Personal Counseling Department
- Success from Head to Toe - Tuesday Dec 8th at 3pm via Zoom
- How to College: Stress and Studying during the Pandemic- Wednesday Dec 9th at 11am via Zoom
- Gratitude Journal Workshop- Wednesday Dec 9th at 12pm via Zoom
- Mental Health First Aid Training, Thursday, December 10 and Monday, January 11 from 10 am to 4 pm
- Grief Support Group - Every Monday at 2 p.m. via Zoom
- Coping Mental Health Group - Every Thursday at 6 p.m. via Zoom
- Sister Circle - Every Other Tuesday at 3 p.m. via Zoom
- Men’s Support Group - Every Other Tuesday at 3 p.m. via Zoom
Students interested in attending should email personalcounseling@sunywcc.edu for more information.
What We Do
The Personal Counseling Department at Westchester Community College knows that the stress of being a college student often reaches beyond the classroom. We are here to provide all students with support, resources, and compassion they need to deal with life’s challenges that are interfering with personal and academic growth and success.
Mission
The Personal Counseling Department creates a campus environment that is safe, growth fostering, and prioritizes the psychological, social, and emotional well-being of our college community.
The Personal Counseling Department offers confidential, individual and group mental health services in addition to campus-wide programming, intended to provide support, education, and healthy ways of coping with stressors and struggles.
Confidentiality
The Personal Counseling Department protects student privacy and confidentiality. Information from your confidential record is only released if you, the student, give written consent. Faculty, university administrators, and parents do not have access to your Personal Counseling Department record. By law, there are limited exceptions to this rule in cases of minors, health or safety emergencies, and court subpoenas. Personal Counselors are mandated to report specific information only when there is the possibility of harm to a client or another person, in cases of abuse of a child, elder or disabled person, or under court order. Information regarding confidentiality and limits to confidentiality is outlined in the Informed Consent form given to students during the first meeting.
Telehealth: Services in the Remote World
Telehealth is the delivery of health related services (eg: Personal Counseling mental health services) remotely using video/digital technology. Personal Counseling Department Telehealth services are conducted through Zoom for Healthcare. Students are eligible for Telehealth services if they are seeking short-term mental health support, are currently enrolled in courses at WCC, and are located in the state of New York.
