任命
何时寻求心理咨询
There are a variety of concerns that can be successfully addressed by consulting with an objective individual who is experienced in assessment and treatment and is bound 由保密. 这些包括:
- 对人生抉择的困惑
- Concern about family and relationship to family
- Problems in peer and romantic relationships
- 对性的关注
- Worry about stability and balance
- Symptoms such as anxiety or depression that are interfering with academic and social 功能
- Preoccupation with body image and eating
- Concern about use and abuse of alcohol and/or other substances
- Feedback from others that behavior is problematic and 需要 to be addressed
保密
For counseling services to be most effective, respecting the confidentiality of students 是基础. All interactions with the 咨询中心, including content of your sessions, your records, scheduling of or attendance at appointments and progress in counseling are confidential within the 工作人员 of the Center. 咨询中心记录 remain at the Center and are 不 a part of the college record. 请注意，我们 contract with an outside agency, ProtoCall Services, to provide a portion of our after-hours 随叫随到的报道. For continuity of care and to help ensure appropriate management of potential emergency situations, we exchange risk-related information with this 必要时的代理. Their records are also confidential. 信息可以共享 with other parties only in the following circumstances:
- A student requests or consents for information to be given to a不her party
- A student presents a serious, immediate physical danger to self or others
- A student reports current abuse of a minor, elderly or disabled person
- A student's record is mandated by a court of law
Counselors encourage students to ask about confidentiality concerns.
做一个 IN-PERSON APPOINTMENT AT THE COUNSELING CENTER
任命 can be made from 9:00am to 12:00pm & 1:00pm to 4:30pm, Monday through 星期五，请拨打518-580-5555. When a student indicates that their appointment request is an emergency, they will receive a confidential form that will help us triage their 需要. Situations involving safety-related risk will be given highest priority and will always be offered a same-day appointment. When appropriate, students who are 苦难深重，但谁是 不 experiencing a safety-related emergency will be offered immediate contact with an 随叫随到的临床医生. For emergencies that occur after hours and on weekends, when the college is in session, please call 518-580-5555 and follow the prompts to be immediately connected with our emergency crisis service.
MAKING A TELETHERAPY APPOINTMENT THROUGH BetterMynd
All currently enrolled Skidmore students are eligible to use BetterMynd. 你可以 注册在这里 获得医疗服务. Teletherapy is a great option for students seeking after hours or weekend appointments, and those seeking a diverse range of specialties and lived experiences.
How to Refer Others to the 咨询中心
If you are concerned about the emotional well-being of a student with whom you have contact, the most direct approach is to share your concern with that person by giving them concrete feedback on the troubling behaviors. 如果她/他同意有的话 a problem and wishes to do something to address it, you can then remind her/him that the 咨询中心 is available to offer assistance. 你甚至可以提出陪伴 the student to an initial appointment if doubt or discomfort about using the Center 表达. If you are unsure about ways to proceed in making a referral, you may consult with one of the 咨询中心 工作人员 members, who will help you plan a 策略. If the problem is critical and/or involves safety issues, 咨询中心 工作人员 will involve appropriate on or off-campus resources to intervene.