For Faculty/Staff

Helping Distressed or Distressing Students

Purpose of this Guide and Role of Faculty and Staff
Typical Student Concerns
What You Should Know About Student Problems
Symptoms of Distress
Responding to Distressed or Distressing Students
Making a Referral
Responding to Student Emergencies
The Counseling Center Services
Confidentiality (FERPA, HIPAA)
Mandated Risk Assessment
Other Campus Referral Sources
Academic Faculty: Classroom Climate and Prevention
Addendum:
This Addendum contains "Descriptive Information" as well as "Do's" and "Don'ts" for dealing with each of the following kinds of students.
The Anxious/Shy Student
The Grieving Student
The Demanding Student
The Dependent/Passive Student
The Depressed Student
The Student in Poor Contact with Reality
The Student Suspected of Substance Abuse or Addiction
The Student Who Has Been Sexually Harassed (Assaulted)
The Student Who May Have an Eating Disorder
The Suicidal Student
The Suspicious Student
The Verbally Aggressive Student
The Violent Student
The Absent/Disappeared From Class Student

References/Credits

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Helping Distressed or Distressing Students