| When a student calls or comes to the SCC to make an appointment, he or she will usually talk to the receptionist who sits at the front desk. If the student wants to see a counselor on the Garden City campus, he or she will be given an appointment to meet with a counselor as soon as possible. If the student attends classes on the Hauppauge, Hudson Valley, or Manhattan Centers, referrals to local services providers will be given to the student. The Derner Institute s Psychological Services Center offers therapy services at the Manhattan Center (516.877.4820).
At the SCC, the first appointment, which is called an "intake," is usually scheduled within a day or so. If the matter is urgent and needs immediate attention, the student can be seen for an emergency appointment that day. The student will be asked to arrive 20 minutes before the intake appointment to complete some paperwork which includes some basic information about the student and a brief description of the problem. (This process will be postponed in an emergency situation.)
During the intake, which usually lasts 45-60 minutes, the counselor works together with the student to set personal goals and formulate an agreeable plan for attaining the goals discussed. During the intake, the student has the opportunity to ask questions and describe his or her situation in detail. Sometimes the initial consultation is all that is needed to resolve the presenting issue. However, the student and the counselor may also decide that continued counseling is the best route to take. If so, a plan will be made to continue at the Counseling Center or the student will be given a referral to a resource that may better meet his or her needs.
Any student currently enrolled at Adelphi is eligible for free, private and confidential counseling services. The Student Counseling Center is located on the Garden City campus and is staffed by licensed clinicians trained in social work and clinical psychology and by graduate-level social work interns and doctoral-level psychology externs.
For more information, please see the Frequently Asked Questions.
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