Simply stated, counseling is any relationship in which one person is helping another person to better understand and solve some problem. Friends and relatives provide a type of counseling, as do academic advisors, teachers, and many others. The staff at CAPS differ from others who may offer counseling because of their extensive training in psychology and human behavior. They have a broad range of experience working with many different situations.
The UHS Counseling staff is a multicultural group of professional counselors and psychiatrists. Counselors include psychologists, social workers, and advanced-level trainees. We try to accommodate students’ preferences regarding counseling gender, ethnicity, and sexual orientation.
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a condition that affects an estimated 5 percent of college-aged adults. The principal characteristics of ADHD are difficulties with attention and sometimes hyperactivity and/or impulsivity.
Fall 2021 Schedule Suicide Awareness Training Over the last few years, you may have become acquainted with the Look for the Signs App (for students) and the Mental Health Handbook for faculty, staff, and GSIs to assist you in helping someone in distress. One component of that help is understanding when a student may be in danger of suicide. Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) would like to offer you...
Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) counselors have heard from students throughout this election cycle about the impact the rhetoric and conversations are having on their lives, their stress levels, and their emotional wellness.
CAPS is working with the Dean of Students office and various advising offices on campus to find spaces for students to process their reactions to yesterday's election and in some of them there will be counselors available.