UAB Student Counseling Services User Evaluations Summer 2014

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1 1. My counselor is affiliated with: UAB Student Counseling Services User Evaluations Summer 2014 Counseling & Wellness Center--28 Women s Center-- 5 Don t Know/ answer--0 Total number of evaluations returned: How did you become aware of our services? Another campus office 4 Kaleidoscope 0 Faculty/Staff 10 3 Flyer/Bulletin 2 Students 8 UAB Website 11 1 Other 1 WC Student that checked other specified ACED C&W One student checked 4 responses: Another campus office, Faculty/Staff, Students, and Flyer/Bulletin. Five students checked 2 responses: Another campus office & Faculty/Staff Faculty/Staff & UAB Website (two students) Faculty/Staff & Students Students & UAB Website One student didn t answer 3. In what year did you first visit our offices? Freshman 1 1 Sophomore 5 Junior 6 1 Senior 5 Graduate School 10 3 Other 1 4. Were our services explained adequately in our brochures and handouts? Yes 28 4 N/A

2 Comments: WC One did not answer but commented didn t read. 5. Was the staff courteous and willing to help you? Yes 27 5 N/A 1 6. Evaluations (Office Atmosphere, Resources Available, Counseling Services) Scale: 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) Office Atmosphere C&W WC Resources Available C&W WC 1 4 Counseling Services C&W WC Would you recommend our services to other students? Yes 28 5 N/A Comments: WC-- Have recommended these services to a few people now.

3 C&W I have! Need to put flyers in the school of nursing. Friendly staff, very empathetic, very helpful It s helping me create a structured time, which is significantly reducing my stress. I already have. I have mentioned it to my friend, but she goes to the University of Alabama. 8. To what degree did receiving counseling services help you stay enrolled at UAB? t at all helpful 0 Slightly helpful 1 Helpful 7 1 Very helpful 10 4 Extremely helpful 7 C&W-- Two did not answer 9. To what degree did receiving counseling services help improve your academic performance at UAB? t at all helpful 0 Slightly helpful 0 1 Helpful 11 4 Very helpful 7 1 Extremely helpful 5 WC one student checked 2 responses C&W -- Four did not answer, one answered too soon. 10. How would you describe the impact counseling has had on your life? impact 0 Minimal impact 0 Some impact 4 Moderate impact 8 2 Significant impact 14 3 Comments: C&W My first appt was last Friday. I have several appts set up but have not talked to anyone. Still have a lot to accomplish here. Thank you very much. Wish I had known about this service sooner!! I would not be sane right now and think I would have ended up in a psych ward or a

4 heart attack from stress. Better understanding of myself and processing through the situations in my life has led to overall improvement. I ve been battling to stay focused in college along with appreciating myself. They are providing a lot of help and guidance to keep me motivated to better myself. It has been a wonderful experience. I would probably have significantly harmed myself if I had not seen a counselor. Too soon. 11. What suggestions would you make for new and/or improved services and programs? WC ne. More support groups for various mental health issues. C&W ne. (Two students) I wish the program reached a larger group of students by providing an on the green display to help encourage students to seek help. N/A Everybody is great! Everything has been amazing! More group sessions More handouts Anger management BPD support group Change the somber jazz music Sexual abuse survivors group Have some air circulating in the waiting room. It s always so hot! 12. Please list three things you have learned in counseling. WC 1. To be myself, accept adversity and to live fully. 2. how to breathe, don t have to hold everything in, and to listen to my inner child 3. Boundaries, calm 4. how to make connections w/issues from my past, expressing myself is key it s not healthy to keep my thoughts buried C&WC 1. Need to do things to de-stress for myself. I can t just study all the time w/o balance 2. Time management, anxiety reduction/relation, balancing my life, prioritizing 3. It s ok to be introverted, asking for help doesn t make you weak, the people in your your life have a huge impact on you 4. How to build a habit, how to make a structured schedule, how to stay motivated 5. Family truly impacts behaviors, think through things before reacting, meditation is helpful 6 How to control my anxiety. How to be more forward with people. That I should not be ashamed to have bipolar disorder.

5 7. Anxiety reduction, feeling management, personal insight 8. Don t listen to my inner critic, talking about my problems helps, perspective is everything 9. How to control anger, how to use strategies to cope, and how to think differently about situations 10. Self-identification lessened catastrophe, self-reliance and strength 11. Self-control, patience, forgiveness 12. Patience, coping skills, treatment 13. Perspective, management, patience 14. Boundaries, trust, faith in myself 15. Priorities, focus on myself more, time management 16. I have a lot of anger 17. Believing in myself, don t be hesitant to speak up, only I can help myself 18. Self-acceptance, confidence, more positive outlook 19 Focus on myself more to be happy. I can stop myself from negative thinking, being independent is something that comes easier the more I try 20. Everything can t be explain with logic, it s okay for men to feel, it can always be worse 21. Consistency, balance, self-reflection. 22. How to be patient, think things through, and to forgive myself for the past. 23. I can say no, it s ok to focus on me, and being emotional and crazy