Assessment Details
Academic Year: 2020-2021 Level: Both Undergraduate and Graduate
Campus Department: Student Affairs [UG and Grad]
Program Type: Co-Curricular Program [UG and Grad]
Program Name: Individual and Group Counseling and Psychotherapy
Description of Data Collection:
UCS has an extensive data collection system which tracks service utilization, client demographics, and diagnostic information. Symptom reduction is assessed by the Counseling Center Assessment of Psychological Symptoms (CCAPS) administered at intake, and after the fourth and twelfth counseling sessions. Members of the Coping Skills Group complete measures of symptoms and skills which are assessed at intake and completion of the program. Our HEAL Group members and our Interpersonal Process Group members evaluate the program for effectiveness, personal growth, sense of community and enhanced functioning.
Review Process:
Data collection and analysis is coordinated by the Associate Director of Clinical Services.
Resulting Program Changes:
Analyses of data have resulted in the reallocation of resources, the creation of new services, and initiatives to increase access by underrepresented groups. Examples: 1) analysis of the distribution of clinical time has resulted in providing more time for brief interventions; 2) the high number of students presenting with distress tolerance and affect management issues resulted in the creation of coping skills groups; 3) When our data demonstrated that First Generation college students were underrepresented in our client population, we created outreach programs to familiarize those students with UCS and destigmatize mental health services; 4) When our feedback demonstrated that students who identify in the LGBTQ+ community desired more defined supportive services, we were able to offer an interpersonal process group focused on students in this community; 5) Finally, a monthly workshop for recovery from sexual assault and as well as workshops focused on male sexual assault survivors have been offered this year in response to a request for information on healing and coping with incidents of sexual assault. Our data show high levels of utilization of services. CCAPS results demonstrate reduction of key symptoms across UCS clients, with greater reduction of symptoms at 12th session. Feedback from service users is positive. Coping skills group members demonstrated decrease in symptoms of emotional dysregulation.
Date of Most Recent Program Review:
Analyses of data have resulted in the reallocation of resources, the creation of new services, and initiatives to increase access by underrepresented groups. Examples: 1) analysis of the distribution of clinical time has resulted in providing more time for brief interventions; 2) the high number of students presenting with distress tolerance and affect management issues resulted in the creation of coping skills groups; 3) When our data demonstrated that First Generation college students were underrepresented in our client population, we created outreach programs to familiarize those students with UCS and destigmatize mental health services; 4) When our feedback demonstrated that students who identify in the LGBTQ+ community desired more defined supportive services, we were able to offer an interpersonal process group focused on students in this community; 5) Finally, a monthly workshop for recovery from sexual assault and as well as workshops focused on male sexual assault survivors have been offered this year in response to a request for information on healing and coping with incidents of sexual assault. Our data show high levels of utilization of services. CCAPS results demonstrate reduction of key symptoms across UCS clients, with greater reduction of symptoms at 12th session. Feedback from service users is positive. Coping skills group members demonstrated decrease in symptoms of emotional dysregulation.
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