我能从个人咨询中得到什么?
Personal counseling is a collaborative process between the counselor and the student aimed at focusing on specific goals you have set. Common goals include reducing anxiety/depression, improving relationships, improving self-esteem, and overcoming a traumatic experience. Sessions are generally 50 minutes and can be scheduled weekly, bi-weekly or at other 时间间隔由双方共同决定. Personal counseling is not a “magic wand” and the counselor cannot reach your goals for you, however, we can help guide you in the direction 成功地做到这一点. It is an active process that will take work on your part both in and outside of sessions, and we are willing to help you do this!
Will my parents, family, friends or professors know I am coming to counseling?
All services provided by the Counseling and 残疾人服务 Office are confidential. Our staff adheres to professional, legal, and ethical guidelines that protect your 个人信息. This means any information about your contact with our office will not become part of your academic record and cannot be released to any office 或个人未经您的同意. You may choose to sign a release of information form to allow us to communicate with family or friends and you can choose what information 他们可以访问(例如). 只在紧急情况下联络). 我们一定会讨论的 confidentiality with you in detail at your first appointment. It is important to note that there are some exceptions to confidentiality. As counselors, we are mandated to report some information which may include intent to harm yourself or others, or any suspicion of abuse occurring to a vulnerable population such as children, the elderly, the disabled etc. 我们的首要目标是维护您的 personal safety as well as the safety of others, and if we believe confidentiality must be breached, we will make every attempt to discuss this with you prior to doing so.
Are there any limits to concerns I can bring to personal counseling sessions?
While we do our best to meet your needs and often deal with severe and on-going concerns, some issues may exceed the scope of what our counselors are qualified to address. Additionally, your needs may exceed the services that we can provide in our counseling 这个时候的中心. We will discuss this with you and provide referral information for clinicians in the community who may be better suited to meet your needs. 一些 examples of needs that may exceed our qualifications/services include chronically suicidal/homicidal/psychotic students, students suffering from severe psychiatric diagnoses beyond the scope of our training, students presenting with a primary diagnosis of substance dependence, and students whose presenting concerns pose ethical conflicts (ex. Roommates seeking individual counseling to talk about one another, family members seeking individual counseling to talk about one another etc.).
Often, we can work with students in conjunction with their medical doctors/other treating clinicians, so please be sure to contact us to discuss suitability for services before 假设我们帮不了你.
Can I have 药物 prescribed through the Counseling Center?
One limitation to our counseling center is that we do not have medical doctors on staff, so we will not be able to provide any medication management services. 请 speak with us about referrals to physicians who can prescribe 药物, including those who operate on a sliding fee scale and accept patients without insurance.
Can I have 药物 prescribed through 健康 Services?
对于斯泰茨伯勒的学生:
You may utilize 健康 Services at Georgia Southern, however, they will not provide NEW prescriptions to students who are not currently receiving medication management 他们的家庭医生. If you ARE currently receiving medication from your home 医生, 联系GSU健康服务部. If documentation can be provided directly from your treating 医生, 健康 Services will often refill prescriptions during the times you may not be able to visit your 医生接受补充. Statesboro students CANNOT receive any services from Georgia Southern’s Counseling 职业发展中心. This includes personal counseling, crisis intervention, and/or psychiatric services.
对于斯温斯伯勒的学生:
请 contact 健康 Services in Swainsboro to discuss ability to prescribe psychiatric 药物. 联系电话:(478)289-2182.
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