COUNSELING SERVICES Center For Student Success Yelena Sardaryan, MPH, MA

 What is Counseling?  What is the demand for Counseling: General population/Students  What is Counseling Relationships about?  What is Confidentiality  Scope of Counseling Services  Working Hours/Making appointments  Small exercises

 When someone invites and allows another person to enter into a particular kind of relationship with them.  Permission to speak  Respect for difference  Confidentiality  Affirmation

 Insight  Relating to others  Self-awareness  Self-acceptance  Self-actualization  Enlightenment  Problem-solving  Psychological education  Acquisition of social skills  Cognitive change  Behavior change  Empowerment

 Resolution  Learning  Social Inclusion

 Nearly half of American households have had someone seek mental health treatment  91 %--said they would likely consult or recommend a mental health professional if they or a family member were experiencing a problem.  87% pointed to lack of insurance coverage  81% percent pointed to cost concerns.  20% STIGMA is "a very important reason not to seek help" from a mental health professional.  59 million people have received mental health treatment in the past two years, and that 80% have found it effective

 19% reported experiencing a Verbal Threat within the last 12 months.  47% felt things were Hopeless within the past 12 months  55% feeling very Lonely within the past 12 months.  11% seriously considering Suicide within the past 12 months; 1.8% have attempted suicide.  45% that their academics have been Traumatic  42% report that their Finances Have Been Traumatic  58% experiencing more than average or tremendous Stress  22% Sleep Difficulties affected their individual academic performance within the past 12 months *American College Health Association - National College Health Assessment II (ACHA-NCHA II), 2015

 Empathy  Responsibility  Counseling plan  Support network Involvement  Informed consent  Avoid harm  Appreciation of personal values  Trust  Confidentiality

 Loss  Death  Trauma  Domestic violence  Displacement  Stress  Stigmatization  Sexual abuse and ets Mental Health problems Fear Sadness Loneliness Guilt Aggression Somatic complaints Sexual difficulties Substance abuse

 Changes in Mood and Behavior  Detachment from social networking  Traumatic Changes in life relationships  Drug and alcohol abuse  Physical concerns  Adjustment difficulties  ON-LINE communication versus OFF-LINE

 Negative thought and feeling will rise/may feel worse in some way  Discussion of your concerns  Identify ways of finding your own solutions to problems  Counselor acknowledges your feelings and thoughts  Develop counseling plan  Resolve-Learn-Social Inclusion

 Good Counselor listens without judging or criticizing  Good Counselor listens with empathy  Counselor should never tell you what to do

- Ordering, commanding, and pressuring - Warning and threatening - Giving advice or providing solutions (when this is not necessary) - Moralizing and labeling - Disagreeing, judging, and criticizing - Instruction and evaluation - Arguing - Openly showing disbelief - Lack of interest or not responding - Educating (when not appropriate)

 INDIVIDUAL COUSELING  GROUP COUSELING  WORKSHOPS  WELLNESS SESSIONS  CRISIS INTERVENTION  REFFERALS

 Personal information  History of the sessions  Content of the sessions, including concerns  NO ONE, including Center for Student Success, parents, AUA staff and faculty, NO ONE, Unless  Danger to himself/herself  Suicidal thoughts  Child abuse  Abuse of a vulnerable adult

 Monday through Friday,  04:15pm-06:15pm  Contact in person (Main Building, room 418M), by by phone (SOON )

 Counseling is often an effective way of dealing with psychosocial and emotional problems.  Behavior is often an open expression of feelings. In order to change problematic behavior, counseling requires dealing with feelings.  Psychological health is an important part of survival, protection, and general development.  Counseling encourages and assists to find a solution for his/her problem/situation.