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If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline by calling 1-800-799-7233. If you’re unable to speak safely, you can log onto thehotline.org<\/a> or text LOVEIS to 22522. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div> Once a student calls or walks into CAPS, an appointment is made the same or next day for a telephone screening. The screening is approximately 15-20 minutes with a CAPS staff member who determines options for best helping the student. This screening can be done in person if the student attends a Let\u2019s Talk session. After this initial point of contact, an initial interview will usually be held within a few days, depending on the urgency of the situation and the flexibility of the student\u2019s schedule. The initial interview is intended to learn more about what is troubling the student and to assess what services would be most helpful. If it is determined that the student\u2019s needs would be better met by an off-campus facility or private practitioner, a referral for off-campus services will be made. If short-term counseling at CAPS is appropriate, regular appointments will be scheduled, usually for 45 minutes once a week. At busier times of the year, it may be a week or two before regular appointments begin, but students are encouraged to utilize Let\u2019s Talk for support as often as they like in the meantime.<\/p>\n CAPS is staffed by psychologists, a social worker, a part-time psychiatrist and selected graduate students who work under close supervision. The services are included in the Student Services Fee and are provided with no additional out-of-pocket expense. Confidentiality is maintained in accordance with ethical standards and New Jersey state law. No information, including whether a student has made an appointment, can be shared with anyone without the written consent of the student utilizing services. View Services<\/a><\/p>\n If the student is in crisis, immediate attention is warranted. Call CAPS at 973-655-5211<\/a> during business hours and tell the receptionist that you have an emergency. The student will be seen as soon as possible. If CAPS is closed, call University Police at 973-655-5222<\/a> and they will contact the on-call psychologist. If a student talks or writes about suicide, this should be taken seriously. Suicide is often considered as an option when a student feels depressed, hopeless, trapped or out-of-control. Making an assumption that talk of suicide is aimed at getting attention can be a potentially fatal mistake.<\/p>\n The college years can be a time of both excitement and stress for students and their parents. Students face numerous challenges while at college, such as choosing and preparing for a career path, developing peer and romantic relationships, and learning about their own unique values and identities. Sometimes these challenges can lead to difficulties.<\/p>\n Problems that students sometimes experience while in college include difficulties with depression, anxiety, stress management, substance abuse, eating\/body image issues, or relationship concerns. Learning or attention-related problems also occasionally arise during the college years. If these problems are not addressed, they may result in emotional, academic, or social difficulties for the student. Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) can often help students resolve their concerns so they can feel better and get “back on track” with their academic work.<\/p>\n Often, parents are among the first people to notice when their student is experiencing difficulties. If this happens, parents are encouraged to contact Counseling and Psychological Services to discuss strategies for helping their student. Such strategies may include encouraging the student to take advantage of on-campus resources such as CAPS.<\/p>\n Learn About Our Services<\/a><\/p>\n Learn About Our Outreach Programs<\/a><\/p>\n Learn About Consultation and Referrals<\/a><\/p>\n In a supportive manner, let your student know the reasons you are concerned. Be sure to be specific about what you have observed.<\/p>\n It is not unusual for students to have their first encounter with depression or anxiety during this time of transition and life changes. In addition, sometimes students who have struggled with these issues before have a return of symptoms. It may help your student know that because college can be stressful, many students experience some temporary depression or anxiety while in college.<\/p>\n College is a time when students and their parents experience changes in their roles and expectations for each other. In most cases, students benefit when parents and students clarify their expectations as well as the consequences of not meeting these expectations.<\/p>\n It might help your student to know that they may come to CAPS for one session to see whether or not counseling is the right solution for them. In other words, coming to CAPS for a consultation meeting does not obligate the student to continue in counseling. Our staff are interested in helping students determine what interventions might work best for them. Sometimes counseling is a good strategy; at other times, non-counseling strategies are more helpful. Reluctant students might be more open to the idea of coming to one of our informal drop-in sites. We have Let’s Talk<\/a> hours at various times and locations around campus.<\/p>\n All CAPS services are confidential. Although we understand parents’ interest in knowing what is going on with their student, we are unable to disclose information without the student’s written consent.<\/p>\n\n
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