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The Student Counseling Service identified this need for help at Texas A&M, and in September 1995, the Student Counseling Helpline was created. Dr. Wade Birch, Director of Student Counseling Services, said the Helpline was derived from the basic idea presented by the Helpline at the University of Michigan. “Any time you have a small city, you’re going to have the potential for all kinds of problems and crises coming up at any hour of the day, any day of the week.” This potential creates a need that is filled by the HelpLine, a telephone counseling service available for students from 4 p.m. until 8 a.m. on weekdays and around the clock on weekends. Dr. Kerry Hope, psycholo gist and associate director of the Student Counseling Service, said that whenever the on-campus Counseling Center is closed, the HelpLine is available. “Students don’t have to be in a crisis, or they don’t have to have a particular thing in mind when they call the HelpLine,” Hope said. “There are some people who call because they are lonely and want support. There are some people who have a particular issue they want to talk through with an objective third party. So we try to be prepared to deal with that." Hope said the volunteers are trained thoroughly before they are accepted. Volunteers are put through a one-hour pre-interview before they are accepted for training. They receive 45 to 50 hours of training during the initial week. During this training, they perform an hour and a half of hands-on role playing each day. Once this is completed, if they are accepted, they continue the training with a two-stage process to determine how the volunteers’ skills are pro gressing. Once these training phases are completed successful ly, the volunteer is eligible to work with the HelpLine. “We require a minimum of a two-semester commitment,” Hope said. "But it must be a really nice experience (for the volun teers) because we’ve had some people who have been with us HelpLine 845-2700 The Student Counseling HelpLine provides peer counseling, support, information and referals for Texas A&M students. The HelpLine is open from 4 PM to SAM on weekdays, and 24 hours a day on weekends. since January of 1995.” To support the training the vol unteers have received, they con tinue to attend education meet ings and a one-hour small group supervision session. Volunteers are then paired and placed on the HelpLine, ready to assist students in need. if volunteers require assistance in the event of a crisis, a team of five psychologists are ready to help them. This helps ensure that a crisis is dealt with in a profes sional manner. If a student requires more assistance, they are then referred to the nearest avail able hospital. Hope said it is important for people to realize that Texas A&M has a 24-hour commitment to the students. “Students are awake at 3 in the morning,” Hope said. “They don’t have to call a friend long distance, and they don’t have to wake some body up. There’s somebody avail able for them at the Helpli; Susan Vavra, HelpLine nator, said the HelpLine tening-ear service for thes; | at A&M. “We’re there to do pi: anything from giving soi a referral to giving son | help,” Vavra said. “Witha as large as we have, wefei was a need for counselin] that need.” Birch and Hope said tfc pride of the volunteers m I difference in the Helpli: "One thing that I ti I important is that theAl I dent body is to be pra its volunteer spirit,”Bird I “The volunteer spirit I I tremendous, andtheqis | it is excellent. I wish* tapped into it years be:: ever did.” i lope has similar prs students who donate o the HelpLine. “I am truly touche: overwhelmed by the: teers • on the HelpLir; I their dedication and caring,” Hope said. “The: umulfi lul piotessional ■ and give hours that yotf wouldn’t believe. “During finals time, everybody else is out then ing out and studying, they’ll helping people while they’re ried about finals.' They: incredible group of people.' 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