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Counseling
Kilian Community College provides professional counseling to work with students to address academic, career, and
personal/social concerns. Providing support to assist the student become successful is the main goal.
Counseling is available by appointment and walk-ins are encouraged.
For more information, please contact:
Gene McDaniel
Room 121
605-221-3100
Or
gmcdaniel@kilian.edu
Helpful websites:
www.sdcounseling.org provides
students, counselors, and consumers with information about
counseling and mental health issues. Consumers, click the
resources tab from the home page, then click the links tab
and scroll down to consumer information.
www.sdnafvsa.com provides
information and resources about family violence and sexual
assault. A list of service providers can be found
by clicking the membership link.
www.southdakotacoalition.org
provides information and resources about domestic violence
and sexual assault. A list of service providers can
be found by clicking the coalition members under the shelters/programs
tab.
www.siouxfalls.org/Police/Statistics/Sex_Offenders.aspx
is Sioux Falls link to registered sex offenders.
www.state.sd.us
is South Dakota 's home page. This site provides a plethora
of information under the area's of government, business,
family/health, education, employment, and travel/parks.
http://www.helplinecenter.org/
Find answers to all your SD community resource
quistions; search the most current statewide resource database
or you can call 211.
Test Anxiety:
Test anxiety is something all students experience
to some level. It's that nervousness or tension one feels
before a test or exam. A little anxiety can actually help
motivate you to do well; too much of it can become
a problem, especially if it interferes with your ability
to prepare for and perform well on tests or exams.
Here are some websites that may help you understand and
conquer your anxiety:
www.couns.uiuc.edu/Brochures/perfecti.htm
Speech Anxiety:
Speech anxiety is something most students
experience to some degree. Like test anxiety, it's
the nervousness or tension one feels before presenting or
speaking in front of others. Again, some anxiety can be
motivating, but too much of it can be paralyzing. Don't
let your anxiety get the best of you.
Here are some websites that may help you understand and
conquer your anxiety:
www.ljlseminars.com/anxiety.htm
www.roch.edu/dept/spchcom/anxiety_handout.htm
www.stresscure.com/jobstress/speak.html
June Awareness:
Brain Injury Awareness Month
http://www.biam.ca/
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness Month
http://chronicfatigue.about.com/b/a/255870.htm
Health Awareness Month
http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/awareness_campaigns/jun_index.shtml
Counselor's Corner:
Finding Balance
Let's look at Maslow's Hierarchy
of Needs:
Self-Actualization: Self-actualized people tend to
have needs such as: Truth, Justice, Wisdom, and Meaning.
Esteem Needs: Some esteem needs are: Self-respect,
Achievement, Attention, Recognition, and Reputation.
Belonging Needs: Belonging or Social needs are those
related to interaction with others and may include: Friendship,
Belonging to a group, and Giving and receiving love.
Safety Needs: Such needs might be fulfilled by:
Living in a safe area, Medical insurance, Job security,
and Financial reserves.
Physiological Needs: Physiological needs are those
required to sustain life, such as: Air, Water, Food, and
Sleep.
I would like to challenge you for a moment to think, from
the bottom up, what you have in your life that fulfills
your needs. After doing so, weigh them out. Do you have
a strong foundation to build on? Is meeting your social
needs making your pyramid top-heavy? Do you have a point
at the top of your pyramid or is it flat ? Do your needs
look like a pyramid? Or do they look like something else?
Whatever your results, it's important to create a balance.
Balance is not something that will magically appear. Rather,
it is change that you make happen. I encourage you to make
a commitment to yourself to meet your needs. Your balance
depends on it.
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