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Welcome to the
Owensboro Community College Counseling Center. What kinds of help do
you need? Are you looking for help choosing a career? How about
finding a job? Are you having trouble keeping up with your classes?
What about personal problems that could use some solutions? Maybe you
wonder if we can help you with your disability. Regardless of the
problems you may have, we are glad you have chosen to explore our
services. The primary function of counseling services at OCTC is to be
available to assist students to achieve more effective personal, social,
educational, or career development and adjustment.
ACADEMIC COUNSELING
Academic counseling includes examining a variety of personal academic
needs or concerns. For example, learning about transferring to a
four-year college or university, exploring the personal causes of
academic difficulties, or deciding what steps to take to overcome
academic probation or suspension are activities from which you may
benefit from academic counseling.
CAREER COUNSELING
Most of the career services you might need involve helping you make
career decisions. Deciding which careers are a match with personal
characteristics and career goals is a task that can usually be completed
with the help of the career specialist in the Career Center.
Occasionally, however, you may need help determining how personal
barriers to achieving your career goals can be overcome. These barriers
may involve personal life difficulties or the inability to make
decisions. In these cases, a career counselor can work with you to help
make your career goals achievable.
PERSONAL
COUNSELING
Personal counseling services offer you an opportunity to resolve
personal concerns which are impeding your academic progress at the
College. Some examples may include an immediate personal crisis,
excessive stress, a difficult relationship, inadequate finances,
transportation, or other resources, low self-esteem, underdeveloped
social skills, test anxiety, unresolved conflicts, or problems with a
teacher. Regrettably, however, due to the many varied demands for
counselor related services and a large workload applicable to a limited
number of counselors, personal counseling is limited to short-term
counseling (five to seven sessions). Students having personal issues
which counselors determine to require long-term counseling or therapy
will be referred to outside mental health or social service agencies.
DISABILITY
SERVICES
Counselors for Disability Services assist students with disabilities in
planning reasonable accommodations in the classroom. Additionally, they
help students with disabilities in planning for transitions to careers
or to other post-secondary institutions, provide counseling services for
personal concerns, and make referrals to other appropriate specialists.
Counselors also provide activities such as social skills training for
students with disabilities, work to improve the self-advocacy and
self-esteem of students with disabilities, and serve as consultants to
teachers and staff on the characteristics and special needs of students
with disabilities.
CRISIS
INTERVENTION
Counselors are trained to provide crisis intervention to help stabilize
traumatized individuals after a crisis. Restoration of independent
functioning is the key goal.
ABOUT OUR
COUNSELORS
Students utilizing the
Counseling Center have a broad spectrum of counseling needs. Each is
worthy of respectful, professional counseling assistance. Consequently,
counselors at OCTC have the qualifications and experience necessary to
provide the professional counseling assistance you need to achieve more
effective personal, social, educational, or career development and
adjustment. Three generally recognized helping processes are used by
the counselor. These are counseling, consulting, and coordinating: 1)
Counseling is a complex helping process in which the counselor
establishes a trusting and confidential working relationship. The focus
is on problem-solving, decision-making, and discovering personal meaning
related to learning and development; 2) Consultation is a cooperative
process in which the counselor-consultant assist others to think through
problems and to develop skills that make them more effective in working
with students; 3) Coordination is a leadership process in which the
counselor helps organize and manage the college’s counseling program and
related services. Regardless of the helping services you need, our
counselors are ready to assist.
CONTACT US
MAIN CAMPUS
Admissions and Counseling
4800 New Hartford Road
Owensboro, KY 42303
Location: Downstairs in the Campus Center Building, Room 102
(270) 686-4527
Counselors:
SOUTHEASTERN CAMPUS
Front Office
1901 Southeastern Parkway
Owensboro, KY 42303
Counselor: Ms. Kay Evans –
kay.evans@kctcs.edu
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