Counseling Center
Human Development Clinic
Psychological Training and Consultation Center
Speech, Language, and Hearing Clinics

Counseling Center
The Counseling Center provides confidential services for CMU students including time-limited individual and group counseling for: 1) personal issues such as anxiety, depression, loneliness, identity, alcohol/drug abuse, couples concerns, premarital and marital counseling, family stress, loss and personal growth and development; 2) career exploration, particularly for undecided students and students questioning choices they have already made; 3) improving academic success through reducing anxiety (e.g., test, math, speech), reducing stress, learning study skills and time management; and 4) serving as a sexual assault and domestic violence crisis center. Group services are designed to address many topics including test anxiety, relationships, stress management, self-esteem, grief and loss, and problems common to adult children of alcoholics. There is no charge for these services.

Other services the Counseling Center provides include serving as a referral resource for students, faculty, staff and administration; consultation with students, faculty, staff and administration; growth groups and workshops; in-service training and consultation services; outreach programs (available upon request); referral to appropriate off-campus agencies and other CMU services and resources; supervised practicum for psychology, counselor education and social work students; testing (interest, personality); and on-call during academic year. (Note that there may be a modest fee to cover the cost associated with test administration.)

Counseling Center staff includes professional counselors, psychologists, certified social workers and a marriage and family therapist. Students may meet individually with a counselor by making an appointment. Daily urgent appointment times are available. Counseling assistance may be obtained at the Counseling Center, 102 Foust Hall, 774-3381 and through Counselors in Residence who work in offices at various residence hall locations. Counselors in Residence may be contacted in the Towers (774-1480). Larzelere (774-4928),Sweeny (774-2550) and Saxe (774-1879) residence halls.
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Human Development Clinic
Located in 210 Rowe Hall, the Human Development Clinic provides counseling and psychological assessment services for community residents, area school children, and Central Michigan University students. Advanced graduate students in counseling ordinarily perform these services under the supervision of counselor education faculty members. Among the services provided are: individual counseling for children, adolescents, and adults; family and couples counseling; play therapy for children; referral help in finding appropriate services for identified problems; and consultation with community agencies and schools. In addition to serving the needs of referrals during the school year, the Human Development Clinic provides extensive counseling and consultative services during the summer months. The Human Development Clinic is administered by the Department of Counseling and Special Education and may be reached at (989) 774-3532.
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Psychological Training and Consultation Center
The Center's primary mission involves training graduate students in the application of psychology for the remediation of human problems, providing cutting-edge psychological services to members of the North Central Michigan Community, conducting research on the services provided and the problems experienced by our constituents, and disseminating information about advances in applied psychology. Since 1972 the Center has housed a general clinic that provides low cost services to children, adolescents, and adults. Depending on the concerns of the client, these services are offered in individual, couple, family and/or group formats. The Center also offers a full range of psychological assessment services. In addition to these general services, several specialized programs available include: Violence Reduction Training, Learning Disability Assessment, Infant/Toddler Assessment, Anxiety Disorders Training, and Neuropsychological Assessments/Rehabilitation.

For community groups and agencies, the Center provides demonstrations, lectures, educational programs, and in-service education relating to applied topics in psychology.

The Center is located in Sloan Hall and may be reached at (989) 774-3808.
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Speech, Language, and Hearing Clinics
Speech, Language, and Hearing Clinics are operated by the Department of Communication Disorders at CMU and at various ancillary facilities in central Michigan. The clinics emphasize complete programs in evaluation, diagnosis, and rehabilitation of children and adults with communication disorders. These programs are available to CMU students and staff as well as members of the community. The clinical service programs in audiology and in speech and language pathology are nationally recognized by full accreditation from the Council on Professional Services Accreditation of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. The university programs are also accredited by the Council of Academic Accreditation of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
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