Alcohol: On-campus counseling program explains the risks of abuse
Students will only be eligible for
peer counseling for their first cita
tion. For a second violation, a stu
dent will be directly referred to
Busted, he said.
Residence Hall complex directors
will also decide whether the new
program is appropriate for students
caught drinking in their halls.
The one-hour assessment inter
views can be held individually or in
small groups of eight to 10 students.
University students trained in al
cohol and drug treatment will lead
each counseling session, but
Favreau will supervise the program.
Student counselors aren’t paid, but
will receive practicum credit for
their work.
Counselors will use methods of
motivational interviewing, a form of
therapy that encourages people to
think about their options and what
they could have done differently,
Favreau said.
“It will encourage students
to think ‘What about me?’”
Favreau said.
Ketchum plans to talk to offend
ers about the history and pattern of
their drug use. All information pre
sented during a counseling session
will be confidential, she said.
If the counselor determines that
the student suffers from addiction
and that further treatment is need
ed, they will refer him or her to the
Counseling and Testing Center,
she said.
Counselors will also discuss how
to lower the potential risks of alco
hol use, Favreau said.
“It’s not my role to judge what is
right or wrong,” Ketchum said. “It’s
my role to talk about what the
consequences are and what to do
about it.”
If a student is cited off-campus
by Eugene police, he or she will
most likely be referred to a city pro
gram called In Charge, which is
very similar to the Busted course,
Favreau said.
Freshmen Brennan Pothetes and
Gabriel Wahomund said neither
program would deter their use of al
cohol, but both said they would
choose peer counseling over the
Busted course.
“(Counseling) seems more per
sonable,” said Pothetes. “One-on
one counseling would give you
more attention than being
in a class.”
Contact the crime, health
and safety reporter at
kgagnon@dailyemerald.com
Kate Horton | Photographer
Darcy Ketchum is one of the counselors for the Substance Abuse Prevention Program. The program offers alcohol and drug abuse
counseling for students who are caught with illegal substances.
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