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Outreach Services

The Student Counseling Services professional staff provides outreach and consultation services to a variety of organizations in the university community on a variety of topics, as listed below:

Titles:

Descriptions:

*Addictive Behavior

How addictive behavior affects college students

*ALLIES Program Training program that focuses on equal, respectful treatment for persons with different sexual orientations

*Anger Management

Managing anger in high stress situations

*College Love Relationships

How to maintain healthy romantic relationships

Conflict Resolution

How to handle conflict with others

*Creating Balance in Your College Experience

Using balance to improve your social and academic experiences

Dealing with Depression

Characteristics and interventions

Eating Disorders

Characteristics and prevention information

*Healthy Communication

How to talk to others and assert your needs

*Healthy Relationships

How to maintain healthy relationships with others

*Making Connections

Ideas for Developing Lasting Friendships

*Mental Health Issues of College Athletes

Characteristics, prevention and intervention

Nurses-in-Training: De-Stress

Proactive model for coping with specific tips relevant to persons training to be nurses

*Personality Disorders

How personality traits can interrupt relationships

Personality Disorders: A Brief Review

Designed for training police or police candidates

Progressive and Cue-controlled Relaxation

Brief discussion of symptoms of stress, coping tips, and guided practice of two to three relaxation skills

*Psychiatric Management of Depressive Disorders

Biological, psychological, and social implications of depression

*Residence Life Training in Mental Health Issues

Description, trends, prevention, and intervention

*Self-Harm

Characteristics, prevention, and interventions

Student Counseling Services

Description of services

*Student Mental Health Overview

Characteristics and trends

*Suicide Prevention:  What Students Can Do

Characteristics, prevention and intervention

Suicide Prevention:  A Guide for Faculty and Staff

Characteristics, prevention, and intervention

Suicide Prevention:  Gatekeepers Training

Relate, respond and refer:  a protocol for handling suicidal students

Study Skills and Anxiety Coping

Learning and study habits, in and out of the classroom, and introduction to the Cornell method of note taking

*Suicide Postvention

Designed to help staff consider potential issues that may arise after a suicide and helpful ways of responding

Test Anxiety

Prevention and Intervention

*University Student Mental Health

Provide education to facilitate recognition and referral of students with mental health issues

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CONTACT INFORMATION
AND HOURS OF OPERATION


118 College Drive #5075 Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0001
Telephone: (601) 266-4829
FAX: (601) 266-5146
Email: counseling@usm.edu

EMERGENCY: 911. Ask for University Police. Counselors are also available after-hours in emergency situations call: 601.818.6352.

Hours of Operation and Location:
M-F 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Kennard-Washington Hall Room 200

Walk-In Services for Students:
M-F 9:45 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. and 1:45 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.

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