Information about the Center’s personnel was acquired in this section of the survey. Eight different job titles were listed. The analysis of the number of student bodies is also in this section. Results are presented below in Table 33 to Table 41.
The first question is about the Center’s director as shown in Table 33. In the university group, 69% of the directors have a doctoral and 31% have a master’s as the highest education level. In the college group, 38% of the directors have a doctoral degree and 55% have a master’s degree. This data shows a significant difference between the group where he university group’s directors have an overall higher education level (x2=8.309, p<.05). The Centers that answered “other” explained that the director is a candidate for doctoral degree.
Information was also acquired whether the directors’ degree is in counseling or related field. In the university group, 78% of the directors have a degree in
counseling or related degree, and 67% for the college group. The last part is about psychologist licensure. In the university group, 33% of the directors are licensed and 21% for the college group, with no significant difference between the groups.
Table 33. Center director group are licensed as a psychologist and 1.57 people from the college group.
The education level of the staff in the university group shows that the mean of 1 staff in the Center has a doctoral degree, 2.33 staffs have a master’s degree, and 1.54 staffs have a bachelor degree. For the college group, a mean of 1.80 staffs have a
master’s degree, 1.64 staffs have a bachelor degree and 1 staff have an unspecified degree.
The average or mean work hour per week per staff is 40.64 hours for the university group and 39.16 hours for the college group. The staffs’ workload was asked to be divided into percentage among professional or counseling work, administrative work and other. For the university group, about 44% of the workload is professional work, 52% is administration work and 14% is other work. In the college group, 40% of the workload is professional work, 45% is administration work and 19% is other work.
Table 34 . Full-time professional staff
University College
Variables
N Mean SD N Mean SD t
Personnel 38 2.84 1.586 18 2.06 1.110 1.892
Licensed 27 2.19 1.594 7 1.57 1.134 0.953
Ph. D 3 1.00 0.000 0 0.0 n/a
Master’s 36 2.33 1.454 10 1.80 0.919 1.096 Bachelor 13 1.54 0.776 11 1.64 0.674 -0.327
Other 0 0.0 1 1.00 0.000 n/a
Work Hour 36 40.64 2.997 19 39.16 3.671 1.611
Pro % 32 43.97 18.055 16 40.31 15.107 0.696 Admin % 32 51.72 17.853 16 45.31 18.927 1.149 Other % 10 13.80 5.266 6 19.17 13.571 -1.137
In Table 35, results about the part-time professional staff are displayed. The mean of number of part-time staff in the Center is 7 staffs for the university group and 6.45 staffs for the college group. Among these staff, 5.55 people from the university
group are licensed as a psychologist and 2.36 people from the college group. This difference is significant between the groups with the t-test result (t=2.290, p<.05).
The education level of the staff in the university group shows that the mean of 2.76 staff in the Center have a doctoral degree, 5.31 staffs have a master’s degree, 1.25 staffs have a bachelor’s, and 1 staff have an unspecified degree. For the college group, a mean of 3.91 staffs have a doctoral degree, 4.76 staffs have a master’s degree, and 1 staff has a bachelor degree.
The average work hour per week per staff is 6.66 hours for the university group and 9.16 hours for the college group. The staffs’ workload was asked to be divided into percentage among professional or counseling work, administrative work and other. For the university group, about 94% of the workload is professional work, 35% is administration work and 10% is other work. In the college group, 73% of the workload is professional work, 33% is administration work and 17% is other work.
There a significant difference between the groups for professional work of the part-time staffs, where the mean from the university is approximately 20% higher than that of the college group (t=2.695, p<.05).
A simple comparison between the full-time and part-time professional staff shows that more individuals are licensed and provide a much higher percentage of workload in professional service for the part-time staffs.
Table 35. Part-time professional staff
University College
Variables
N Mean SD N Mean SD t
Personnel 40 7.00 5.588 22 6.45 6.345 0.350
Licensed 33 5.55 5.069 14 2.36 1.646 2.290*
Ph. D 21 2.76 1.868 11 3.91 3.727 -0.960 Master’s 35 5.31 5.262 17 4.76 4.409 0.371 Bachelor 8 1.25 0.463 4 1.00 0.000 1.528 Other 2 1.00 0.000 0 0.00 n/a
Work Hour 37 6.66 7.055 22 9.16 13.169 -0.824
Pro % 36 94.03 16.768 20 73.00 32.582 2.695*
Admin % 5 35.00 32.404 9 33.33 18.708 0.106 Other % 4 10.00 0.000 3 16.67 11.547 -1.000
*p<.05
In the next two tables shows trainees’ background and workload. In Table 36, results about the full-time trainees are displayed. The mean of number of personnel in the Center is 2.36 staffs for the university group and 1.45 staffs for the college group. There is a significant difference between the group (t=2.293, p<.05)
Among these trainees in both groups, none of them are licensed as a psychologist.
Also, all of the trainees are currently pursuing a master’s degree. A mean of 2.42 trainees for the university group, and 1.45 trainees for the college group, with a significant difference (t=2.444, p<.05).
The average work hour per week per trainee is about 33 hours for the trainees from both groups. The trainees’ workload was asked to be divided into percentage among professional or counseling work, administrative work and other. For the university group, about 53% of the workload is professional work, 43% is
administration work and 12% is other work. In the college group, 51% of the workload is professional work, 36% is administration work and 21% is other work.
