Preparing mental health first responders: College counselors supporting residence life professionals

Authors

Matthew Paylo, Youngstown State University
Jake Protivnak, Youngstown State University
Kyoung Choi, California State University, Fresno
Matthew Walker, Youngstown State University

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

August 2017

Publication Title

The Practitioner Scholar: Journal of Counseling & Professional Psychology

Volume

6

Issue Number

1

First Page

63

Last Page

78

Abstract

Mental health issues are on the rise on college campuses (Gallagher & American College Counseling Association, [ACCA], 2014). Residence life professionals are often first responders to these issues. College counselors are in a unique position to support these professionals by (a) preparing the residence environment, (b) planning and providing programming on mental health issues, (c) using basic crisis skills, and (d) making referrals. This paper will provide college counselors with the rationale, benefits, and processes for supporting residence life professionals to be mental health first responders

Comments

This article was published in The Practitioner Scholar: Journal of Counseling & Professional Psychology volume 6, issue 1, 2017 and can also be found online here.

Recommended Citation

Matthew Paylo, Jake Protivnak, Kyoung Choi, and Matthew Walker. "Preparing mental health first responders: College counselors supporting residence life professionals" The Practitioner Scholar: Journal of Counseling & Professional Psychology (2017): 63-78.

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