{"id":9108,"date":"2021-10-12T15:05:13","date_gmt":"2021-10-12T20:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/adamscenter\/?p=9108"},"modified":"2021-10-12T15:05:13","modified_gmt":"2021-10-12T20:05:13","slug":"2021-counseling-care-center-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/adamscenter\/2021\/10\/12\/2021-counseling-care-center-update\/","title":{"rendered":"2021 Counseling Care Center Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Adams Center is always grateful to host Tyson Alexander, Director of the Counseling Care Center. Tyson shared some current trends the counseling center is seeing with faculty recently.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It likely won\u2019t come as a surprise that the counseling center is seeing significantly more students. They\u2019re seeing more intakes than they\u2019ve ever seen. Many of the issues students are seeking help in dealing with Covid related issues. The mental and emotional exhaustion of the past year and a half is being felt by faculty, staff, and students.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tyson reminded us of some of the features of the Counseling Care Center.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The telehealth option can be utilized for physical illness or mental health situations.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Each residence hall has an on-call component so that a counselor is assigned to that block of students.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A normal counseling appointment costs $25.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The counseling offered is considered professional, not pastoral. Sometimes there is confusion about this. Tyson said, \u201cWe are not Christian Counselors, but rather Counselors who are Christians.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He also shared some of the most recent trends they are seeing among students at the Counseling Care Center.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Students are coming in mostly for anxiety, but often depression.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">More students report body image concerns.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Racing thoughts have increased.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Self-harm and suicidal thoughts have increased in the past couple years.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">They are seeing an increase in unwanted sexual experiences.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Faculty are often approached by students who are experiencing mental or emotional struggles, but many faculty feel ill-equipped to navigate these situations. Tyson offered one very practical idea for faculty. He said for some students, they believe that stress they feel is diagnosable anxiety. Stress, to some degree, can actually serve as a motivator! A little healthy stress causes us to finish a paper or study for an exam. He suggested that we verbalize to students that it is normal to feel stressed about a test and that when managed appropriately, can motivate us to study and complete tasks. So students need to learn to manage stress. One of the simplest ways we can encourage students to manage stress is to \u201cTreat themselves like a toddler!\u201d Eating, sleeping, and physical activity are all natural stress reducers that students often neglect.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">And as always, Tyson expressed his gratitude for the way faculty cares so deeply for students at ACU.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Adams Center is always grateful to host Tyson Alexander, Director of the Counseling Care Center. Tyson shared some current trends the counseling center is seeing with faculty recently.\u00a0 &nbsp; It likely won\u2019t come as a surprise that the counseling center is seeing significantly more students. They\u2019re seeing more intakes than they\u2019ve ever seen. 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