Table 36. Full-time trainee
University College
Variables
N Mean SD N Mean SD t
Personnel 25 2.36 1.221 11 1.45 0.688 2.293*
Licensed 0 0.00 0 0.00 n/a
Ph. D 0 0.00 0 0.00 n/a
Master’s 24 2.42 1.213 11 1.45 0.688 2.444*
Bachelor 0 0.00 0 0.00 n/a
Other 0 0.00 0 0.00 n/a
Work Hour 23 33.30 3.169 11 33.09 2.587 0.194
Pro % 21 52.90 16.130 11 51.36 21.690 0.228 Admin % 21 42.62 14.800 10 36.00 17.764 1.092 Other % 8 11.75 5.365 4 21.25 13.150 -1.388
*p<.05
In Table 37, results about the part-time trainees are displayed, with no significant difference between the groups for all of the variables. The mean of number of trainees in the Center is 3.13 staffs for the university group and 1.83 staffs for the college group. Among these trainees, a mean of 0.20 trainees is licensed as a psychologist in the university group.
In the university group, a mean of 1 trainee is currently in a doctoral program and 3.58 trainees are in a master’s program. As for the college group, a mean of 1.83 trainees are in a master’s program.
The average work hour per week per trainee is about 8 hours for the trainees
from both groups. The trainees’ workload was asked to be divided into percentage among professional or counseling work, administrative work and other. For the university group, about 79% of the workload is professional work, 29% is administration work and 16% is other work. In the college group, 70% of the workload is professional work, 33% is administration work and 25% is other work.
A comparison between full-time and part-time trainee, similar to the professional staff, part-time trainee focus a much higher percentage of workload on the professional service.
Table 37. Part-time trainee
University College
Variables
N Mean SD N Mean SD t
Personnel 15 3.13 4.121 6 1.83 0.753 0.756
Licensed 5 0.20 0.447 0 0.00 n/a
Ph. D 3 1.00 0.000 0 0.00 n/a
Master’s 12 3.58 4.441 6 1.83 0.753 0.944
Bachelor 0 0.00 0 0.00 n/a
Other 0 0.00 0 0.00 n/a
Work Hour 14 8.32 7.070 6 8.00 0.000 0.110
Pro % 10 78.50 26.040 5 70.00 28.284 0.580 Admin % 5 28.60 14.993 3 33.33 15.275 -0.430 Other % 2 16.00 5.657 2 25.00 21.213 -0.580
In the next three tables, we see results about the administrative staff, student assistants, and other staff. In Table 38, there is no significant difference between the groups. The mean number of staff is 1.69 for the university group and 1.38 for the college group. The average work hour per week per staff is 40.62 hours for the
university group and 39.56 hours for the college group.
In Table 39, the mean number of student assistants is 3.25 for the university group and 2.80 for the college group. The average work hour per week per assistant is 20.70 hours for the university group and 34.57 hours for the college group. The average of hours shows a significant difference between the group (t=-2.146, p<.05).
In Table 40, the Centers that provided answer for the other staff of the Center include volunteers, resource center staff, special education staff, caretaker, on-site psychiatrist, and social worker. The mean number of other staff is 4.71 for the university group and 7.14 for the college group. The average work house per week per staff is 22.86 hours for the university group, and 19.71 hours for the college group.
Table 38. Administrative staff
University College
Variables
N Mean SD N Mean SD t
Personnel 29 1.69 1.105 21 1.38 0.740 1.111
Work Hour 29 40.62 2.355 21 39.56 2.036 1.668
Table 39. Student assistants
University College
Variables
N Mean SD N Mean SD t
Personnel 40 3.25 2.715 23 2.80 3.531 0.561
Work Hour 39 20.70 16.109 23 34.57 34.620 -2.146*
*p<.05
Table 40. Other staff
University College
Variables
N Mean SD N Mean SD t
Personnel 17 4.71 6.391 14 7.14 7.284 -0.992
Work Hour 17 22.86 19.398 14 19.71 18.817 0.457
In the next table, information was collected from the survey but was not analyzed directly like the other questions. The purpose of these analyses is to find out the ratio of a professional staff to student bodies. Full-time-equivalence or FTE of professional staff means the part-time staffs were converted into full-time staff based on the working hour of 40 hours per week per staff. As we can see, the mean number of FTE staff is now 3.61 for the university group and 2.46 for the college group. And there is a statistical significant difference between the groups (t=2.844, p<.01).
Next, the number of student bodies was given in the basic information part of the survey where the sum of students from daytime, evening, and continuing studies.
The mean is 10,646 students for the university group and 5,215 for the college group.
Hence, the size of student body in the university group is twice of the college group, and provides a significant difference between the groups (t=5.617, p<.001).
With the results from the above information, the ratio of staff to students is 1:6,289 for the university group, and 1:2,747 for the college group.
Table 41. Ratio of staff to students
University College
Variables
N Mean SD N Mean SD t
FTE 42 3.61 1.871 29 2.46 1.341 2.844**
Students 41 10646.24 5303.840 30 5215.83 2730.326 5.617***
Ratio 40 6288.91 16041.018 29 2746.72 2149.116 1.179
**p<.01, ***p<.001