We do not offer group therapy, but do have several thematic groups during the year. Undergraduate and graduate students are the major consumers of our service. Faculty and citizens of the Commonwealth may be seen on an intake basis and referred to appropriate campus or community resources. The range of problem concerns for which students seek intervention include the normal developmental issues characteristic of the traditional age college student. Clients also present with depression, anxiety, relationship difficulties, academic problems, eating disorders, issues of abuse, etc.
Interns have the opportunity to work with a diverse client population.
Psychological assessment services have been an integral part of the clinical work of CAS since 1988 and has evolved into a major component of the internship training experience. Our assessment clients, all of whom are students of the University, are referred into the assessment process for a variety of learning-related concerns and represent a broad spectrum of abilities as well as a range of clinical issues involving cognition, emotion, and behavior. In order to target our assessment efforts to each student's specific situation, we begin the process with a screening interview which leads to recommendations for an assessment plan. For clients who are being tested for attention deficit disorder, a specific reading disorder, or for those who are referred for a diagnostic psychological evaluation, the assessment is provided by an individual practitioner. Most recently, a new service has been added.