Mission

Location

Emergency and Crisis Care

Psychiatric Care

Staff

When is Counseling Helpful?

If Concerned About Suicide

Confidentiality

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Our mission

The mission of the University Counseling Center at the Health Sciences Center (UCC-HSC) is to provide confidential, on-site, psychological and psychiatric services to support the academic progress of the diverse students of the Health Sciences Center.
Initial assessments, crisis intervention, brief psychotherapy, psychiatric care, referrals, and support in the form of groups and workshops are provided free of charge to students of the schools of Medicine, Dental Medicine, Nursing, Social Welfare, and Health Technology and Management . We offer consultation to faculty and staff members, as well as education and prevention programs for the HSC community. We seek to encourage an environment that integrates the personal and the academic development of health care professionals. A Meditation and Relaxation group is open to all students. For information and to sign up, please call 444-7760.

We are committed to affirming and respecting people of all backgrounds so that our services are trusted and known to promote the dignity and welfare of each individual. We work toward the elimination of prejudice and discrimination based on gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, religion or socioeconomic class.Back to Top

Location

The UCC-HSC office is in Room 065, Level 3 of the HSC (diagonally opposite the Library, next to Preventative Medicine.) Office hours vary and include evening hours to 7:00 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday. All visits must be scheduled in advance. Please call (631) 632-6720 (University Counseling Center receptionist at the west campus) to schedule an appointment. Students who wish to be seen for the intake, or for ongoing psychotherapy at the West campus Counseling Center are welcome to do so. Back to Top

Emergency and Crisis Care

Please call the main number of the University Counseling Center west campus at (631) 632-6720 during office hours: between 8:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m., Mon-Fri. A counselor on call is always available to speak on the telephone or to see students immediately on the second floor of the Student Health Services on Stadium Road (during office hours). If UCC-HSC staff members are available, emergency/crisis intervention appointments may be arranged for the HSC office.

After office hours on weekdays and on weekends, students who experience a psychiatric emergency should go directly to C.P.E.P. or call 444-6050. University Police may be reached for assistance by dialing 911 on campus, or 632-3333 from off campus or a cell phone.

RESPONSE HOTLINE of Suffolk County, at (631) 751-7500 provides confidential telephone counseling 24 hours/day, seven days/week. If all lines are busy, they will call you back. Back to Top

Psychiatric Care

Psychiatric consultations, evaluations and medication are provided for HSC students by appointment only, at the west campus University Counseling Center, 2nd floor of the Student Health Services on Stadium Road. Students must have completed an "intake" assessment prior to scheduling a psychiatry appointment, except in an emergency. There is no fee for psychiatric services. Back to Top

Professional Staff

The professional staff of the University Counseling Center at the Health Sciences Center are:

• Trisha Billard, Ph.D., Licensed Clinical Psychologist
• Allison Shah, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow

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Last updated on May 15, 2008