New facilities and new technology, plus prominent faculty, are continuing to make the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center the 22nd century's regional leader in education, research, and patient care. The OU Health Sciences Center serves as Oklahoma's principal education for physicians, nurses, dentists, biomedical scientists, pharmacists, physician associates and a wide range of allied health and public health professionals. Its seven colleges-Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing, Pharmacy, Allied Health, Public Health and Graduate-are home to nearly 4000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students.
The OU Health Sciences Center is located adjacent to the state capitol and is a cornerstone of the 200-acre Oklahoma Health Center complex, which includes over 30 public and private health care institutions and agencies.
OU Health Sciences Center Student Counseling Services (SCS) is located in the David L. Boren Student Union in the center of campus. Interns electing this rotation will be involved in individual and couples therapy, group therapy, outreach programming and psychological evaluations. Each intern will elect to participate in up to ten hours of direct clinical work with students from the various colleges. These students are dealing with such difficulties as anxiety, stress, depression, loneliness, relationship, career, or academic problems. Most cases are considered short-term (1-15 sessions) with allowances for longer-term cases. Cases are selected in conjunction with the clinical supervisor and an attempt is made to meet the specific training needs of the individual intern.
Outreach programming with the various colleges is an important part of the preventative and developmental emphasis of SCS. Interns are encouraged to develop and present programs in areas of special interest and to work with new topics or populations. Interns and staff often work in teams in presenting on such topics as test preparation, stress management, time management, and relationship skills.
Psychological testing is sometimes utilized as a part of clinical assessment and evaluation. Interns are expected to gain experience in psychological evaluation. Interns are expected to gain experience in integrating a wide variety of psychological tests.
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