Student’s counseling needs not in budget - Elizabeth Davis, the Technician

Monica Osburn, director of counselors at the Student Health Center, is one of the few counselors on campus. There is a shortage of counselors at N.C. State in relation to their demand. Last year, more than 4,000 N.C. State students went to the University’s Counseling Center to receive help with personal issues. Due to budget cuts, understaffing and high demands for counseling, officials at the center said they are unable to serve students as effectively as they’d like. According to Monica Osburn, the director of the Counseling Center, the recommended ratio for counselors serving students on campus is one counselor for every 1,000 students. Osburn said the Counseling Center employs 18 counselors, but for a student population the size of N.C. State’s, the Counseling Center needs 23 counselors. http://www.technicianonline.com/news/article_0b9413b4-b0b2-11e3-84a3-001a4bcf6878.html