Typical Concerns For UR Student

• Adjusting to College Life
  • Workload
  • Higher expectations of self
  • Transitions/adjusting to college, graduation
• Financial Pressures
• Identity Issues
  • Who am I?
  • Who do I want to be?
  • What can I do with my new freedom?
  • Self-image / self esteem
• Relationship Issues
  • Distress about romantic relationship
  • Problems with family
  • Conflicts with friends/roommates
  • Fitting in
• Psychological Issues
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Substance abuse
  • Previously diagnosed conditions/history of self-harm
  • Temptation to self-regulate medications
• Academic Concerns / Learning Disabilities
  • High expectations (self or parents)
  • What do I want to do with my life
  • Workload / managing high demands

Concerns for Graduate Students

• Isolation / no dorms / structures like for undergraduates
• Financial / “real life” responsibilities
• Roles and relationships – marriage / family
• Relationship with advisor (like parents / other authority)
• Time management / lack of imposed structure
• Pressure / job placement
• Perfectionist / highest achievers
• Let down / disappointment / feeling behind / lost
• Compare to “real world” of friends
• Other transitions

Guide Table of Content

• Typical Concerns for UR Students
• What You Should Know About Student Problems
• Symptoms of Distressed or Distressing Students
• Responding to Distressed or Distressing Students
• Making a Referral to the UR Counseling Center
• Responding to Student Emergencies
• The UR Counseling Center
• Information About Confidentiality
• Mandated Risk Assessment
• Other Campus Referral Sources
• Academic Faculty: Classroom Climate and Prevention
• Responding After a Tragedy: An In-The-Classroom Guide

Addendum

• The Grieving Student
• The Anxious/Shy Student
• The Student Who May Have an Eating Disorder
• 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 Victim of Stalking
• The Victim of an Abusive Dating Relationship
• The Victim of a Hate Incident
• The Victim of Hazing
• The Student Who Has Been Sexually Harassed (Assaulted)
• The Suicidal Student
• The Suspicious Student
• The Verbally Aggressive Student
• The Violent Student
• The Absent/Disappeared From Class Student
• Responding to Students with Transition Issues
• Responding to the Student with Choice of Major or Career Concerns