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Services Offered

Since the Department of Counseling and Psychological Services provides services for a wide range of concerns, each student's experience will be tailored to his or her request. Students may want to clarify their vocational or educational choices, improve their interpersonal skills, or resolve personal conflicts. Their choice of approach could include one or more of the following counseling center services:

Individual Counseling for Personal Problem Solving
Personal counseling consists of a one-to-one counseling experience where the focus is upon resolving personal conflicts, conflicts with others and upon improving your expertise at making personally meaningful choices. It may also help some people avoid decisions which restrict their personal growth and undermine their well being.

Individual Vocational Counseling
Vocational counseling consists of a one-to-one counseling experience that focuses upon your choice of major and vocation. Vocational choice is most solid when it is the outgrowth of understanding yourself. Such understanding requires time and thought and involves identifying your own style, values, interests and abilities. Psychological testing as well as discussion often enhances self-understanding.

Group Counseling
Group counseling consists of a small group of peers who meet with one or more counselors to discuss common concerns and develop more effective coping strategies. Special interest groups have focused on assertive communication, relationship skills, issues with eating, grief and loss, test taking strategies. Other special topic groups can be provided as needed. For groups currently offered Click Here.

Crisis Intervention
The Counseling Center maintains a 24 hour, 7 day/week on call service for West Chester University students when classes are in session. After hours, this service may be accessed by contacting the Campus Police, Residence Life Directors, the Health Center and/or the Assistant Dean of Students; who will then contact the counselor on call. During daytime office hours students in crisis may call the Counseling Center at 436-2301 or walk in for an appointment.

Psychiatric Services
The Counseling Center has two part-time consulting psychiatrists available to assist in evaluations and follow-up where medication may be necessary as an adjunct to counseling. This service is available to students who are in an on-going counseling relationship with a department psychologist, intern, or practicum student and may not be accessed independently.

Effective fall 2007, there will be an eight dollar ($8.00) charge for every visit with a psychiatrist. There will also be a penalty fee of ten dollars ($10.00) for students who do not show up for a scheduled appointment.

To avoid the penalty, a scheduled appointment will need to be canceled with 24 hours notice. All fees may be paid by Ram Bucks or with a personal check. We are unable to accept cash or credit cards. Unpaid fees will result in a "hold" on a student's account.