Health Education

The Alcohol/Drug Education Program is a part of Health Education in the Student Health Center.  This office provides a wealth of information as well as alcohol and drug abuse consultation and assessments for students.  There are several individual and group programs available to students who want to learn more about how alcohol and other drug use is impacting their lives and how they can monitor their behavior.  The Court Offenders Alcohol and Marijuana Programs are peer-facilitated six-week educational programs for Ball State University students who have been arrested for a misdemeanor alcohol or marijuana offense anywhere in the State of Indiana. These programs are recognized by the state's judicial system as legitimate alcohol and marijuana educational programs. Referrals come from the courts, probation officers, attorneys and other correctional programs attached to the judicial system. The programs focus on alcohol or marijuana education and behavioral change.

The program includes individual student assessment, a behavioral contract, group sessions and individual evaluations. Initially, each referred student has an hour-long assessment with the program coordinator, which is followed by six 1 1/2 hour sessions and attendance at an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting. Following completion of the group sessions, each student completes an exit interview and establishes alcohol behavioral goals for the following three to six months.

Counseling and Psychological Services Center

The Counseling and Psychological Services Center provides a variety of support assessment services which are designed to educate and enhance awareness of students in the area of chemical dependence.

Fisher Institute for Wellness
The Fisher Institute for Wellness is designed to respond to a variety of life-style issues.  Most of the work of the Institute in this area is designed to provide quality alcohol and drug information to members of the University Community.

Academic Department Courses
The area of Academic Affairs offers a variety of opportunities for students to study the complex issues of drug abuse, the impact of society, as well as to prepare for careers in alcohol and drug counseling, patient care, and other related fields.  The following units offer such courses and programs:

• Department of Physiology and Health Science
• School of Physical Education
• Department of Family and Consumer Sciences
• School of Nursing
• Department of Sociology
• Department of Counseling Psychology and Guidance Services