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Univ. center counsels students
KRISTEN COULTER
Issue date: 8/9/07 Section: News
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The University Health Center offers a variety of mental health services, including counseling, psychological testing, psychiatric services, medical evaluations and monitoring and crisis intervention.
In order to be eligible for counseling, a student must take a telephone screening. If it is determined the student needs counseling, then the health center can provide several kinds of treatment.
Individual counseling is one option the health center offers. Those who receive this type of treatment typically attend weekly or bi-weekly sessions. However, according to the Web site, those who require more intense therapy may be referred to other doctors, either on campus or in Athens.
The health center also offers group counseling. According to the Web site, there are groups for people dealing with relationships, anxiety and stress management, depression, eating disorders and people with family members who are addicted to drugs and alcohol.
The health center takes these steps in order to determine each student's needs. These steps - two of which include screenings and the other is a meeting with a counselor - all help to place a student in the correct group.
These groups are made up of six to eight people. The Web site says the group meetings - which occur once a week - are confidential. All counseling is available at a lower rate for students who pay the student health fee with their student fees.
In addition to counseling, the health center provides psychological testing. According to the Web site: "Psychological testing may be recommended to help focus the goals of therapy, to clarify difficulties, to target specific problems such as substance abuse or eating disorders, or to assess and treat AD/HD."
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