Additional Resources

Consultation

Students, staff members, and faculty members may find that they are concerned about a NYU-Poly student who seems to be distressed or struggling. If you are unsure about how to help a student or how/whether to refer that student to counseling, feel free to speak with one of our counselors. We can tell you if your concerns seem serious and we can help determine the best way to refer the student.

Self-Help Library

The Counseling Center maintains a small library of self-help books available for students to check out. Topics vary widely, and including books addressing:

• Procrastination
• Depression
• Sexuality
• Health
• Parents/Family Issues
• Childhood Sexual Abuse
• Acquaintance Rape
• Relationships
• Anger Management
• Internet Addiction
• Anxiety (social anxiety, math anxiety)
• Shyness

Informational Brochures

We also have many informational brochures available. Several of our brochures can be found on the wall outside of the Center door or in our waiting room, and students can stop by to pick them up. If a brochure that you want is not on display, please feel free to request it from a staff member.

Sample of brochures available:

• Understanding Depression: What NYU-Poly Students Should Know
• Real Men: Real Depression
• Sleep & Learning: Facts for NYU-Poly Students
• Procrastination and Time Management
• Managing Test Anxiety
• Trapped by the Web: Internet Addiction
• Coming Out for Gay, Lesbian, & Bisexual Students
• Committed Relationships and School
• Emotional Abuse
• Addictive Relationships
• Grief and Loss
• Loneliness
• Eating Disorders
• Perfectionism
• Surviving Child Sexual Abuse
• For Loved Ones of Sexual Assualt/Abuse Survivors
• When Your Parent Has a Mental Illness
• Substance Abuse and Addiction
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
• AIDS & HIV Questions and Answers

Workshops

The Counseling Center provides educational workshops and training to NYU-Poly students, faculty, and staff. We can develop new workshops to address the specific needs of NYU-Poly organizations, clubs, courses, or residence hall groups.

Sample of workshops available:

• Stress Management
• Motivation
• Sleep & Learning
• Procrastination and Time Management
• Academic Success Strategies
• Understanding Depression
• Healthy Relationships
• How to Help a Student in Distress
• Crisis Intervention

Feel free to call a counselor to discuss the possibility of a workshop or presentation. We provide workshops throughout the year. To assure that we can accommodate your request, please make the workshop request at least TWO WEEKS prior to the workshop date.