Grinnell bans students from counseling services after missing one appointment

M_s_Mom
Mon, 07 Feb 2011 18:03:08 +0000

Thanks for checking into this SDon. Whenever I read something that has the ‘over the top’ tone that this editorial has, I always wonder what the administration has to say. I wasn’t seriously worried that Grinnell students who missed an appointment at the counseling center weren’t going to get counseling services thereafter.

I suspect the $200 charge to the student just reflects what the college has to pay for the psychiatrist’s services - in our area, rates range from $200-$300/hr. Having to go off campus is a pain, but missing a psychiatric appointment (and potentially the medical supervision it entails for a student on prescription meds) is risky. Dan, how else should the university convey this to an adult, except to refuse to enable it?