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The Hampden-Sydney College Counseling Center offers a
range of counseling and mental health services to the College community.
The center is committed to enhancing the academic mission of the college through
a variety of services. Counseling Center staff welcome students who have
diverse backgrounds, beliefs, and orientations. If
you are a student,
you may be interested in individual, group or couples counseling.
Confidentiality concerning Counseling Center services is guaranteed, except
in rare circumstances. You may want to look at our more detailed confidentiality
statement. For faculty,
staff, parents and friends who are concerned about an individual student
or an issue affecting mental health on campus, the Counseling Center is always
available for consultation. We often provide assistance to those concerned
about the well-being of others as they consider how to respond and when
to make a referral to the Counseling Center.
In addition,training
and outreach services are provided to enhance the health of the campus
community.
During
the academic year, crisis
intervention and emergency services are always available.
The
Counseling Center also has a wealth of self-help information
available, in the form of brochures, books, and other resources. A number
of these self-help
resources are available on-line from a variety of sources.
We often make referrals to other sources
of help, assistance, and support We are always interested
in your feedback
about our services,
our policies, our web page, or other issues affecting the Counseling Center. A disclaimer about electronic mail: We discourage persons
from contacting us via email regarding personal problems for various reasons.
The nature of email is such that its confidentiality cannot be guaranteed,
nor do we find email communications as useful as in-depth, face-to-face
contact. Moreover, we cannot guarantee that we will read your email
right away or, consequently, respond in a timely fashion. Nevertheless, we do encourage you to
contact us in whatever way you
are comfortable, if the alternative is not to contact us at all.
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