1984 - Special Collections - Virginia Tech

, You've Got a Friend
Counseling services give students career and personal help
he Unl~lty established the UnlV.
• ~r'IIS weN set with the aid of the Youn,
Mail's *"'" ASsod;:otlon. When dvlll;ins
en\l'~.ljowe ver. these S!ryc!u,e., as 01·
re~ . Tlli' mas Cook pointed out. "dis­
SOI)'ed ,nd somethl"1 had to becrealed!O
dell with (students' problems) . . ...
V''' ser.:!ce's purpose waS 10 provide
dlre;c:t IsslltII 10 students In "«Ompllsniu.
thfft I!I'ln tasks that the! Oflanlzalion
be1teved to be Inherently r~ulrfil as
iI P_"I of beln, a colie,,, student Tile nrst
task was to ma ke eduG1nlonal plans forca­
...." and life ,oafs. $fi~nd . the sludent had
to quickly develop I .. a,nln, skills and self·
dl5(:lpline requited fot a university educa_
tion. And third. the student had to learn 10
m.lnase and connol problems he enCOun·
,ere< srude!1ts" pet5OI\ill needs. the
counse!!ng service of Ie red Individual
coun~lIn, and group meo.lln,s. Olsc us·
slons Included communlcallon, assertive·
ne .. ualnln" eallng dlsordelS. mariral and
pre.marltal couple problems.
The word "counselln,"' unfo"unatel~
olten connoted "'ps~chologlcal problems"
In sludents' minds. On .he contrary _ the
University Coun~lIn, Service provided
students wllh resources. PrDtrams. and
confidenllal personal (oun~lIni for a very
broad ran8e of needs.
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