HI ALL,
So this last week we talked a lot about campus resources and what to do if something came up in our classes. I think it is good to cover such things in class but I was thinking and was just wondering if we should set a boundary on when we should involve ourselves or when we pass it on to another resource. I know we should use our best judgment given the situation but I know each of us would handle certain situations differently.
For example, with my experiences back home with my family and friends with drug problems I have recently taken a pretty strong stand on this whole against drug thing and not been very sympathetic with that fact that some people do just need help and that they can't control themselves. My girlfriend recently had to yell at me to be quiet because I, as she put it, am a very protective person and when I see friends in a bad position I get myself involved to the point where it becomes a problem. I feel another peer mentor would be able to handle a situation like this a lot better than I would and was trying to think of a way to set a standard on how we should deal with such things.
Any Ideas?
Thanks,
Kris
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I think this might just be one of those situations where you have to try to put aside your personal feelings and handle it on a case-by-case basis. A lot of the things we may deal with as Peer Mentors (as you probably know as an experienced one), there won't be a proscribed standard or handbook on what do for each circumstance, we're just going to have to be subjective and get feedback/advice from others on what the best thing to do is regarding the situation.
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