Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Services

The Counseling Center provides a number of services for students interested in better understanding their use of alcohol, Tobacco, or other drugs. For more information, please see details below or call CAPS to schedule an appointment.

Individual Counseling

Treatment for alcohol and other drug concerns at Counseling Center takes a brief motivational approach designed to increase a student's desire to make positive changes regarding his or her alcohol and drug use. This approach emphasizes students' personal responsibility and choices during the treatment process. Treatment often involves once-a-week meetings, which can be supplemented by weekly on or off campus groups.

Due to the short-term treatment model at Counseling Center, some students may be provided with off-campus referrals for more extensive support when that is determined most appropriate.

The ECHO Program

The cornerstone of ATOD services at the Counseling Center is the Exploring Change and Healthy Options or "ECHO" program.

The ECHO program provides students with the opportunity to explore their alcohol and other drug use in a non-judgmental environment. Such exploration helps students make more well-informed decisions about their use of substances by helping them to better understand the role these substances play in their lives.

The ECHO program includes three primary components:

• Initial assessment and review of alcohol and other drug (AOD) use behaviors
• Personalized assessment and feedback of current AOD use patterns (includes a Personalized Feedback Report that students may keep)
• Completion of a consciousness-raising assignment designed to assist in making more educated decisions about future use of alcohol and illicit substances