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Happy Tuesday! For those of you who provide academic counseling or coaching, what information do you gather as part of the initial appointment? Our office is part of Counseling and Psychological Services so our initial appointment is very similar to an appointment for personal counseling. Since students who come in for academic counseling are looking for different support and often only want one appointment, I would like to get away from such a clinical intake process. By doing so, I hope to provide students with more immediate assistance. Our current process requires that clients: Sign a Consent for Services form Emergency Contact form Permission to record form Demographic form Checklist of concerns (including mental health) Take the Learning and Study Strategies Inventory (LASSI) Clients then participate in a one hour interview which includes: Presenting concerns Family and Social History Educational History Previous Counseling Risk Assessment Review of the LASSI results Overview of services offered Referrals to other offices if needed After this 90 minute session, we set them up for ongoing academic counseling. In order to help me make a case to change our process, I need to provide information on how other Learning Assistance departments handle the initial meeting with students. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Vicki Dominick, MSEd Assistant Director for Learning Services Learning Services Counseling & Psychological Services George Mason University Student Union Building I, Room 3129 4400 University Drive, MS 2A2 Fairfax, VA 22030 (703)993-2380 [log in to unmask] Email is not a secure form of communication. Information and confidentiality cannot be guaranteed. Email is not a suitable forum for communication of emergencies or crisis situations. If you are experiencing a crisis you may call CAPS at 703-993-2380 or if it is after normal business hours call 911 or GMU police at 703-993-2810. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To access the LRNASST-L archives or User Guide, or to change your subscription options (including subscribe/unsubscribe), point your web browser to http://www.lists.ufl.edu/archives/lrnasst-l.html To contact the LRNASST-L owner, email [log in to unmask]