Wabash College: Student Life

Counseling

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Wabash College

Counseling Center

Who:

Kevin Swaim MA,NCC,LMFT,LCSW,LMHC,
Director of Counseling Service

Jamie Douglas MA,NCC,LMHC,LCAC,LMFTA,
Counselor

What:

No-cost, professional counseling for Wabash College students and their dependents

When:

Open office hours - Monday through Thursday 11am-1pm. When students, faculty, or staff can contact the counselors in the office or on campus.

Regular counseling appointments are arranged with the counselors, outside Open Office Hours

Why:

For students and their dependents to get objective, professional assistance for a broad range of issues. To help them manage the stress of college life and to promote healthy and effective life choices.

Your contact with the counseling center is confidential between you and the counselor to the fullest extent of the law (FERPA). Some examples when information has to be released include when there is an imminent danger to someone or a report of current abuse of a child or elder.

Some reasons Wabash students come to the counseling service:

Personal and academic questions
Advice for family problems
Stress
Anger
Grief and loss
Conflicts with family or friends or guys in their living units
Alcohol and other drugs
Feeling edgy and anxious

Relationships
Motivation problems
Feeling depressed
Test anxiety
Sexuality
Concerns about a friend
Generally feeling "stuck" about something
Just wanting a neutral someone to talk to

Open Office Hours

We will make every effort to be available to you, in our offices and on-campus, during our posted office hours. You can drop by to speak with us, whether you’re a student, their dependent, or a faculty/ staff member. If you are dealing with a student situation, we want to help. In most cases, we can listen, offer information about best practices, and make recommendations for seeking assistance. Often from this meeting, an appointment will be made with the student, or dependent, to meet with us privately, however, we cannot disclose information to others about our private student/dependent contacts without a signed release of information.

Appointments

If you would like to schedule an appointment at the Counseling Center, please call 765-361-6252 or (6252) *. If you get voice mail, you may leave a confidential, non-emergency message for counselors Kevin Swaim and/or Jamie Douglas that we will return at our earliest opportunity, which may be the next school day. For other, non-emergency, issues you may reach the counselors directly, Kevin Swaim at 317-409-3128 or Jamie Douglas at 765-376-9311. Your call will be returned as soon as we are able. Remember, emergency situations require a call to 911 before the Counseling Center!

You may also use email or texting to communicate with Kevin Swaim (swaimk@Wabash.edu) or Jamie Douglas (douglasj@Wabash.edu). Remember that email and texting are not necessarily considered confidential forms of communication.

* For students being seen for the first time, (including being seen the first time in the new school year), please print this intake packet, read and fill it out as completely as possible, and bring it to your first appointment.

Download- Counseling Center Intake Packet

Emergencies

For situations with an immediate risk of harm to self or others, call 911 before contacting Counseling Center Staff!

After Hours Numbers

Kevin Swaim, Counseling Center	317-409-3128
Jamie Douglas, Counseling Center	765-376-9311
Rich Woods, Director of Safety and Security	765-361-6188
Wabash College-Campus Security 24/7	765-361-6000

Suicide Prevention Resources

Valle Vista Health Systems (Greenwood): 1-800-447-1348. Suicide/emergency assessment; free, in-person assessments; available inpatient mental health and care and

Suicide Prevention Hotline: 800-SUICIDE (784-2433). (TIP: Be patient, this is a National Hotline that is referred to a local call center.) The caller will speak with a referral specialist, with a possibility of a referral to a local facility or providers.

Lafayette Crisis Center/211: 765-742-0244 Assess and refer specialists for many types of crisis situations from Suicide, Domestic Violence, Child Abuse, Support Groups, and Treatment Facilities. If on another call, the referral specialist will triage the incoming call for seriousness and may make a warm transfer to an appropriate treatment resource.

Other Mental Health Resources

Alcohol and Drug Information:

   -1-800-662-HELP (4357)
          A national clearinghouse with 24-hour counseling, information, and
         referral services.

Screening Tools for Alcohol and Drug Use:

- Drug Use Screening Test
- Alcohol Screening Test

Depression

- All about Depression.com
- National Screening for Depression

Anxiety

- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder(OCD) Information

Eating Disorders

- National Eating Disorders Association

Sexually Transmitted Diseases