Evidence-Based and Empirically Supported College Counseling Center Treatment of Alcohol Related Issues

College counseling center administrators and staff counselors face the increasing challenge to provide best practice counseling in all domains of their work. The present chapter explores the evidence base for alcohol counseling, seeking to determine whether recent empirical evidence suggests the use of particular counseling strategies when working with alcohol related issues. A summary of research findings in general as well as specific to college counseling centers is provided, along with factors to consider when deciding how to best use the current evidence. (C) 2005 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved.