Full-time students enrolled in degree programs are eligible for all UCS services. Part-time or non-martriculating students (including those on dissertation status, 在休假期间, or in special programs) are eligible only for consultation, 评价, 咨询. We are unable to provide 评价s for or letters prescribing Emotional 支持 Animals, as this specialized assessment is beyond the department's scope of practice.
个别辅导及心理治疗
Individual psychotherapy can range anywhere from few sessions to ongoing sessions within a semester or more (frequency and duration is determined by student and clinician depending on clinical and schedule needs). Group psychotherapy typically runs the length of a semester and meets each week that school is in session. 每个学期提供的小组都不一样, but typically include interpersonal process groups, 应对技能小组, 焦虑管理技能小组, 饮食紊乱, and support groups for survivors of sexual assault.
记住:
- Average number of psychotherapy sessions for most students are 6-8 sessions.
- Most students meet with their individual clinicians every other week.
当天咨询
In our efforts to provide quicker access to services to students who need support in problem solving a specific issue and not necessarily ongoing therapy, we are offering same-day 30-minute consultations with one of our clinicians. These are meant to be one-time consultation sessions to clarify your goals for treatment and problem solve a specific concern (e.g., 关于室友或关系冲突的建议, 如何最好地管理压力, 关于焦虑的应对技巧, 帮助做决定). The consultation meeting is designed to be goal-oriented so that you can leave with set of next steps. If a student wants/needs a follow-up in the future, 他们可以打电话请求再来一次, 当天咨询.
记住:
- Appointments are only scheduled for the same day and are first-come, first-served
- This is a one-time consultation and is not meant for ongoing psychotherapy
- Any follow-ups may be with a different clinician
- It will help to have an identified goal in mind
- Arrive to the session 10-15 minutes early to fill out demographic and clinical information
伤检分类
If a student is looking for short-to mid-term counseling or needs help figuring out what treatment is most appropriate, they can schedule a 20-minute triage phone appointment during which a clinician will gather information regarding the primary concern and collaborate with the student to make appropriate treatment recommendations (e.g., 短期个体化治疗, 加州大学洛杉矶分校的团体治疗, 校外治疗, 或其他校园资源).
记住:
- Find a quiet and private space to receive the 20-minute phone call from UCS
- This is a quick assessment of your clinical needs and not a full 评价 session
- There could be multiple outcomes including suggestion for group therapy, 校外推荐, 短期心理治疗, 或其他校园或网络资源.
团体治疗
在团体咨询中, a small number of people meet together with one or two of our psychologists to help themselves and one another. Joining a group provides opportunities to learn with and from other people, to understand one's own patterns of thought and behavior and those of others, and to perceive how group members react to one another. You learn that perhaps you're not as different as you think, or that you're not alone.
转介至社区服务提供者
Sometimes students know that they are looking for long-term, 开放式咨询, weekly psychotherapy or specialized care and in this case we can provide local referrals that match your clinical and insurance needs.
记住:
- 我们需要你的保险信息.
- If you have BC’s Blue Cross Blue Shield insurance, there are no longer co-payments for off-campus psychotherapy. 这对BC学生来说是一个显著的好处.
- Many of the off-campus clinicians on our referral list are close by and easy to get to. They also have experience working with BC students.
紧急服务
If there is an urgent clinical/personal crisis, students can come in on the same day to meet with the psychological emergency clinician (PEC). These are usually 20-30 minute as needed sessions that focus on crisis management. The primary goals are stabilization and safety so that the student can move on to next steps.
记住:
- Although urgency is defined by each student’s experience, typical presenting issues to emergency services are: thoughts of harming oneself or others, being at risk of failing classes due to mental health issues, paralyzing anxiety that limits everyday functioning, and BC community is concerned about a student’s behavior or level of distress.
- 类似于任何紧急护理或急诊室, one might have to wait for the next available emergency clinician. Most waits do not exceed 30 minutes and we try our best to triage most clinically urgent cases.