UHS annual report - University Health Services

Mental Health Services
- Anxiety and Anxiety Disorders
- Depression and Depressive
Disorders
- Academic Problem
- Relational Problem
Total Visits: 21,086
Unique Students: 4,631
Most Frequent Diagnoses:
- Partner Relational Problem
- Phase of Life Problem
- Parent-Child Relational Problem
- Social Phobia
- High-Risk Drinking
Future Directions and Goals
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In 2012–2013, a Medicine-Pediatrics resident from the Medical College of Wisconsin will be
doing a rotation in Primary Care at UHS. This may lead to further opportunities for residents
from this institution.
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UHS hopes to expand continuity clinic opportunities for Internal Medicine residents in
2012–2013.
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Pediatric residents have been invited to participate in continuity clinics at UHS.
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Encourage and facilitate the participation of newer staff members in the didactic lecture
program. Anticipate expansion of this component of the training program during 2012–2013.
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Continue regular staff education series:
- case conferences (once weekly)
- journal club (once monthly)
- didactic teaching conferences (twice weekly)
- grand rounds (once monthly)
- quality improvement studies (once monthly)
Mental Health Services are comprised of individual and couples services, group counseling
services, psychiatry services, case management services, behavioral health services, crisis services;
campus-based services; consultation services; and training programs for predoctoral interns,
postdoctoral residents, and practicum students from UW–Madison departmental programs.
Individual and Couples Counseling Services
Individual and couples counseling are offered within a brief treatment format that includes a
maximum of 20 visits per academic career (e.g., 20 visits during undergraduate studies and 20
visits during graduate studies). Up to 10 individual or couples counseling sessions may be used
in any one-year period. The multidisciplinary professional counseling providers and counseling
trainees deliver multiculturally-competent services from a variety of commonly recognized
theoretical approaches that are integrated to respond to each student’s needs. Students requiring
additional or alternate counseling services are provided with referrals to community service
providers.
Achievements
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The implementation of a drop-in model that was launched in 2011 for initiating counseling and
daytime crisis services continued to show an increase in access to mental health services at a
rate of 6% over the previous academic year.
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Individual counseling visits were stable over last year.
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Couples counseling visits increased by 47% over the 2010–2011 academic year.
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Establishment of a Multidisciplinary Research Team in collaboration with the UW–Madison
Counseling Psychology Department to measure treatment effectiveness.
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A quality improvement study to enhance provider use was conducted summer 2012.
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Two additional mental health providers were secured through support from ASM.
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Emphasis in multicultural competency for staff:
University Health Services 30 2011–2012 Annual Report
University Health Services 31 2011–2012 Annual Report