The San Antonio State Hospital is a 575-bed hospital which consists of seven general psychiatric wards, four of which are for acute care and three for extended care. In addition, there are specialty units for adolescents, geriatric patients, patients with alcohol and chemical dependency problems, patients with multiple disabilities, and patients who speak only Spanish. The hospital has an active outreach program which provides consultation to clinics in l4 counties. The Counseling Service provides psychological and psychiatric consultation to students in the graduate and professional schools of the Health Science Center, which enrolls more than 2,600 students. Consultation is also provided to spouses.
Clients present academic, vocational, and personal concerns.
The focus of the Service is dynamically-oriented, brief intervention. Individual, group, and couples counseling is provided. St. Mary's University Counseling Center provides counseling and evaluation services to law students as well as undergraduate and graduate students. The University population is drawn principally from South Texas.