STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES

Kentucky State's Office of Student Health Services helps ensure the physical and mental health of University students. It is staffed by a registered nurse, a licensed physician, comprehensive counselor, drug and alcohol counselor, and secretary. The office is located in the Betty White Health Center. Its program is broad in scope, encompassing preventive medicine, health education, physical and mental health care, wellness program, and appropriate referrals. Students are provided appropriate advice, medicines, comfort, educational materials, and first aid. When necessary, Student Health Services refers students to appropriate health-care professionals or facilities in the Frankfort community or beyond. All records, treatments, and referrals are strictly confidential.

The services provided to students by Student Health Services include the following:

• AIDS education;
• Educational counseling for alcohol and other drug abuse;
• Free screening tests for hypertension, tuberculosis, chlamydia, gonorrhea, and breast cancer;
• Health education workshops and seminars to promote healthy life-styles;
• Counseling and mental health services by a licensed psychologist;
• Preventive and corrective health care (on an out-patient basis);
• An annual health fair.

CAREER COUNSELING AND PLACEMENT

Choosing a career is an important concern of students and their families. While premature decisions are risky, failure to address career opportunities must also be avoided. The University devotes considerable attention to the goal of helping students think seriously about the implication of their career interests and then to locate practical ways to successfully satisfy the requirements of those career interests. It is appropriate to remind students that there is time enough to make adequate plans for careers. Indeed, what is essential is that students realize that many different kinds of career and vocational interests are available to them. KSU's Office of Career Counseling and Placement assists students in need of academic, personal, social, and vocational counseling. The Office offers assistance to graduates in finding suitable employment in business, industry, governmental, and educational organizations that seek college-trained personnel for permanent employment; and informs faculty, staff, and administrators about employment trends, standards, and requirements (particularly as they affect the specific office or academic program concerned).

The Office also:

• Provides individual and group counseling to students at all levels;
• Provides counseling for transfer, international, and nontraditional students;
• Develops and implements career-awareness and education programs for students, faculty, and the community;
• Provides work experiences for students as part of their occupational orientation and career development;
• Provides to students an option for incorporating a paid work experience into their education; and

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