Student Life: Counseling and Health Services

• Personal counseling on issues common to young adults and college students.
• Referrals to outside agencies for help when needed.
• Spiritual counseling and accountability.
• Ways to serve God with your work and life.
• Guidance on choosing a major and career.
• Care for health needs.
• Web sites for prayer requests

We All Need Help Sometimes

Free professional counseling is rarely available outside the university setting. SWU provides free professional counseling on request. The best counseling enables you to discover your own answers, gifts and life direction. Counseling is helping, not telling.You don’t have to flounder in academic panic without help. You can achieve your goals in spite of a difficult home situation. You can find healing for past hurts and wrongs. You can find support during doubt and struggle. You can gain new insight to deal with a difficult roommate, professor or spouse. Seek reassurance for good decisions. You do not have to struggle alone. There is help. Even grief is easier when shared.Confidentiality – This is how it works

• A student’s name and counseling issues will not be disclosed.
• We provide confidential assistance with problems such as drug and alcohol use, sexual immorality, date rape and other behaviors not in compliance with SWU’s expectations.
• We are not asked to give knowledge gained in the counselor-client relationship to other campus employees.
• Only a client can release us from this commitment.
• We can and will break confidentiality when we believe the client is a danger to self or others, or in response to a court order.
• When necessary to serve students better, we will discuss cases with consulting professionals, but disguise details to protect your privacy.
• We comply with and espouse SWU lifestyle expectations, and encourage students to do so through self discipline and personal growth.

Personnel

Counselor and Director: Carol Sinnamon
Carol Sinnamon’s primary responsibilities are providing counseling and coordinating counseling services on campus. She has a master’s in counseling from Clemson and is licensed by the National Board for Certified Counselors. She has served as residence director, coordinator and teacher of freshmen seminar at SWU. She is a board member of Pickens County Rape Crisis Council.

Counselor and Teacher: Nancy Mann
Nancy Mann, not only teaches in psychology, but also offers 5 to 6 counseling hours per week in her office, Room 118, in the lower level of the library. She completed her Ph.D. in Human Development Services at the University of Georgia, in Athens, Georgia, and has been at SWU for 10 years. 644-5039.

Consulting Psychologist: Paul Wood
Paul Wood, a clinical psychologist and noted professional in Pickens County and well beyond, provides consultation to campus counselors and is a valuable referral source for our center. Contact Dr. Wood through the Counseling Center.

Other Counselors
Other faculty experienced in counseling will continue to counsel beyond their regular responsibilities, sometimes using the counseling center for appointments.

Spiritual Life and Ministry

Associate Vice President for Spiritual Life and University Chaplain: Ken Dill
Ken Dill’s training and experience in personal, pre-marital, marriage and spiritual counseling prepare him to assist students in a variety of areas. His responsibilities also include supervising all aspects of chapel, training and mentoring ministry teams, teaching and coordinating marriage and family seminars, director of chaplain support services for AGS (Adult & Graduate Studies) and serving as chaplain for the SWU community. Ken, an ordained minister, has a masters of divinity from Emory University in Atlanta, Ga. He has served as youth pastor, pastor, administrator and teacher. (Spiritual Life)

Missionary in Residence: Dave Tolan
Dave Tolan is director of the missions program. He sponsors the Student Missions Fellowship (SMF), coordinates student mission efforts and spends time mentoring and counseling with students considering their role in Christian service and missions. Dave, an ordained minister, has a master’s of divinity from Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Ken. He has experience in pre-marital counseling and has served as a youth pastor and pastor. Dave and his wife, Donna, have 10 years of experience as a missionary teacher and pastor in Zambia

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• Appointment and schedule information for staff.
• Chapel attendance and chapel information.
• Information related to ministry teams, academic orientation and chapel.

For more information or appointments, contact Carol Sinnamon, Director: 864-644-5133, Box 1824, csinnamon@swu.edu

Fran Wilson, Secretary: 864-644-5131
Jennings Campus Life Center, Third Floor