Counseling Services

Counseling Services provides free support to Bowie State students in their personal and psychosocial growth. The Center supports the institutional mission to graduate individuals who are exemplary leaders in their respective disciplines. Moreover, the Center assists the institution in its mission to develop critical thinkers and individuals with a commitment to the ethical good of mankind. Specifically, Counseling Services assists the institution in its mission by providing personal, social, career, and academic counseling.

Counseling Services also seeks to actively participate in the fulfillment of institutional goals. This task is accomplished by enhancing and strengthening the quality of the Four-Year-Experience Counseling Program. As part of the program, counselors teach sections of the Freshman Seminar course, and conduct psychosocial interviews to aid in the retention of students in each classification.

The Center also offers a student development workshop series. The series provides a forum for creative expression, artistic performance, and educational programs. The philosophy of the Center derives from the belief that every student has basic and unique needs which must be fulfilled in order to function successfully in a learning environment.

Martin Luther King Jr. Bldg. THIRD FLOOR

Main Office Phone: 301-860-4164

Counseling services include, but are not limited to:

Personal counseling
Social counseling
Career counseling
Academic counseling
Psychiatry

Counseling methods used:

Individual counseling
Couples counseling
Crisis Intervention

Student development tools:

Paraprofessional training
Practicum/intern training
Advisor to student organizations
Course instruction
Topical workshops
Support groups

Types of issues addressed during counseling:

Stress and anxiety
Alcohol and other substance abuse
Academic difficulties
Career exploration
Health issues
Values clarification
Issues of sexuality
Depression
Coping with grief/loss

Instrumentation used to counsel:

College Adjustment Scale
Adult Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire
Multidimensional Anxiety Questionnaire
Multidimensional Self-Esteem Inventory
State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory
Tennessee Self-Concept Scale
Self-Directed Search