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Welcome from the
Alcohol & Other Drug
Program Coordinator!

Sarah

 

Welcome!  I'm Sarah Covell, Health & Counseling's AOD (Alcohol & Other Drug) Program Coordinator.  I am very excited to be a part of the Geneseo community!

 

Here are some of the things I do campus:

  • Educate students through programs such as Basics and Choices.

  • Meet with students for individual consultations to discuss any potential alcohol and/or other drug concerns (if you are interested in scheduling a consultation with me, please call the Health & Counseling secretary at 585-245-5716).

  • Work with students looking to change their substance use though SUMMiT (Substance Use Moderation through Mindfulness Training), an education and support group centered on learning  and practicing mindfulness skills.

  • Develop and expand my position on campus based on suggestions from YOU!  (Have a suggestion about what you would like to see me doing on campus?  Please feel free to email me!)


~Sarah Covell, MS, LMHC, NCC
Alcohol & Other Drug Program Coordinator

Thank you for visiting my pages!

Parents as Partners

Working together to prevent
campus alcohol abuse

Each year in the United States:

  • 1,825 college students (aged 18-­‐24) die from alcohol-­‐related injuries;
  • 696,000 students are assaulted by another student who has been drinking;
  • 97,000 students are victims of alcohol-­‐related sexual assault or date rape;
  • 400,000 students had unprotected sex and more than 100,000 students report having been too intoxicated to know if they consented to having sex;
  • About 25% of college students report academic consequences of their drinking including missing class, falling behind, doing poorly on exams or papers, and receiving lower grades overall;
  • More than 150,000 students develop an alcohol-­‐related health problem;
  • 110,000 students are arrested for an alcohol-­‐related violation.

Finally, 95% of crimes committed on college campuses in the U.S. involve alcohol, including 90% of all rapes.

The good news is...
you CAN make a difference!

More Information:
Parents as Partners

Get the Facts!

Now that you are in college, you’ve got the freedom to make your own decisions about your life. That includes how much (if ever) and how often you drink, smoke or take drugs. But before you start partying every night, take a look at some of the links below and make sure you know all the facts about alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs. Are you good to go?

What does the blood alcohol level (BAL) level really mean?

You might know that a .10% BAL puts you over the legal limit for driving, but do you know how alcohol effects your body in the .05-06% range?  At what percent do blackouts start to occur?  And if you are a 140-lb. woman who has 5 drinks in two hours, how do you know exactly what you BAL is, anyway?  For answers to all of these questions and more, take a look at this Blood Alcohol Level Table.

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Meet Sophie, certified therapy dog!

Sophie

Sophie is in the Health & Counseling office on Tuesdays--feel free to stop by to say hello!
Read Sophie's Lamron article

Receive a Personalized Feedback Profile regarding your alcohol or marijuana use!

Take the BASICS screening to obtain personalized information about your alcohol or marijuana usage patterns; your results are confidential.

If you have been referred for
Choices or BASICS:

If you have been referred to the Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) Program Coordinator by Judicial Affairs, the Dean of Students, or another College official, please be sure to have your referral letter when calling our office to schedule an appointment (585-245-5716).  Please note that you must inform the receptionist that you need a mandated Choices or BASICS appointment with our AOD Program Coordinator, Sarah Covell.  For a BASICS appointment, you must also take the required BASICS online screening questionnaire prior to your appointment with Sarah (you will be sent an email with a personalized link for this).