During the Fall and Spring Semesters of each academic year, the Counseling Center offers undergraduate and graduate students a number of small group experiences on issues related to their needs. These groups can take a variety of forms. Some focus on a specific topic or problem, while others address a number of different concerns. Unlike the limits on individual counseling sessions, students are not limited in their participation in appropriate groups.
Confidentiality in Group Counseling
Group sessions are confidential. Every member of each therapy group at the Counseling Center is required to sign an agreement to adhere to the rules of confidentiality. In signing this agreement, group members make a personal pledge that nothing occurring in the group, including names of other group members, will be shared with anyone outside of the group. These rules are critical to the development of a safe, respectful, and trusting atmosphere which allows individuals to openly share their feelings.
In a Group You Can
- Learn more about how you are perceived by others.
- Experience a sense of acceptance and belonging.
- Discover that you are not alone in the difficulties you are experiencing.
- Hear ideas from others which enhance your ability to make decicions and solve problems.
- Benefit from the experience of being helpful to others.
- Learn to constructively express your feelings and ideas to others.
- Gain encouragement by observing the successes of others.
If you feel you could be helped by participating in a group, please call the Counseling Center (581-3413), or stop by our office in the Human Services Building, to arrange an appointment.
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