Faculty Publications
Title
Preparing mental health first responders: College counselors supporting residence life professionals
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
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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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.