Psychological Services

Health Insurance Portability and ​Accountability Act​

​​​Santiago Canyon College Student Health & Wellness Services and the Staff is legally required to protect the privacy of your Personal Health Information (PHI). This includes information that can be used to identify you which SHWS has created or received about your past, present, or future health or condition, the provision of health care to you, or the payment for such health care. ​

For complete information on SHWS and HIPPA policy please review our SCC SHWS Hippa Policy.​
​Consent for Treatment - Gen​​eral

​​Upon your medical visit at SHWS, you will fill out a general consent for treatment.

Consent for Treatment - Minors
For minors seeking medical treatment, a guardian or parent must fill out the Consent For Treatment Form.​

Crisis Support

Assisting the Emotionally Distressed Student Guide

Your general interaction with our students will be quite pleasant and productive.  However, there may be times you will experience student behavior causing you concern, discomfort, or interference with your work or the education of other students.  When these situations occur, we encourage you to know and use the services available.

This guide was developed to provide concrete advice on how to aid emotionally distressed students and offer steps on how to refer them for help.  Students learn much more than academics in college, discovering important life lessons and developing critical aspects about themselves appropriate to their current life stage as a student.  Many students face significant difficulties and may struggle during this process.  We have the opportunity to contribute to their self-development through our willingness to notice and respond to their difficulties in a supportive and helpful manner.  By offering assistance, we teach our students that problems are best resolved by directly addressing them and that hiding distress unnecessarily reduces the quality of life.

We emphasize the value of early intervention and prevention services for our students.  We look forward to working with you further in promoting a safe learning environment supporting students’ intellectual, social, and emotional development.

Mental Health PSAs

​​​​​California Community Colleges Health & Wellness Program
The goal of CCC Health & Wellness is to support the 115 CCC colleges in identifying, implementing, and sustaining strategies for addressing student health, mental health, wellness, and basic needs. ​Visit: California Community Colleges Health & Wellness​  and Each Mind Mattters to explore additional resources to support students, faculty, staff, and administrators. 

Mental Health Public Service Announcements

Work in Progress​​​​​

 

Suicide Awareness for College Students

 

 

Supporting Student Veteran's Mental Health Awareness

 

 

Identifiying and Referring At-Risk Students

 

 

 

About ​

Santiago Canyon College (SCC) Psychological Services provide students the chance to de-stress during finals season with Paws for Stress Relief. Each semester SCC collaborates with Pet Partners to provide students access to certified therapy animals. Pet Partners is a national organization with their local chapter of Paws 4 Healing sending teams to schools and healthcare facilities to offer animal-assisted activities and therapy services.

Studies show that petting an animal can help to relieve stress, boost wellbeing, decrease stress hormones, and improve mood. Having the ability to effectively manage stress is critical to academic success, concentration, and student success. Paws for Stress Relief is a great break for students to take while studying for their final exams.

 

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