SEHS COUNSELING CENTER EXECUTIVE REPORTFall 2014 - Summer 2015

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN SERVICES

GOALS ■ Provide important, no-cost mental health services to the University and surrounding community ■ Provide individual, couple, family, group, and career counseling services ■ Train Masters, post-Masters, and Doctoral students at levels consistent with national counseling accreditation standards

(i.e., CACREP) ■ Provide a cutting-edge training infrastructure using video technology, so that counseling sessions can be recorded, reviewed,

and evaluated, which ensures quality control and excellence in student skill development ■ Provide ongoing research on clinical outcomes initiated by faculty and Masters and Doctoral level students to increase the

knowledge about treatment effectiveness ■ Provide supervision by licensed professional counselors to all of the counseling students ■ Provide students with access to updated technology used in the counseling field

MISSIONThe mission of the School of Education and Human Services Counseling Center (SEHS CC) at Oakland University is to achieve national prominence through a tripartite model of excellence in training, service and research.

Demographics Fall ’14 Winter ’15 Summer ’15 Total

Ttl registrations 427 415 420 1262

SET UP AND FUNCTIONING The SEHS CC is located in 250 Pawley Hall. The rooms are utilized as follows:

Supervision roomsRooms 280E, 280F, 280G, 280H, and 280J, are used to conduct supervision sessions. They are used for intake sessions and career counseling sessions where internet access is required. They are also used as research rooms since they are able to play and record to DVD.

Couple counseling roomsRooms 270 Q and P are equipped with a small sofa to accommodate couples and/or small families.

Counseling roomsRooms 270D, 270E, 270F, 270G, 270H, 270J, 270K, 270L, 270M, and 270N are used primarily for individual counseling sessions. Students in two key clinical courses - Counseling Techniques (CNS 661) and Practicum in Counseling (CNS 664) - use these rooms.

Group rooms and Child Counseling roomRooms 250E and 250G are used by on-going counseling groups and for Group Counseling Class (CNS 663). Room 250J is a specialty room used exclusively for play therapy.

Room 270A is the Group/Meeting Room. This room is used by Practicum students (CNS 664) for case conceptualization, by Techniques students (CNS 561), Group students (CNS 663) and Couple and Family Practicum students (CNS 698). In addition, the room is used by staff, special meetings of the Adult Career Counseling Center (ACCC) and other members of the SEHS CC.

Room 280K is the office of Erica Wallace, MPH, who is the GRASP (Grizzlies Response: Awareness and Suicide Prevention) program Manager.

EmployeesThe Center employs a full-time coordinator who is also on call for emergencies. Student workers are hired through OU Career Link as receptionists. Graduate Assistantships and Internships are also available in the Center.

CLIENT DEMOGRAPHICS 2014-15The SEHS CC provides counseling for ages six and older. The counselors provide individual, couple, family, career and group counseling. Listed here are the demographics of clientele served for the 2014-15 academic year.

Client Totals 2014-15

Age Fall ’14 Winter ’15 Summer ’15 Total

6-17 51 81 65 197

18-29 165 140 139 444

30-39 74 71 77 222

40-49 50 42 39 131

50-59 40 46 38 124

60-69 16 7 12 35

70+ 2 2 1 5

Gender Fall ’14 Winter ’15 Summer ’15 Total

Male 155 165 163 483

Female 272 251 258 781

OU Students 87 47 36 170

Modality Fall ’14 Winter ’15 Summer ’15 Total

Individuals 319 254 208 781

Couples 39 32 58 129

Family 24 30 30 84

Career 32 25 65 122

Child/Adol. 13 74 59 146

Group (average) 150 150 150 450

Totals 577 565 570 1712

IndividualCouplesFamily

CareerChild/AdolescentGroup (Average)

■ Continued relationships with various campus services are maintained, in addition to an increase in the departments to which we provided services.

■ The SEHS CC and the University Counseling Center, located in the Graham Health Center have an ongoing collaborative relationship.

■ The Center continues to partner with Avondale High School for a School Based Practicum Experience.

■ The Counseling department and the Center have been involved in Grizzlies Response: Awareness and Suicide Prevention and Campus Awareness Prevention Education and Safety.

■ The Center continues to take steps toward implementing an electronic medical records system.

■ An e-space page is maintained for students, faculty and staff to use. This is used as a step toward the Center becoming a fully paperless operation, along with the transition to electronic medical records.

