PREVENTION AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS
The Office of Wellness Education strives to promote student wellness by offering comprehensive health education and advocating for a campus and local community that support student well-being. The Office of Wellness Education is located in the Campus Success Center.
Programs include:
The Wellness Peer Educators
The Wellness Peer Educators are a group of trained undergraduate SRU students who provide peer to peer education on campus. The Wellness Peer Educators create programs and events on wellness topics using a holistic lens of well-being incorporating physical, mental, social, emotional, and intellectual health.
Step UP! Bystander Intervention
Step Up! is a pro-social behavior and bystander intervention program that educates students to be proactive in helping others. It is adapted from Step UP! The University of Arizona C.A.T.S. Life Skills Program in partnership with the NCAA.
Concern Center
SRU's Concern Center is a space for our campus community to easily find resources that may be helpful in a time of need, allowing people to access resources in the way that makes the most sense to them. There is no need to know which office provides what function, you simply search your concern (ex. Alcohol abuse, feeling stressed) and a list of campus resources options is generated for you. The SRU Concern Center can be accessed here.
Student Support
Slippery Rock University is a caring campus community committed to supporting our students not just academically, but emotionally, mentally and spiritually. If you observe a student in a situation where additional support may be needed you can make a Care Referral to the Office of the Associate Provost for Student Success. Once we receive the information we can work with the student to coordinate resources and referrals that may ensure student has the opportunity to be successful. If you know of a student who could benefit from these services, please submit a Care referral or call Karla Fonner at 724.738.2121.
Counseling and Treatment Programs
Any Slippery Rock University student or employee who believes he/she is dependent on a controlled substance or alcohol, may seek assistance through the Slippery Rock University Counseling Center, located in 018 Rhoads Hall. The Counseling Center provides the following confidential services:
- Counseling therapy relative to alcohol or drug abuse problems for any student, faculty member, or staff member.
- Evaluation and referral services for students, faculty, staff members and their families.
- Rehabilitation services are available to faculty and staff through the State Employee Assistance Program, the Butler County Drug and Alcohol Program, and through various agencies by referral from the Counseling Center.
- Referrals to Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, Al-Anon, Alateen, and other support groups.
- Supportive counseling services to re-entry clients, as well as referrals to other support groups and agencies in the community.
- The Counseling Center provides the Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) Program. This program provides interviews, education services and can be a referral source to substance abuse counseling, for students whose drug or alcohol related behavior has resulted in violations of Commonwealth law and/or University regulations or policies.
BASICS and CASICS
BASICS is the Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention for College Students and CASICS is the Cannabis Screening and Intervention for College Students. These sessions are for students to discuss their alcohol, cannabis, and/or other drug use and learn strategies for safer use, or reducing use. Education is unique to every individual and the Health Educator will meet students where they are in their readiness to change to offer the best interventions based on individual need. Students will attend the BASICS or CASICS sessions if referred by Student Conduct or through self-referral if seeking help with a behavior change. To schedule a BASICS or CASICS meeting, use this booking link or contact the Health Educator, Lizzy Kline at elizabeth.kline@sru.edu.
