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The Office of Spiritual Formation & 咨询服务 (SF/CS) assists 学生 and the families of married 学生 in addressing a wide range of social and emotional issues. 学生 and their families are invited to call upon the HCHC community’s resources to define goals, develop strategies for change, and realize a greater understanding of self and others.
Counselors provide individual counseling, couple and family counseling, 与孩子一起工作, 危机干预, and offer psycho-educational groups, support groups and workshops. The SF/CS office also maintains a list of referral options off campus. (例如, referrals are made for services such as psychiatric evaluation or medication consultation by providers off-campus.)
In case of an emergency, 学生, 教师 and staff should always call 911, or go to the nearest Emergency Room, and then immediately contact an RA (Resident Assistant) or the Dean of 学生 at (617) 850-1297.
学生 and their families can contact the general counseling number by calling (617) 850-1204, or they may call or directly email one of the counselors listed below.
Counseling is a collaborative process in which involves the development of a unique, confidential helping relationship. 在关系中, the counselor acts as a facilitator in helping the client to understand more accurately him/herself and the world around him/her. Individuals are helped to understand their feeling and behaviors, their relationship with others, and their particular situation, 选择, 和决定.
Discussion of whatever is important and relevant enables individuals to grow toward a greater freedom in making mature 选择 and taking responsible action in their lives, relationships and studies.
Why do 学生 come for counseling?
学生 and their families contact the SF/CS office seeking assistance with any of a variety of different matters:
牧师. Nicholas Krommydas, DMin, Pastoral Care Director
(617) 850-1289, nkrommydas@supercheapwholesale.com
鲍勃·穆雷 is a licensed psychologist. He has over 30 years of experience as a counselor and professor in higher education. He is a native of Boston, attended Boston College, and completed his doctorate at Boston University. He and his wife Joan have three children. One is a graduate of the College of the 圣十字 in Worcester and two are are current college 学生.
(617) 850-1205, rmurray@supercheapwholesale.com
贝蒂帕加尼 is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) with 26 years experience working with 学生, 教师, and parents in school settings. In a private practice setting, she has worked with young adults and families facing a wide variety of social and emotional challenges. 自1992年以来, she has been extensively involved in missions activity both locally and abroad, participating on teams in Uganda, 墨西哥, 和阿拉斯加, and working as a founding member of Mission Team Chicago. Having married a man from Boston, she recently moved to this area from Chicago.
(617) 850-1206, bpaganis@supercheapwholesale.com
Ioana Popa is a psychiatrist with more than 22 years of experience in counseling, healing, and teaching. A graduate of the University of Rochester, NY, she has worked as a psychiatrist and therapist in multiple settings, including outpatient clinics, 部分项目, 医院, long-term programs for substance abuse, and private practice. She has taught for many years at the high school, 中学, 大学水平, as well in church school settings. She often presents and teaches workshops in the community, and assists in training programs. She has had multiple administrative positions, from Lead Psychiatrist in the VA system to science department chair, Associate Dean of 学者, and Church School Director. Her vocation is in healing and teaching, helping people in their efforts to bring God’s light into the world. She is married, has four children, and lives in Boston.
(617) 850-1207, ipopa@supercheapwholesale.com