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Counseling center
helps allay stress
By GINGER BARNES
Of •wEnwraM
“The University is a very
stressful place to be You must
remember that at Harvard - our
first University - the 14
students were flogged
•'Students today are still
flogged, only in different ways."
says Saul Toobert, associate
director of the University Coun
seling Center
Toobert speaks from exper
ience when he talks of stress
and the University community
He and three other psy
chologists. as well as a staff of
six interns and 12 practicum
students, offer tree counseling
to University students on a daily
basis
Students struggling with de
pression. career or personal
values decisions, or areas of
dissatisfaction in their lives may
contact the counseling center
and its counterpart, the crisis
center, for help
The majority of the patients
seen at the center are con
cerned about their relationships
with others. Toobert says But
he and his associates offer a
wide range of psychological
support, from reduction of anx
iety using biofeedback and
hypnotic techniques to crisis
intervention during on-campus
emergencies
“Skills tor living, themes tor
living and life transitions' are
dealt with in group interactions
coordinated by the counseling
center each quarter The
groups provide a non-tradltion
a! learning experience to sup
plement academic learning and
to help students realize their
potential, according to a center
representative
The center also offers educa
tional and training outreach
programs across the campus
Dorm resident assistants, tor
example, currently are taught
skills that enhance their ability
to help students deal with prob
lems
If requested. Toobert and his
associates will even visit a class
on its first day to help "warm the
class up. to get it socially un
frozen ' ”
The crisis center keeps its
phone lines open evenings and
weekends to help people deal
with problems that continue
after regular office hours
From 5pm to 8 am.,
students who need someone to
listen can call 686-4486 to talk
about what's on their mind, says
director Candy Reynolds
"Generally, people |ust need
to talk and need to have
someone with an obiective ear
to listen." she says
Reynolds explains that the
word "crisis" is defined simul
taneously as a danger time and
as a time for opportunity People
at this point have a chance to
grow from the experience and
usually are willing to make
changes, she says
"At this point in their life, it
isn't too difficult to come up with
a small, workable plan It
doesn't need to be a real big
step ”
Calls range from suicide
threats to drug overdoses to
people facing loneliness and
depression Calls about finan
cial problems have increased
drastically since last year,
Reynolds says
"The University community is
definitely more stressed out
about making something of
themselves now There is anx
iety about getting a good job
and trying to be perfect I ba
sically just ask them. Is this
realistic?' and What does this
leave you?' "
Volunteers will be needed fall
term to work at the crisis center
Four workshops will be offered
as training in crisis intervention
and a class offered this fall,
Counseling 410, will provide
similar education
The counseling center is
located in Susan Campbell Hall
and can be contacted by calling
686-3227
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