Assisting Students in Need

Assisting Students In Need: A Resource Guide for Faculty and Staff was developed in collaboration with Rackham Graduate School and the University of Michigan Psychological Clinic. The goal of the resource guide is to offer practical advice as to the best way to intervene when a student is in need and to help faculty and staff determine which campus services will best provide further advice and needed services for students.

• General Guidelines for Assisting Students in Need
• Academic Difficulty
• Difficulties with the Advisor/Advisee Relationship
• Disruptive Behavior
• Stalking-like Behavior
• Suicidal Behavior
• Assisting Students with Disabilities
• After a Critical Incident

• Experiencing Academic Difficulty
• Experiencing Cultural Adjustment Difficulties
• Experiencing English-language Difficulties
• Resources

Acknowledgements
The information in this resource guide was adapted from the Assisting Students in Distress (ASD) program at the University of Minnesota, to help university faculty and staff members better assist students during times of distress. Special thanks to the University of Minnesota for allowing the text to be used in whole for this publication.

The section on “Difficulties with the Advisor/Advisee Relationship” was adapted from The Graduate Advising Relationship: A Brief Guide for Promoting a Positive Working Alliance by Matthew R. Hanson, M.A. and Harriett Copher Haynes, Ph.D., L.P., University Counseling and Consulting Services (University of Minnesota, July 2003)