“Where no Counsel is, the people fall: but in the
multitude of Counselors there is safety.”
Proverbs 11:14

Counseling Policies

• All services are free to students of the Nyack College Community.
• All sessions are confidential, except in cases where there is reasonable cause to believe that the welfare or safety of the client or others may be endangered.
• Counseling or psychotherapy sessions are temporary support during times of emotional difficulty.
• All individuals who are on psychotropic medications are mandated to maintain regular monitoring appointments with their own psychiatrist. Nyack College does not assume that responsibility but reserves the right to enforce this policy.
• The client has the option to disclose her/his mental health information and mental health records. However, the counselor and/or College retain the right to disclose or require disclosure of mental health information and/or mental health records in cases where there is reasonable cause to believe that the welfare or safety of the client or others may be endangered.

Staff:

• Mrs. Drusila F. Nieves, MSW, CSW
  Director of Counseling Services since 1998
  Adjunct faculty with the Social Work Department
  Fordham University, 1991
  Certified Social Worker in NYS, 1992
  Latin American Bible School, 1974
  Part-time Psychotherapist (private practice)

Additional Staff:

• Six interns from The Alliance Graduate School of Counseling
  One intern from the Nyack College Department of Social Work

“Where no Counsel is, the people fall: but in the
multitude of Counselors there is safety.”
Proverbs 11:14

Mission:

To provide a supportive setting and safe environment which promotes and encourages healing and progressive personal development.

Objective:

To provide temporary emotional and spiritual support during times of difficulty by providing a safe place. In an environment where they are respected and confidentiality is kept to the fullest extent allowable by law.

To provide an environment where students can feel free to express and explore present and past issues that could be serving as obstacles in their lives and college experience.

To provide counselors who represent the diverse ethnic student population.

To provide internship opportunities for graduate students to gain hands on experience in a clinical setting.

To provide a variety of services.

Services Provided

• Mentors
• Internships
• Individual Sessions
• Group Sessions
• Workshops
• Referral Information
• Pamphlet Information
• Screening Tests (depression/mood disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, alcohol, ADD, eating disorders, etc.)
• Hot-Line