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Office of Student Health & Counseling Services
Herschel A. Smith Health Clinic
229-931-2708 counseling center
counseling@gsw.edu
229-931-2235 health center
health@gsw.edu
Students have access to a variety of well-being resources through our initiative Care@GSW.
Always here for you
Your Counseling Center records are protected by federal and state laws and by professional standards and ethics. Clinical records are completely separate from educational records and cannot be accessed by parents, faculty, staff, administrators or others without your written permission or court order. Clients and client information may be discussed by staff within the center for treatment, administrative, supervisory, and training purposes. Please note, there are some situations when all mental health professionals are legally mandated to break confidentiality.
Release of information outside of the Georgia Southwestern State University Counseling Center requires your written permission with the following EXCEPTIONS:
We may be required to disclose your health information to authorized federal officials who are conducting national security and intelligence activities or providing protective services to important officials. By law, we may be restricted from disclosing to you that information was disclosed to the government (e.g., Patriot Act).
