Lander University is concerned with the health and well being of our students and offers professional counseling services on campus as well as referral to off campus resources.
Procedure for Handling a Student Situation
When a student seems to urgently require intervention because of erratic or unusual behavior or the sharing of a sensitive situation and if based upon your direct contact with the student, you feel that professional intervention is urgent, you may choose several options.
- If the situation is a non-emergency one occurring during normal office hours (Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm) strongly encourage the student to call Counseling Services at 388-8885. The student should ask to speak to a counselor or to the Administrative Assistant in order to make an appointment to see a counselor.
- If the student is reluctant to take this step, offer to call Counseling Services with them to make an appointment or to then put the student on the phone.
- Walk the student to Counseling Services located in Genesis Hall. The student may be seen immediately by a counselor or an appointment will be made.
Faculty members may choose to motivate the student to follow through with Counseling Services by offering to allow an absence or missed class work to be made up.