The following is a list of counseling services provided by our office:
- Online Services New!
- Consultation
- Individual and group counseling
- Mental Health Screenings
- Practicum and internship training opportunities for graduate students
- Presentations, trainings, and workshops for classrooms and other groups
- Referrals to other health, social, and academic services
- Suicide prevention gatekeeper training
- Workshops
Stepped Care Model
To optimally address the wellness needs of UTRGV students, the Counseling Center has implemented a Stepped Care Model of service delivery.
The Stepped Care Model is a multi-tier system of programs that seeks to meet students where they are in the change process, while promoting autonomy and empowerment. The most effective yet least-resource intensive intervention is offered first; care is stepped up to the next level based on evidence of required need.
Mental health staff and trained graduate-level interns provide recommendations based on student needs and information gathered during the initial screening appointment.
The goals of the Stepped Care Model at the Counseling Center include:
- to provide timely access to mental health care and education
- to create customized Care Plans in response to the unique and specific needs of each individual student
- to use a strengths-based approach to support client autonomy
- to connect students to a range of wellness and academic services and supports, both inside the Counseling Center and across the UTRGV campuses
- to introduce students to resources, including online screenings and websites, wellness-based apps, and self-help materials
- to increase utilization of group counseling and psychoeducational workshops to increase utilization of short-term services
- to provide referrals to community providers when appropriate
- Referrals to resources on and off campus
- Online or app-based self-guided resources
- Thrive at UT
- BASICS (Brief Alcohol Screening & Intervention for College Students)
- CASICS (Cannabis Screening & Intervention for College Students)
- My Student Support Program (for students out of state)
- Groups
- Various Therapy and Support Groups held each semester
- Body Project – to build a sense of positivity regarding one’s body
- Brief Supportive Counseling (short-term counseling)
- Individual Counseling
- Couple’s Counseling