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Organizational Consultation
Consultation services assist faculty, staff and administrators
in their efforts to contribute to an effective learning environment
for students. Collaborative liaison relationships with administrative
units, academic departments and campus programs facilitate
the early identification of and effective intervention with
students and employees manifesting emotional and/or behavioral
concerns. Consultation services may include individual and
departmental interventions, crisis debriefings, group facilitations,
emergency interventions, student referrals and psycho-educational
programming. On-site individual consultation-prevention services
play a significant role in alleviating sources of stress within
the environment which detract from student, faculty and staff
effectiveness, productivity and satisfaction.
Learning Community Intervention
The College & Community Liaison
Program was developed in an effort to directly benefit
the educator in his/her role as faculty, staff and administrator
in the event of an unanticipated crisis. A Counseling Center
consultant is available for on-site assistance in discussing
the traumatic or disruptive event and its impact on a class
or an organization. Administrators, faculty and staff are
encouraged to invite a liaison representative, to committee
and department meetings to briefly introduce the Program,
and to identify proactive and crisis campus resources. Center
professionals are also available to organize proactive psycho-educational
workshops and crisis management programming and interventions
at the request of a faculty, staff or administrator.
Additional Resources
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Referring
a Student to the Counseling Center
If you become aware that a student is having personal, academic,
or social problems it is often useful to ask: "Are you
talking with anyone about this?" If you feel that the
student would benefit from a referral for counseling, it is
usually best to express your concern and recommendation directly
to the student. It is also generally better to suggest counseling
to a student and allow the student to make his or her own
decision. But if a student needs help immediately, offer to
call the Counseling Center with the student present. If you
call the Counseling Center on behalf of a student, identify
yourself and explain to the receptionist that you are assisting
a student in making an appointment, then allow the student
to speak to the receptionist to arrange an appointment time.
(For more information, see Making a Referral.)
Services for Faculty and Staff:
Employee Assistance Program
(EAP)
The University recognizes that alleviating personal, family,
or work related problems of its faculty, staff and admin may
result in improved functioning for both the individuals and
the organization. An EAP is housed in the Counseling Center
and assists University employees and their families with these
difficulties. Qualified professionals provide evaluation and
recommendations, short-term personal and career counseling,
referral, consultation, crisis intervention, seminars and
groups. Services are confidential and free of charge.
Campus Resources:
Community
Agencies and Resources
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