Each of the general undergraduate colleges at Rutgers-New Brunswick
has its own psychological counseling service. Students at the Mason
Gross School of the Arts, School of Engineering, Ernest Mario School of
Pharmacy, Rutgers Business School: Undergraduate-New Brunswick, School
of Communication, Information and Library Studies, and the Edward J.
Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy may seek assistance at
the counseling center of their college of affiliation.
The
counseling centers provide free and confidential psychological
counseling for students, on both an individual and a group basis.
Centers are staffed by clinical and counseling psychologists, masters
level clinicians, and graduate students under professional supervision.
Students are encouraged to use the counseling centers for any of a
variety of psychological or emotional concerns that may affect their
academic work, including anxiety, depression, relationships, and family
issues. Services are available for a range of concerns from minor
situational crises to long-standing psychological issues that cause
major disruptions in life. In most cases, students needing longer-term
care will be referred to other nearby services.
Counseling
centers also offer psychological education programs on such topics as
stress management, eating and body image issues, test anxiety,
interpersonal relationships, conflict resolution, and bereavement.
Appointments can be made by contacting the appropriate office: Cook
College Counseling Center, Cook Campus Center, 732/932-9150; Douglass
College Psychological Services, Federation Hall, 732/932-9070;
Livingston College Counseling Services, Tillett Hall, 732/445-4140;
Rutgers College Counseling Center, 17 Senior Street, 732/932-7884; and
University College Office of Advising and Counseling, Miller Hall,
732/932-8093. The Rutgers College and University College centers are
open during Summer Session.
There is also a peer counseling
program at the university called Scarlet Listeners. This student-run
program provides a drop-in center and telephone hotline for students
needing someone to talk to, information, or referral to campus or
community agencies. They can be contacted at 732/247-5555.
