Department of Counseling Psychology

The Counseling Practicum Clinic is on the sixth floor of the Teachers College building in room 621 on the Ball State campus. The Teachers College building is on the northwest corner of McKinley and Riverside.  The clinic is open from 8 A.M. to 9 P.M., Monday through Thursday, and Fridays from 8 A.M. to noon during the academic year (August to May).  Summer hours are similar, but vary.  The clinic is closed during university vacation times and holidays.

The counselors at the clinic are primarily graduate students in counseling psychology under the supervision of faculty. Some faculty members also provide direct counseling.  The clinic is a training and research facility for the Department of Counseling Psychology and Guidance Services.  Each semester there are approximately forty-five graduate students providing counseling services and occasionally conducting research.  Counseling may be delivered on an individual or group basis.  Groups may focus on parenting, social skills, anger control, issues of concern to children and adolescents, or other topics. 

There is a small fee for services received at the clinic. The money from this fee goes toward buying material related to the operation of the clinic.  No clients will be denied services because of inability to pay.

All clients have the right to receive timely, competent counseling services consistent with the ethical principles and guidelines established by professional organizations.  All counseling services provided at the Counseling Practicum Clinic are guided by the Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct, the Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice of the American Counseling Association, the General Guidelines for Providers of Psychological Services, and the Specialty Guidelines for the Delivery of Services by Counseling Psychologists. 

For further information, please contact:

Bob Hayes

Professor & Director of the Counseling Practicum Clinic

765-285-8042