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Who is eligible for services at CAPS?
Full-time students (graduate and under-graduate) are eligible for all services at CAPS, including evaluations, consultations, individual, couples, and group psychotherapy, and referral services.
Part-time students, including thesis/dissertation-only students, are eligible for evaluations, consultations, and referral services, but not on-going services.
Faculty and staff are eligible for consultations and referral services.
What are the services offered at CAPS, and what are the fees?
Range of Services: CAPS offers a broad range of psychological and psychiatric services that attempt to balance the unique needs of individual students with the broader demands of a diverse campus community. Accordingly, in order to best serve the needs of our campus at large, open-ended or extended psychotherapy and medication maintenance services are limited and cannot be routinely offered. Such service offerings are based on staff availability and student need.
Fees: Psychological evaluations and consultations at CAPS are provided without charge. In the event that continued care at CAPS is recommended, a modest fee will be negotiated with the CAPS clinician. CAPS does not deny services due to a student's financial limitations.
Free services include:
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Evaluations (typically 1-3 sessions, at 45-50 minutes each)
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Psychiatric medication evaluation
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Crisis assessment and intervention
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Referral to community resources
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Consultation
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Outreach programming for the university
Services that require a modest fee include (and are not typically available during the summer):
Students can come in for an evaluation for a range of concerns, including:
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Depression
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Anxiety
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Suicidality
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Family problems
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Difficulty in relationships
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Eating & body image concerns
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Substance use and abuse
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Isolation and loneliness
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Sexual assault
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Other traumatic experiences
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Bereavement
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Problems with self-esteem
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Difficulty adjusting to college
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Concerns around racial, ethnic, cultural, and sexual identity
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Stress
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Academic stress
Any faculty, staff, or student should seek a consultation if they are concerned about another student, or if they are looking for referrals to community resources.
If you are interested in requesting outreach programming services for the university community, please contact the CAPS Outreach Coordinator. Examples of services include: Workshops on various topics, including depression, eating disorders, communication, test anxiety, stress management, and sports psychology; Introduction to CAPS and Q & A sessions for staff, faculty, and students. Seminars for staff (e.g. RAs).
Anyone, including non-GU individuals, can contact CAPS for general information about treatment, psychological issues, and community resources.
Confidentiality
All information shared with CAPS is strictly confidential. No one, including family, friends, and Georgetown University faculty/staff, has access to any of your information without your signed release of information form. The exceptions to this confidentiality include information about child abuse, imminent risk to human life, and court orders.
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