Mental health student services on campus include the provision of counselling and psychotherapy, utilizing a variety of theoretical approaches and of varied duration. In some clinics, counselling and psychotherapy is provided within session limits or “brief” and “short-term” approaches are adopted. Some services also use outcome measures to evaluate change as a result of these interventions (e.g., Outcomes Rating Scale, Outcomes Questionnaire-45, Behavioral Health Measure, Behaviour and Symptom Identification Scale). For some clinics, counselling services are provided by mental health trainees as part of practicum placements or internships. We are interested in featuring counselling or psychotherapy models where clinics can demonstrate positive outcomes in terms of service delivery efficiencies (e.g., access, flow, wait times), training outcomes, or treatment outcomes. We are also interested in hearing from campuses that would be interested in creating a data consortium on treatment outcomes, using a common measures approach to assist in establishing national benchmarks. For project submission or inquiries, please contact info@bp-net.ca.
Since August 2015, Western University has been implementing a Walk-in Single Session Therapy Program as part of its diverse range of services. In this session, participants learned about the range of factors that have contributed to the success of the programme: 1) Changing the triage model, 2) Providing training to staff, and 3) Emphasizing students existing strengths, abilities, and values.
College Counseling from a Distance: Deciding Whether and When to Engage in Telemental Health (TMH) Services is a guide developed by the Higher Education
Mental Health Alliance (HEMHA), with the purpose of outlining the potential benefits, limitations, and concerns regarding telemental health (TMH) services in the field of college student mental health and aid mental health professionals who serve college students and Institutions of Higher Education (IHE) administrators in engaging in dialogue about these benefits, limitations, and concerns in order to make informed decisions about whether to engage in providing TMH services.
