The Good Line: Helpline - Ext. G-O-O-D (4663)
Would you like to be a member of The Good Line?
The Good Line is always looking for interested students to be part of their organization. In order to apply for membership first decide if you are a good listener.
Ask yourself the following:
Am I calm and patient?
Do I like helping people?
Am I willing to give up approximately three nights a month one or two of which may be a weekend night to cover the phone line and one hour a week to attend mandatory supervision and training sessions?
If you feel that you can answer 'yes' to these questions, then why not consider applying for membership.
If you are interested, you can call the Counseling Center for more information at 973 408 3398 (on campus) x3398, email: mwiss@drew.edu or download an application from our website.
About The Good Line
The Good Line operates from 5pm to 9am every day. The line provides assistance, information and referral for students in crisis or having any type of emotional difficulty. We are Drew undergraduate students trained to handle a range of calls in a calm, caring and professional manner. However, we are not counselors; therefore our main role is to provide support, information and referral. Our main objective is to act in the role of facilitator by assisting the caller in finding the specific help they need. The Good Line is supervised by a counselor from Drew's James A. McClintock Center for Counseling and Psychological Services.
Who Can Call?
Any Drew student who is experiencing emotional difficulty or who would like more information for themselves or a friend about certain psychological issues. Examples of the types of calls that are received on The Good Line would be: relationship issues, problems with roommates, problems with families, school problems, and coping with stress. The Good Line is an excellent resource for obtaining information and referrals to deal with any individual problem more specifically. All calls are strictly confidential.
Applications For New Memebers Are Due April 18th, 2008
If you are interesting in joining The Good Line, please download an application and fill it out.
Give the completed application to Carol Gernat in the Counseling Center (on the second floor of Sycamore Cottage) by Friday, 4/18. If you have any questions, please contact Liz Keyser at x3984 or Jill Wiss at x3398.