Tag: Counseling Service

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DMC Counseling Center offers suicide prevention help

Arianna Rios

Suicide tends to be a taboo topic that society tries to avoid as it brings up heavy and uncomfortable feelings. However, these conversations are key to bringing awareness to spotting and preventing decisions during times of temporary emotional distress. According to a suicide prevention training hosted by Del Mar College counselors, on average one person dies by suicide every two hours in Texas alone. Suicide is the second leading cause of death among youth ranging from 10 to 24 years old and is the fifth leading cause of death for individuals in the age range of 35-34 years old. Del…

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Comforting canines come through to DMC

Taylor Young

The Del Mar College Counseling Center hosted Go Team Therapy Dogs at all campuses in preparation for finals season. The Go Team Therapy Dogs are a nonprofit organization whose mission is to have handler-dog teams offer relief, care and assistance to those in need. The dogs visited all Del Mar campuses from Nov. 28-30, allowing all students to interact with the dogs and participate in the activities. “The dogs help decrease anxiety, stress, relax your heart rate, which provides more of a relaxing atmosphere for the students,” said Go Team member Lisa Olmos. Go Team also provided students with various…

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Career Development Office offers career opportunities and networking with other local companies

Mark Garcia

Jennifer Gonzales has been the director of Career Development since 2019 and still gets goosebumps when she explains what she sees as her favorite part of her job. “The most rewarding part of this job is seeing the career counselors interact with our students and see the students go through every stage of the process,” Gonzales said. According to Gonzales, a popular service the student body uses is the one-on-one counseling sessions with career counselors, but the department provides more than just this one service. “The top services that are being used by the student body have been choosing a…