Counselling Services
 Director Counselling Services: Dale
      Fogle, BA, MASc, PhD, Ext. 2143
 Counsellor: Wendie Kirk, BA, MSW, Ext. 2144
 Counsellor: Marilyn Goodbrand, BA, MSW, Ext. 2253
 Learning Consultant: Susan Brown, BA, MA, Ext. 2525
 Office Location: Upper Floor, Student Services Centre
      Counselling Services is a resource centre devoted to student
      learning, performance, and personal development. The services
      offered by this department include personal (non-academic)
      counselling, the Study Skills Program, and the Student Success
      Program. For more information, call Karen Strang,
      Secretary/Receptionist, Ext. 2338.

    Professionally trained staff are available
throughout the year for confidential, adult-to-adult consultation
regarding any personal concerns that threaten classroom
concentration or emotional equilibrium. Concerns about
relationships can be discussed individually or jointly with a
partner. Group workshops and informal seminars are offered to
enhance skills in such areas as interpersonal communication,
stress management, and performance psychology in music, sports,
or academic exams.

    The Study Skills Program offers informal
instructional workshops in motivation and time management,
textbook reading and notetaking, concentration and memory, essay
writing and thesis management, and exam preparation. Individual
appointments with the Learning Consultant are also available to
deal with any specific study concerns, during office hours or by
telephoning Ext. 2525.

    The Student Success Program provides interested
first-year students with selected pre-orientation information
about the various student services available at Laurier, from
scholarship opportunities to intramural sports programs and to
the counselling and study skills programs described above. This
information is mailed to new students (upon request) before their
arrival on campus, and is designed to enhance learning,
performance, and personal development through the efficient use
of all such resources during the university years.