Office of Counseling and Disability Services

The Office of Counseling and Disability Services provides two main types of services. We offer Professional Counseling, as opposed to Career Counseling which is provided by a separate office, and Disability Services.

Professional Counseling addresses students’ needs related to social and emotional issues that may be affecting their day to day functioning, grades and stable school life. Some areas of concern may be:

1) Conflictual relationship between you and your partner.

2) Feelings of isolation, as a result of being away from home and not having a strong social support on campus.

3) Alcohol and other substance use or abuse.

4) Anger management

5) Suicidal tendencies/ Depression/ Self injurious behaviors -cutting

6) Mental Health issues

7) Violence against the other/ Sexual offending

8) Eating Disorders

9) Communication concerns

10) Problems related to interaction with the legal system

We provide an article addressing student issues each month in the Herald –Residential Newsletter.

Disability Services is committed to providing an equal educational opportunity for all qualified students with disabilities (permanent or temporary) which are physical or mental. Accommodations are academic adaptations that do not compromise academic standards or the mastery of essential course elements, but provide students with disabilities, an equal opportunity to succeed. Accommodations provide equal access to facilities and information, and are as follows:

TEST ACCOMMODATIONS

Extended test time
Quiet room for testing
Word processor w/spell check
Calculator
Write directly on test
Written instructions
Text reading software
Reader to read back Essays
Sign language interpreters
Proctors
Text magnification equipment

COURSE ACCOMMODATIONS

Note taker
Tape recorder for lectures
Written instructions
Books in alternate forms
Reader
Preferred seating
Foreign language substitution for program requirement
Sign language interpreters
Proctors
Text magnification equipment
Registration assistance

SYSTEM ACCOMMODATIONS

Regents Exam (Reading & Essay)
CPE/Compass Exam (Extended time, quiet room, private room, word processor w/spell check, text reading software, text magnification equipment)

Students are advised to apply for services prior to the beginning of their course of study at SSU, since it may take a few weeks to receive approval from the Regent Center for Learning Disorders (RCLD). If you are already receiving accommodations, you are required to seek approval and accommodation letters before the start of each new semester.

Accommodations are valid for one semester at a time, and should be renewed prior to beginning a new class. Students should not assume that professors will provide services without this letter. The letter indicates the accommodations that you are approved for and requires a signature by all professors to ensure compliance.

It is the student’s responsibility to contact the Counseling and Disability Office and seek their accommodation and discuss their needs.

Students who are diagnosed as having a:

- Learning Disability (LD)
- Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) and
- Psychological Disorder (must receive approval from the RCLD in Statesboro, through our office, in order to receive these accommodations.

Contact:

Jacqueline Awe
Professional Counselor
King-Frazier Complex, Suite 233
Phone: 912.356.2202
Email: awej@savstate.edu

Shawntell Phoenix-Martin
Disabilities Advisor
King-Frazier, Suite 233
Phone: 912.303.1650
Email: phoenix@savstate.edu

Referral/Resources

If necessary, students will be referred to an appropriate campus or community agency.

Disability Services Handbook

Disability Services FAQ's