Each of the general undergraduate colleges at Rutgers-New
Brunswick/Piscataway 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, master's 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.
