Administrative History

The Counseling Service (1946-1967) was a student services unit at Brigham Young University. The service had responsibility for incoming student registration, counseling, occupation advising, and testing services.

The Counseling Service was established by president Howard McDonald in 1946 as a means of assisting returning students after World War II. Initially run as a university committee, the service was staffed part-time by faculty members. During the Ernest L. Wilkinson Administration staffing was shifted away from faculty to professional counseling staff.

Among its responsibilities, between 1946 and 1956 the Counseling Service was charged with assisting and counseling new freshmen and sophomores during the registration process. Other regular responsibilities of the unit included academic advisement, personal counseling, psychiatric services, occupational counseling, and testing services.

Chairmen of Counseling Services included Antone K. Romney (1946-1955), Howard T. Reid (1955-1957), Clyde A. Parker (1957-1966), and Vern H. Jensen (1966-1967).

The unit operated under the direction of Special Services (1946-1955) and Student Personnel Services (1955-1967). In 1967 the unit was reorganized as the Counseling Center.

Citation:

Brigham Young University annual catalogue, 1946: p. 9 (Counseling Service; standing university committee; members: A.K. Romney, M.K. Allen, and H.G. Clarke) p. 61 (part of Division of Special Services)

Brigham Young University annual catalogue, 1947: p. 10 (Counseling Service; standing university committee under Special Services) p. 46 (new freshmen and sophomores registered for classes through Counseling Service; includes chairmen for tests and measurements, and occupational information; 20 faculty members in service to assist students)

Brigham Young University annual catalogue, 1949: p. 11 (Counseling Service; standing committee; members: Romney, Allen, Clark, and E. H. Himes)

Brigham Young University annual catalogue, 1952: p. 11 (Counseling Service; standing committee; A. K. Romney, chair) p. 63 (part of Special Services; new freshmen and sophomores register through service) p. 64 (offers testing service, occupational information service, and clinical counseling service)

Brigham Young University annual catalogue, 1955: p. 37 (Counseling Service; Howard T. Reid, chairman) p. 94-95 (part of Student Personnel Services; new freshmen and sophomores register through service; provides counseling for personal problems, as well as educational counseling; offers registration services and testing services)

Brigham Young University catalog of courses, 1956: p. 11 (Counseling Service; Howard T. Reid, chairman) p. 104 (Counseling Service; offers counseling services, testing services, and occupational information)

Brigham Young University catalog of courses, 1957: p. 11 (Counseling Service; Clyde A. Parker, chair) p. 89 (part of Student Personnel Services; offers counseling services (personal, educational, occupational), testing services, occupational information, and study skill assistance; maintains Counseling Service Library)

Brigham Young University catalog of courses, 1959: p. 71 (Counseling Service; offers counseling, psychiatric services, testing, occupational information, and assistance with study skills)

Brigham Young University catalog of courses, 1962: p. 35 (Counseling Service; offers counseling, psychiatric services, testing, and occupational information)

Brigham Young University catalog of courses, 1964: p. 35-36 (Counseling Service; offers counseling, testing services, and occupational information) p. 424 (Clyde A. Parker, chair)

Brigham Young University catalog of courses, 1966: p. 37 (Counseling Service; part of Student Personnel Services; provides educational and personal counseling, testing, and occupational information) p. 467 (Counseling Service; Vern H. Jensen, chairman)

Brigham Young University catalog of courses, 1968: p. 40 (Counseling Center; offered counseling services, testing services, and occupational information) p. 520 (Counseling Center; Vern H. Jensen, chairman)

Brigham Young University, 1975: vol. 3 p. 301 (Counseling Service; Counseling Center; Antone K. Romney, first chairman; initially staffed with part-time teacher counselors; during Wilkinson Administration, shifted to staffing with full-time professional counselors, addition of clinical psychologists) p. 302 (in 1967, adopted new goals and objectives)

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