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Preparing mental health first responders: College counselors supporting residence life professionals
The Practitioner Scholar: Journal of Counseling & Professional Psychology (2017)
  • Matthew J. Paylo, Youngstown State University
  • Jake J. Protivnak, Youngstown State University
  • Kyoung Mi Choi, California State University, Fresno
  • Matthew Walker, Youngstown State University
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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
Keywords
  • College Counseling,
  • Residence Life Professionals,
  • Mental Health
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Publication Date
August 16, 2017
Publisher Statement
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.
Citation Information
Matthew J. Paylo, Jake J. Protivnak, Kyoung Mi Choi and Matthew Walker. "Preparing mental health first responders: College counselors supporting residence life professionals" The Practitioner Scholar: Journal of Counseling & Professional Psychology Vol. 6 Iss. 1 (2017) p. 63 - 78
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/kyoung-choi/2/
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons CC_BY International License.