseling types

Tailored interventions

Institutional policies

What are the conclusions of the study?

Impact of COVID-19 on mental health

Importance of proactive communication

Recommendations for improvement

What is the acknowledgement?

thanking dr. mondy for her support

What is the appendix?

data gathered from the counseling center through the Office of Institutional Research, Effectiveness and Planning (IREP) at Delta State Universit