Services provided by CAPS fall into three main categories: clinical, outreach/consultation, and training. Post-doc activities within each area are outlined below.
Clinical Services
Initial Consultation (IC): These are half-hour discussions with students within 1-3 days of a student seeking CAPS services. Collaboratively, the counselor and student make decisions about the most effective next steps for support or treatment.
Ongoing Appointments: The philosophy and policy of CAPS is to provide brief therapy, but there is no set number of follow-up appointments. Post-Doc's (with supervisor consultation) and permanent staff learn to manage their client load to keep direct clinical service provision at approximately 50-60% of their work time.
Counselor on Duty (COD): Each post-MSW fellow provides three hours weekly of crisis service, which includes walk-in clients and consultations to faculty, staff and concerned others. CAPS staff do not generally provide after-hours crisis interventions.
Groups: Post-Doc’s may facilitate one or two groups each semester, depending on interest, agency need, and staff resources. Group facilitation may be as a co-leader, a solo facilitator, or with a social work or pre-doctoral psychology intern. Groups may be process oriented, semi-structured or psychoeducational in design.
Specialized Assessments: Post-Doc’s will provide assessments for substance use/abuse or eating and body image concerns based on agency need and the Post-Docs’ interest and experience.
Outreach/Consultation
Crisis Outreach: Post-Doc's may respond as needed to campus crisis as part of a CAPS team (on occasion this occurs outside of standard work hours).
Outreach Presentations and Liaisons: Post-Doc’s respond to requests from the campus community, and/or develop and market programs to address clinical issues or meet community needs. Each fellow is to complete a minimum of four presentations and three tabling events per semester of the academic year. Post-Docs may also affiliate with a campus student group, or choose a clinical focus area, to provide a variety of outreach services throughout the year.
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