Employee FAQ
Communicating with counselors via electronic communication
If a faculty member would like to consult with a counselor regarding a student they have concerns about in their class, please do not send an email with student identifiers in the message. Our counselors will not respond. Please send a generic message without identifiers, as email is not a confidential form of communication.
Referring a student in crisis
College employees supporting students in crisis and not able to connect with a counselor should consult with their supervisors for immediate needs.
Students threatening self-harm or harm to others need immediate crisis support. Please call 988 or 911 in these situations and follow up with Campus Security at 206.235.0911
Yes.You can reach out to a counselor, but the counselor cannot provide any information (or even confirm or deny that they are seeing/ have seen a student) unless the student has signed a release of information specifically designating the type of information to be shared.
Yes and no. If the student has signed a release of information and requested that the counselor attends a meeting to advocate for the student then it is appropriate for a counselor to attend the meeting as a student advocate. A counselor can still attend the meeting and provide general consultation regarding potential general classroom management strategies and accommodations but the counselor cannot discuss a student or provide information about a student without a specific release.
Yes, but counselors cannot perform disciplinary actions and counseling should not be part of a disciplinary consequence.Follow up regarding a student’s participation and progress in counseling will only occur at a student’s explicit request, once a release of information has been signed.A student has the right to refuse to release this information.Please note that this is also a situation where a CARE Team report should be submitted.
Request a counselor visit for an in-class presentation or wellness workshop through this form.