Intake
Your first counseling appointment will be a 30 to 40 minute intake
session.
You and the intake counselor will work together to clarify your
issues
and to consider which services are most appropriate for you.
During the
first meeting, the intake counselor will typically gather
information about
your intellectual and emotional style, your family history, and
your personal
relationship history. This information will assist in determining
which
counseling strategies might be most helpful for you. With this
information
in mind, you and the intake counselor can work together to
formulate your
initial goals for counseling. Because of limited staff resources,
and the
emphasis placed on professional collaboration within our agency,
your intake
counselor may not necessarily be the person with whom you
subsequently
engage in personal counseling. In some instances, factors such as
professional
expertise, individual student requests, and high student
utilization rates
may combine to limit who is available to work with you
individually in
short-term counseling.
Because some presenting issues require further attention and time than
is realistically
available within the short-term counseling model, the intake counselor
may
determine that a referral to a more appropriate treatment setting or
care provider
in the community is indicated. Should this be the case for you, the
intake
counselor will work closely with you to identify the most appropriate
referrals
given your circumstances, personal resources, and individual needs