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Personal Counseling > Consent
for Counseling
Welcome to the Wayne State College Counseling
Center! In order to serve you better we would like to provide
you with some information about the Counseling Center which
will be discussed during your first appointment. If you
have any questions, please let your counselor know.
What is Counseling?
Counseling provides an opportunity for individuals (known
as clients) to learn to make better decisions, improve personal
skills, develop increased confidence, overcome blocks to
personal effectiveness, and acquire a keener awareness and
appreciation of their needs and the needs of others. In
a personal interaction with a counselor, a client is helped
to explore and express feelings, examine beliefs and ways
of thinking about the world, reflect on patterns of behavior,
and work toward making healthy changes.
Your First Appointment
Your first visit will include a brief period of time discussing
your present concerns. This session will help both you and
the counselor decide how the Counseling Center services
can best help you. These services may consist of individual,
couples, or group counseling at the Counseling Center or
possibly a referral to another office on campus or an off-campus
service that may be more appropriate to your needs.
Additional Appointments
If it is mutually decided that additional individual sessions
at the Counseling Center are needed, an appointment will
be set for this purpose. Counseling sessions are typically
scheduled weekly and last forty-five to fifty minutes. During
an early visit with your counselor, you will work on establishing
goals for counseling.
Because of the large number of students requesting counseling,
the Wayne State College Counseling Center provides short-term
counseling, which means that counselors recognize the limited
time available to clients and attempt to help them remain
effective members of the Wayne State College community.
Depending on when you request counseling and what the current
demand for counseling is at the Center, you may have to
wait a few days to see a counselor. We recognize that coming
to counseling often takes courage and resolve, and waiting
can be frustrating when you are doing something important.
Please know that the Counseling Center is doing its best
to accommodate as many people as possible with a minimal
wait.
Cancellations and No-shows
Personal commitment to counseling is crucial for success.
We encourage you to keep all appointments scheduled with
your counselor. If you must miss a session due to illness
or an emergency, please call the Counseling Center at 375-7321
to cancel the appointment as far in advance as possible.
If you “no-show” for a session, please call
the Counseling Center to re-schedule as soon as you become
aware that you have missed your appointment.
Also see Confidentiality
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Ron Vick, MA, LPC
Counselor / Academic Advisor
Int'l Student Advisor
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