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...times were different (back then)," says Room 13 supervisor Suzanne Repetto. "The whole political and economic climate was different; student needs reflect what's going on now." A senior counselor with the Bureau of Study Counsel, Repetto has been a supervisor for seven years. The five Room 13 senior counselors--two from the Bureau of Study Counsel and three from the University Health Services--oversee and support the work of the counselors...
...Repetto adds that some things are very much the same: problems with getting adjusted to a new place, how you make friends, how you find your way around, and what to do when you're homesick...
...Suzanne Repetto says that talking to a Room 13 counselor is like talking to a friend. "You hope they really understand where you're coming from." At the same time, she says, students know that they're not talking up a friend's time; they have complete confidentiality and anonymity, and they don't have to worry about their problems changing their friends' images of them...
...When you listen to other people's concerns, it can be very emotionally draining," says Suzanne Repetto. She says that wanting to help but not being able to and being reminded of similar personal experiences can be difficult, but adds that counseling can also be "very growth-producing...
Both Gould and Repetto say that the support groups also provide a link between students and the official University counseling services. All of the peer groups refer people to UHS and the Bureau when they feel students have a problem which they cannot handle. The process works in reverse as well: the professional counselors sometimes refer students to their peers...