Services Offered
Individual
Therapy
A full range of psychological services
are offered, including coping with conflicts at school, work
and personal life, depression, low self-esteem, stress
management, and assertiveness training. The counselor
and student work together to develop strategies for addressing
goals. Couples and family therapy are included,
according to the need of the student.
Group
Therapy (facilitated by the counselor)
The supportive environment of peers to
enhance work on goals. Feedback from other students in a
non judgmental setting, promotes positive personal
growth.
Workshops (facilitated
by the counselor)
Small groups of students work together on specific topics
including self esteem, assertiveness training, stress
management, test anxiety, relaxation training and interviewing
skills.
SOS Program
Students Offering Support, under the counselor's direction,
provides a mentoring service to the new students starting each
Fall and Spring semesters. The SOS team is made up of
mostly seniors who meet the new junior students during
orientation and assist with the transition to the College of
Nursing.
RA Program
Under the counselor's guidance, RA's provide support to
residents of the CON dorm, making appropriate referrals to the
counselor and possible community agency.
Confidentiality
Any contact with the counselor is kept in strict confidence.
When the counselor and a student think that it would be helpful to
share any information, the student completes a Release of
Information form.
According to the Illinois Mental Health and Development
Disabilities Confidentiality Act there are three situations when a
counselor is required to release information:
- A minor child is at risk of being abused or neglected.
- A student the counselor is working with is at risk of serious
injury to him/herself.
- A student the counselor is working with is threatening serious
harm to another person.
