The Center for Health and Counseling is located on the Pacific Street side of the Rosemary Berkel Crisp Hall of Nursing. Registered nurses are on staff to provide basic health care services. A nurse practitioner is available by appointment for the treatment of acute health problems. All services are confidential.

The health care services provided by the center include the following:

• Treatment of illness and injury
• Laboratory tests
• Physical examinations/consultations
• HIV and sexually transmitted disease testing
• Pregnancy testing
• Strep tests, dipstick urinalysis and hemoglobin
• Immunizations (tetanus, meningitis, TB testing, flu and hepatitis B)
• Allergy shots
• Medications
• Special equipment (crutches, ice packs, heating pads)

Cost
The incidental fees paid by a student every semester cover the cost of basic nursing. There is a fee for nurse practitioner services. There also is a charge for laboratory services, medications, immunizations, allergy shots and special equipment. Costs other than those covered by incidental student fees are billed to the student’s University account.

Health Education
The Center for Health and Counseling also provides the following health education services: 

• Peer education
• Contraception education
• Sexually transmitted disease information
• HIV/AIDS information
• Smoking cessation information
• Brochures and video tapes

Insurance

Counseling

Educational Resources
Many educational resources in the form of brochures, videos tapes and educational information are available for students dealing with a wide variety of both personal and social issues. Topics covered by the educational resources found in the Center for Health and Counseling include the following:

• Stress
• Procrastination
• Eating Disorders
• AIDS
• Substance abuse
• Sexual abuse
• Acquaintance rape
• Sexuality

In addition to being available for personal use, these educational materials also are available for use in class presentations.

Additional Services
The Center for Health and Counseling fulfills its mission of caring for the physical and mental health of all Southeast students through the presentation of Personal Development Workshops. These workshops are offered every semester and are intended to provide education and group support for a wide variety of student concerns. Intensive therapy groups also are offered each semester as needed and may require a pre-group interview.

Cost
Enrolled students are not charged for individual counseling, although a small fee may be charged for testing services or group services.

Making an Appointment
If you wish to speak with a counselor for any reason, call or stop by the Center for Health and Counseling at the Rosemary Berkel Crisp Hall of Nursing and make an appointment with one of our licensed Counselors.

The staff at the Center for Health and Counseling are prepared to deal with a wide variety of social and personal issues. These include the following:

• Relationships
• Sexuality
• Stress
• Depression
• Anxiety
• Decision making
• Loss
• Life changes/transitions

In addition, the staff at the center realize that problems and issues vary with the individual student and are prepared to help with many other problems or to make a referral to a psychiatric professional should the need arise.

Related Link:

Center for Health & Counseling: http://www4.semo.edu/chc/

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