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Counseling and Psychological Services

Student Recreation & Wellness Center (Bldg. RWC) Wellness Center, Third Floor

Regular Hours:
Monday – Thursday:
8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Friday: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Summer Hours:
(May 19 - August 22)
Monday - Thursday:
8 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Friday: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

 

702-895-3627
caps@unlv.edu

Counseling and Psychological Services

Student Services Offered

Confidential services offered to assist students manage the adjustment demands and developmental challenges of college include:

  • Individual and group counseling.
  • Couples and family counseling (at least one member of the couple or family must be a currently enrolled UNLV student).
  • Crisis intervention.
  • Medication evaluation and management.
  • Psychological assessment and testing.
  • Drug and alcohol use assessment.
  • Referrals to community health care providers when the student's needs cannot be adequately provided for within the limits of a short-term therapy approach.
  • Educational workshops and presentations.
  • "Talk Before You Drop" telephone hotline where students considering leaving school can discuss this decision with one of our professional counselors (895-3627, M-F 8 to 5).

Faculty and Staff Services Offered

Services are offered to support faculty and staff as they respond to students' transition to, matriculation through, and departure from the university. These include:

  • consultation
  • information and resource distribution
  • training
  • educational programming.

These interventions are intended to expand the scope of available day to day support to the students.

Please proceed to faculty and staff services webpage for more information.

Confidentiality
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Professional ethical codes and state laws consider the personal information discussed in counseling to be confidential. All information gathered in counseling, including the fact that the student has come to Student Psychological Services, is held in strict confidence. No information is released to university officials, faculty members, parents or outside agencies without written authorization from the student.

An exception to the law is when there is imminent danger of serious harm to the client or others. In this instance, the counselor must take action to prevent harm.

More Information
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For more information about the services at Student Counseling and Psychological Services, please call us at 895-3627. Our regular office hours are Monday – Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., and Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

 
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