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Student Counseling Service
Students are invited to talk with counselors
and psychologists about any concerns that affect their academic
progress, educational goals, choice of career, personal-social
effectiveness or emotional well-being. In counseling, the focus
is on assisting students with developing academic, career choice
and personal skills; understanding themselves and their concerns;
and making decisions and changes that they judge are best for them.
The following services are provided for students:
Learning Skills Assistance provides
individual and group assistance with study skills, test-taking,
time management, etc. Also available is a self-help lab, information
about academic support services such as tutoring, help desks
and study skills handouts.
Educational Planning helps
students choose an academic major (departmental or college
academic advisors assist students with selecting classes).
Career Counseling assists
with learning about one's interests, personality, values and
various career opportunities in order to make informed career
choices.
Computer Assisted Career Guidance assists
with matching interests, abilities and values with career alternatives.
Personal Counseling gives
students an opportunity to talk about behaviors and feelings,
values and beliefs, relationships and sexual development, and
other concerns. Couples, premarital, marriage and divorce counseling
are also available.
Relaxation Training (biofeedback)
assists with learning to cope better with stress and anxiety
in order to become a more effective student and person.
Group Counseling/Workshops include,
among other experiences, choice of academic major workshops,
career decision-making workshops, international and minority
student groups, and groups focusing on the development of effective
personal-relationship skills and the resolution of various
specific concerns.
HelpLine provides support
information, referral and/or crisis intervention. Available
evenings and weekends by calling (979) 845-2700.
Crisis Counseling is available
from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, at the Student
Counseling Service (Henderson Hall). After 5 p.m. and on weekends,
call the Student Counseling HelpLine at (979) 845-2700.
Test Interpretation of
study skills, career interest and personality inventories assigned
by counselors assists students with improving learning skills,
selecting a major and career, and developing self-understanding.
Academic and Career Resource Center includes
up-to-date and comprehensive libraries of academic, educational
and career self-help information which are available for use
without an appointment.
CounseLine Self-Help Program provides
basic information about a wide variety of academic, career
and personal concerns. Call (979) 845-2958 to anonymously request
any tape(s) or information about available tapes.
Referral Resource provides
counselors who can refer students to other specialized services,
including long-term counseling resources, found within the
University and the surrounding geographic area.
The Student Counseling Service respects
the confidential nature of counseling sessions to the limits
provided by law, and no record of a student's visits is made
on an academic transcript or in a placement file. Except for
certain special services, no fees are charged for counseling.
Information about limited duration
counseling services may be obtained by calling (979) 845-4427
(Ext. 108 for academic-career services and Ext. 101 for personal
counseling), or by going to the Student Counseling Service
located in Henderson Hall.
In a CRISIS situation, the student
should come to the Student Counseling Service during weekday,
daytime service hours. At night or on weekends, the student
should call the Student Counseling HelpLine at (979) 845-2700.
During University holidays, the student should call the Mental
Health Authority of the Brazos Valley at (979) 822-6467, or
go to the emergency room at St. Joseph Hospital or the College
Station Medical Center.
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