Social Work Services

If you are experiencing a life-threatening emergency, including having thoughts of harming yourself, please call 911 or go to your nearest emergency room. If you are seeking non-emergency assistance for a crisis after hours, you may call these 24-hour hotlines:

• (312) 926-8100 (Northwestern Memorial Hospital Crisis Line)
• (800) 273-8255 (National Suicide Prevention Lifeline)

All students enrolled in classes at Arrupe College are eligible for counseling services at Arrupe.

Students seek therapy for a variety of reasons. Many students come for counseling when life events or academic stressors leave them feeling troubled or distressed. When these feelings last for more than a few days, you may find it helpful to speak with an unbiased, objective professional. Some common reasons for entering treatment include:

• Depression
• General anxiety including social anxiety
• Difficulty adjusting to college
• Drug and alcohol use issues
• Eating and body image concerns
• Stress
• Relationship concerns
• Family conflict
• Dating violence or stalking concerns
• Sexual assault survivor issues
• Sexual Orientation and gender Identity
• Career goals and aspirations

To make an appointment with an Arrupe social worker, you can either:

• EMAIL
  Send an email with the above information to Katelyn Necastro or Nicole Sumida
• STOP BY OUR OFFICES
  
  • Katelyn Necastro: Maguire Hall 216
  • Nicole Sumida: Maguire Hall 218

The first step in beginning counseling at Arrupe College is an in-person intake appointment. You may schedule this appointment either by calling the social worker (312-915-8945). During this intake appointment, you and the social worker will discuss your reason/s for seeking counseling, and the social worker will advise you if services provided at Arrupe College will meet your needs, or if your needs would be better served through a referral to a community provider. If therapy at Arrupe College is an appropriate option for you, you will be given a follow up appointment.

Everything that you discuss in session with the social worker is confidential. This means nothing will go on your student education records. Also, your parents or loved ones do not have access to your mental health records without your consent. Your social worker will not consult with anyone outside of the Wellness Center, or outside of the university, without your written consent. There are some important exceptions to this, including information about child or elder abuse, serious risk to human life, and court orders.

The social workers at Arrupe College provide individual psychotherapy to students currently enrolled in classes at Arrupe College. The social workers can provide referrals to providers in the community if needed. We will seek a good fit for you with someone who accepts your insurance. We do our utmost to ensure that cost is not a barrier to receiving needed care, and can provide referrals to providers and clinics who offer sliding scale fees.

During the intake appointment, the social workers gather a lot of information about what you are dealing with now and what you’ve dealt with in the past. The social worker evaluates whether therapy at Arrupe College can address your treatment needs, or whether longer-term care in the community is the best option for you. Our goal is to get you to the care you need as quickly and smoothly as possible. There are many factors that go into a mental health professional’s decision to recommend care in the community. Examples include, depression or anxiety, addiction and other conditions are often best treated in a a more appropriate setting.

The social workers at Arrupe College do not provide prescriptions. However, The Wellness Center has a limited number of psychiatric appointments available, and nurse practitioners also manage some psychiatric medications, depending on your condition. Long term psychiatric care is not offered at the Wellness Center. Students will be provided with referrals to the community for ongoing psychiatric care. Students in need of medications used to treat ADHD or ADD will be provided with referrals for a psychiatrist in the community because the Wellness Center does not prescribe medications for these disorders.

The social workers at Arrupe College and The Wellness Center do not currently offer learning disability or ADHD testing. However, you can schedule a telephone intake appointment with the social workers at Arrupe College to receive referrals appropriate to your needs and circumstances.