Introduction

The CSW consulting specialists serve as students’ advisors for campus adaptation. They are stationed in selected colleges to provide consultations as primary prevention interventions. After understanding students’ needs and situations, CSW consulting specialists will coordinate relevant resources and arrange referrals, thereby assisting and empowering the students to solve their problems with the help of the entire counseling network at NTU.

Currently, we have six consulting specialists responsible for six colleges, including the College of Liberal Arts, the College of Social Science, the College of Law, the College of Bio-resources and Agriculture, the College of Life Science, the College of Management, the College of Science, and the College of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science.

Consulting Specialists’ Obligations and Services

1. Provide consultation and walk-in services for students of the selected colleges.

2. Promote Campus Living Support Program, proactively understand students’ needs, introduce relevant resources, and strengthen students’ coping strategies for difficulties.

3. Coordinate resources on and off campus, collaborate with faculties within the school system, and actively provide counseling assistance.

4. Be familiar with services from all sectors in the Office of Student Affairs, ensure easy accessibility of those services for students in need, and provide students with timely and accurate information.

5. Create a caring environment, build long-term sustainable rapport with students, and offer assessment and resource referrals based on students’ needs and situations.

6. Attend seminars and training courses/workshops to upgrade professional competence.

7. Handle administrative requests and update case records.

Our core values: ABCDE

1. Accommodation: Accompany students to complete the road of accommodation and integrate into campus and department life.

2. Belonging: Build relationships with students and deepen their sense of belonging to NTU.

3. Connection: Construct a resource map inside and outside the campus and a campus mutual aid network.

4. Diversity: Seeing the diversity of students, uphold the spirit of openness, friendliness and acceptance.

5. Empowerment: Promote students' individual development and ability, and create a life change and future.