College Ready Monday, August 15, 2022

Your Therapy Doctor hosted by Dr Pauline Belton will be speaking with Dr Nikki Poindexter Ham. Currently working as the Associate Director of Clinical Counseling and Field Experience at Bowie State University, in the Department of Counseling Department, Dr Ham will be sharing valuable information for Getting College Ready. August and September are the two of the busiest months of the year. They also have the most transition happening... children are going back to school and those former seniors are joining the millions of college sophomore, juniors and seniors headed to college and university campuses. A survey of counseling center directors reveals that mental health problems are a growing concern on college campuses. Anxiety affects the most students (41.6% of those coming to the counseling center, followed by depression (36.4%). Counseling centers are stretched thin with the number of people needing mental health support. That said, only half the students who drop out of college for mental health reasons ever reach out to a counseling center. This according to The Association for University and College Counseling Center Directors Annual Survey Reporting period: September 1, 2011 through August 31, 2012. Join the conversation, listen in to Your Therapy Doctor as we help you get College Ready!