Health & Counseling Center

The Student Psychological Counseling Services building and Chapman University Student Health Center are located next door to each other and across the street from main campus on North Glassell street.

CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY STUDENT HEALTH (C.U.S.H.)

Chapman University believes that your physical, mental, and emotional health play a crucial role in achieving your academic, personal, and social goals throughout your college years. Some students may have a hard time keeping up with the busy college life, but C.U.S.H. is there to make sure that your health does not hold you back from reaching your goals and succeeding in future endeavors.

The staff of C.U.S.H. includes professionally trained and licensed physicians, nurse practitioners, and nurses. The center maintains complete medical records on all individuals and these records are kept completely confidential. They do not notify parents, professors, or anyone else about a student’s medical care except in life-threatening situations.

C.U.S.H. Services typically include:

1. First aid: cuts, abrasions, and burns

2. Acute illness:fever, sore throat, sudden pain, vomiting, diarrhea

3. Physician/Practitioner and gynecologist specialty visits by appointment

4. Health maintenance/screening:

a. Immunizations

b. TB skin testing

c. Tetanus boosters

d. GYN exams (pregnancy and PAP)

e. STDs

f. Blood pressure

g. Diabetes screening

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:

Why Do Student Visit Chapman University Student Health (C.U.S.H.)?

1. Convenient location and accessibility

2. Usually no waiting for an appointment

3. Inexpensive or no-cost visits

4. Comfortable gynecological & appropriate contraception consultation

5. Strict confidentiality

6. Excellent resource for current health information

Do I Need to Make an Appointment?

Chapman offers walk in appointments Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., as well as services by appointment from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, and 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Wednesday.

Am I Eligible for Services?

Services are available to all full-time undergraduate students, as well as to any other students who have paid the Student Health Services fee, completed, and submitted the Health Record and Immunization forms.

To learn more about Chapman University Student Health, visit their page linked here: https://www.chapman.edu/students/health-and-safety/health-services/index.aspx

STUDENT PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELING SERVICES (S.P.C.S.)

The mission of Student Psychological Counseling Services (S.P.C.S.) is to assist students in effectively functioning in the university environment by assessing and supporting their psychological well-being as they pursue any and all personal and academic goals. Their services provide expertise, acceptance, and objective guidance in dealing with personal problems. The counseling services at S.P.C.S. offers students the opportunity to look at themselves, their environment, and their relationships, and facilitate positive change to enhance their emotional, relational and psychological well-being.

Some students may face a rough transition into college or face other rough patches throughout their college experience, but S.P.C.S. is here to help. They provide a safe space where students can express themselves and ask for advice in fighting through their issues in order to succeed socially, academically, emotionally and mentally.

SERVICES OFFERED:

Individual Counseling

One-on-one sessions with a counselor, offered to students who meet the criteria for short-term counseling. Students who are in need of long-term counseling are assisted in finding resources off campus.

Couples and Family Counseling

Couple counseling is offered to couples who are both enrolled at Chapman. Counseling sessions can involve families or other important members of a student’s life on a limited basis with both student and counselor permission.

Groups and Workshops

Groups and/or workshops are offered to students interested in forming a group. Groups and workshops have been offered by S.P.C.S. on a number of issues including stress, anxiety, self-image/self-esteem, social confidence, and relationships.

Psychiatric Services

Some psychiatric services are offered to students that are active clients of S.P.C.S. who have never seen a psychiatrist or have previously seen one but are no longer in their care. Referrals to the psychiatrist are made by the clinical staff and aimed to serve as a bridge to students seeking outside community psychiatric care.

Training and Consultation

Through S.P.C.S., staff members develop and lead programs and trainings in the residence halls for various campus groups organized by students, faculty and staff and at University orientation programs. It also offers consultation to student groups, faculty, and staff upon request.  Examples include how to help a friend, how to support a student in crisis while also setting appropriate limits, how to solve interpersonal conflict in a group, or how to recognize students with problems and how to refer them to the counseling center.

Even if you are fortunate enough to never need to visit Chapman's Student Psychological Counseling Services, you will most likely know other students who do. It is important to know the warning signs that another student is struggling. S.P.C.S is open to referrals from students and staff and even offers a student concern intervention team.

To learn more about Chapman’s Student Psychological Counseling Services, watch their short video or visit their website linked here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPO9M0P_I_k#action=share, https://www.chapman.edu/students/health-and-safety/psychological-counseling/index.aspx