Helping College Students in Distress

Monica Galloway Burke is a Professor of Counseling and Student Affairs at Western Kentucky University, USA. Karl Laves is the Clinical Care Coordinator and Associate Director of the Counseling Center at Western Kentucky University, USA. Jill Duba Sauerheber is a Professor and Department Head of Counseling and Student Affairs at Western Kentucky University, USA. Aaron W. Hughey is a University Distinguished Professor of Counseling and Student Affairs and Coordinator of the Student Affairs graduate program at Western Kentucky University, USA.

• PART I: THE FRAMEWORK AND ROADMAP 1. FACULTY HELPING STUDENTS IN DISTRESS 2. USING BASIC HELPING SKILLS WHEN WORKING WITH STUDENTS IN DISTRESS PART II: SHARING THEIR STORIES: FACULTY HELPING STUDENTS IN DISTRESS 3. COPING AMIDST LIFE EVENTS AND MENTAL DISTRESS 4. SILENT GRIEF AND INVISIBLE PRESENCE 5. SETTING BOUNDARIES FOR YOURSELF WHEN A STUDENT IS IN DISTRESS 6. THE CASE OF THE SENIOR CITIZEN STUDENT 7. FEELING THE PRESSURE WHEN FACING THE UNEXPECTED 8. WHEN IDENTITY ISSUES AND CULTURAL FOUNDATIONS CAUSE DISTRESS: IT TAKES TIME 9. EXPECTING THE UNEXPECTED: SUPPORTING A STUDENT IN CRISIS 10. HIDDEN TRIGGERS REVEALING STUDENTS IN ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIPS 11. WHEN A STUDENT'S BAD RELATIONSHIP GOT WORSE 12. WHEN A STUDENT EXPERIENCES A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS 13. GROUP DISTRESS AND HEALING WHEN TEACHING DISTRESSED COMMUNITIES

"It would be particularly fitting for college and university departments to provide this guide to faculty at the beginning of a semester or as part of the new faculty onboarding process to show institutional solidarity and support in assisting students. Overall, anyone who is currently helping distressed students or is interested in fostering their helping skills and competencies would likely consider this text a must-have addition to their office and would want to keep it easily accessible."-Tabitha Epperson-Graham, Journal of Faculty Development