Mental Health Support Services

Mental Health Support Services at Dr. B.C. Roy Society

At BCREC Society, we believe that student's mental health is an essential component of their academic, professional and personal success.

We invite all students, faculty, and staff of the BCREC Society to take advantage of the mental health support services available on campus. Our goal is to promote and enhance the psychosocial well-being and development of all students. We have a dedicated and highly qualified counsellor who provides a safe, welcoming, and supportive environment. We hope you find these services helpful. To ensure we can best assist you, it's important that you understand our services. Please read the provided information carefully and feel free to discuss any concerns with your counsellor.

Whom to Contact?

Students keen to get psychological support or help may contact the following:

Indrakshee Sen
Psychological Counsellor
Dr. B.C. Roy Group of Institutions
Email: indrakshee.sen@bcrec.ac.in

Confidentiality

The purpose of Confidentiality in psychological counseling is to encourage you to discuss candidly all the problems you are experiencing and to not withhold information out of concern that it might prove embarrassing to you. Please feel free to discuss any concerns about confidentiality with your counsellor.

Students' records at the Counselors are not part of any other Institution records. We do not share information about a student with anyone (including parents, professors, deans, friends, hostel wardens) without prior consent of the student, which includes information about the counseling received by the student.

Appointments

Students are counselled by prior appointment, except in urgent situations. We request your cooperation in keeping your scheduled appointments. We would appreciate if cancellations are made at least 24 hours in advance so that the time can be offered to another student.

Consultation Hours

 

We are open Monday to Friday, 10am to 5pm.

All students who are new to Counselling services can begin by direct walk-in.

In urgent situations, directly call or visit the Counselor's office.

Counselling Services

All students new to Counselling services will begin services through an intial consult to the counsellor usually 24 hours of the student's request. The student can place the request for an appointment with a counsellor by either calling or writing an Email to the particulars given above. The Counsellor will help distressed students to get the care they need by assessing their safety concerns. The will help students to make a plan for getting through the night, the weekend or if indicated the counsellor will facilitate hospitalization.

Emergencies are life threatening situations which require an immediate response.. An emergency might involve:

  • Persistent thoughts and/or plans to hurt themselves or someone else
  • Engaging in a life threatening behaviour
  • Physical or sexual assault
  • An episode of mania or psychosis

 

The counsellor will help a distressed student to get the care they need by assessing the safety concerns. They will help students to make a plan for getting through the night, the weekend or if indicated the counsellor facilitate hospitalization or refer to any Psychiatrist.

Services Provided

Students come to us with concerns regarding psychological or emotional issues, during times of crisis or when the situations become adverse to making difficult decisions. Our counsellors provide the much-needed intervention, assessment, short-term psychotherapy, group therapy meditation and relaxation and referral services. We also offer consultation to students, faculty and staff who are concerned about the well-being of other students. We provide such services without charge to all members of BCREC Society including faculty and staff members.