There is no cost for full-time students (and part-time students who have paid the student activities fee during the fall and/or spring semester). Students who require extended or long-term therapy may either be referred to other counseling services in the area or can choose to establish long-term or extended treatment plans with Sioux Falls Psychological Services. Counselors are available to provide assistance with insurance and sliding scales.
Parents are encouraged to call the Dean of Students Office to express concerns, seek guidance and ask questions, and we will work with them in areas of support. If parents call the Sanford Health Campus Clinic or Sioux Falls Psychological Services, they will not be given any information on their student due to the limits of confidentiality.
Students may sign a release of information giving their counselor permission to share certain information with certain individuals.
Confidentiality is a vital piece of the counseling process. Students must feel what is discussed in their counseling sessions will be kept between them and the counselor they are working with. During their first session of counseling, the counselor will talk through the counseling process along with confidentiality.
The exceptions to confidentiality occur when the counselor believes the student is a harm to themselves or others. In these cases, the counselor will be in contact with the Dean of Students Office for additional action to be taken.