■ Beginning in Fall 2011, the Center coordinated with the Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine to assist the new medical school students with their medical interviewing course. Each Fall semester the class will utilize the Center and receive training by counseling faculty.

■ Marketing efforts have continued in several community groups, organizations, etc. in order expand the reach of the Center. These efferts, lead by the Center’s coordinator (Ashley Karas) include The Haven, Common Ground, Waterford Coalition for Youth, Clawson Youth Assistance and several local schools, museums and businesses.

■ Ashley Karas has been more involved in state associations and was president of Michigan Association of Counselor Educators and Supervisors (MACES).

■ Ashley Karas continues to be an active member of the Truancy Task Force of Oakland County.

■ CNS 264 and 274 provide career training in the Center and are facilitated by practicum students.

■ The Center participated in the Auburn Hills National Night out, Truancy Task force of Oakland County conference, Wet n’ Wild Wednesdays at the Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm, Brooksie Way health expo, Clawson Trick or treat trail and KidzKare back to school bonanza.

REVIEW OF ACTIVITIES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Fall 2014 Section Students

CNS 661: Techniques of Counseling 3 34

CNS 663: Group Counseling 2 31

CNS 664: Counseling Practicum 4 42

CNS 264: Education and Career Exploration 0 0

MDM1: Medical Humanities and clinical bioethics 1 100

Winter 2015 Section Students

CNS 661: Techniques of Counseling 4 42

CNS 663: Group Counseling 2 30

CNS 664: Counseling Practicum 3 25

CNS 672: Seminar in CNS Supervision 1 7

CNS 780:Advanced Practicum 1 2

CNS 264: Education and Career Exploration 0 0

Summer 2015 Section Students

CNS 661: Techniques of Counseling 1 14

CNS 663: Group Counseling 1 18

CNS 664: Counseling Practicum 3 37

CNS 683/684: Advanced Appraisal: Model/Methods 0 0

CNS 698: Advanced Methods: C&F 0 0

Fall 2014 - Summer 2015 Section Students

Total 26 382

RESEARCHThe chart below is based on outcomes from administering the Outcome Questionnaire 45.2 (OQ-45) in the SEHS Counseling Center. The OQ-45 was given to adult clients each time they came in for a session. The OQ-45, one of the most widely used outcome measures in psychotherapy outcome research, is a general measure of common adult symptomatology, work and interpersonal concerns. Lower scores indicate better outcomes. As shown in the chart below, the average starting number for clients in the SEHS Counseling Center was 68.71 and the average final number was 58.16, which indicates that the clients showed statistically significant improvement in their concerns during the course of treatment during the semester.

This data was compiled by Dr. Todd Leibert.

Mike Chaney, Ph.D.Robert Fink, Ph.D.Lisa Hawley, Ph.D.Sarah Jahimiak, MATodd Leibert, Ph.D.Ann Liesen, Ph.D.

Jennifer Matthews, Ph.D.Terrance McClain, Ph.D.Tobi Russell, Ph.D.Christine Summerell, MABrian Wummel, MA

COUNSELING FACULTY AND DOCTORAL STUDENTS WHO USE THE CENTER

Maryclare Baird Emily Brunke Karen Donoughe Nancy Dossin Dena Elghoroury Ross Flynn David HambrickSarah Jahimiak

Amy Kuzniar Kristi LeBeau Roberta Lea James McNutt Melanie Popiolek Emily Richardson Carol Wortham Brian Wummel

COUNSELING SUPERVISORS

HOURS OF OPERATIONThe SEHS CC is open six days, 60 hours per week, year round, except for University breaks and closings.

Monday-Thursday 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.Friday-Saturday 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

School of Education and Human Services

SEHS Counseling Center 250 Pawley Hall

Rochester, Michigan 48309(248) 370-2633

oakland.edu/sehs/cc

REPORT COMPILED BYAshley Karas, MA, LPC, NCC, CAADCSEHS Counseling Center Coordinator

FAST FACTS ■ 1712 clients were served during 2014-15 for

individual counseling ■ 104 student counselors provided services ■ 382 students were enrolled in courses that used the

Center ■ 450 clients attended groups hosted in the Center ■ Approximately 7000 hours of no-cost counseling

were provided to the community ■ 170 OU students received services in the Center ■ The Center was open 60 hours per week, except for

scheduled university breaks and closings

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