Specialized Supports The Campus Health and Wellness Centre offers a variety of specialized services to support your mental and physical wellbeing. Please take a moment to explore each service and see which one aligns with your needs. Keep in mind, different services may have distinct approaches to connecting with you and providing care. If the services listed do not meet your needs, or if you're finding it difficult to navigate mental health resources on campus, we encourage you to: Book a Mental Health Needs Assessment Mental Health and Wellness Navigator The Mental Health and Wellness Navigator assists students at Durham College to provide mental health promotion, supportive advising, assessments and referrals as needed. As well, provides employees with consultations regarding student mental health, situational classroom visits to support following distressing events for students, and outreach to enhance awareness of campus resources for students and staff. Learn More Wellness Coaching For Durham College students with a focus on wellness and mental health to optimize wellbeing on campus. Connect 1:1 with a coach in person or virtually for 50 minutes. Wellness Coaching sessions center on current and desired well-being, mindset, perspective, and goals with the objective of moving you forward and taking action. It’s a conversation and journey in discovering and cultivating self-efficacy, boundaries, and holistic personal care. Coaching is not therapy, academic advising or medical care, but does support: Confidence and personal growth Self-discovery Balance and stress management Varsity athlete wellness Decision making Interpersonal relationship struggles Support and explore aspects of sexual well-being Like most other Campus Health and Wellness Services (CHWC), wellness coaching is free for DC students. To book a 1:1 wellness coaching appointment, if you have never received services before you are encouraged to book a Mental Health Needs Assessment to ensure wellness coaching is a suitable pathway for support Book Mental Health Needs Assessment Mental Health Nurses For Durham College students requiring mental health support from a Registered Nurse. Connect with a mental health nurse in person or virtually for 50 minutes. Provide ongoing, supportive 1:1 appointments with students regarding their mental health and wellness goals Implement appropriate clinical assessments to further determine needs and care planning Connect students to appropriate internal and/or external services and/or resources and re-evaluate appropriate services through ongoing monitoring and coordination of care Crisis intervention and support within CHWC Providing students psychoeducation, medication monitoring, resource navigation and referrals, substance use, supportive talk Student can book a follow up appointment after completing a Mental Health Needs Assessment online or in-person Book Appointment Brief Psychotherapy Services For Durham College students who require a non-judgmental confidential space to discuss current concern, inquiries and challenges regarding their well being and/or mental health. Connect in person or virtually for a 50-minute session. To book with a psychotherapist, you must first meet with a physician or CHWC staff member. 1:1 Support Brief, Trauma-Informed Model 1–4 Sessions focused on stabilizing, validating, providing psychoeducation, and developing coping skills, distress tolerance, and emotion regulation Eating Disorders Psychotherapist For students at Durham College or Ontario Tech University who are struggling with their relationship with food or body image. Connect in person or virtually for 50 minutes- but you must live in Ontario to be eligible. 1:1 therapeutic support for distress/concerns regarding disordered eating, eating disorders, body image and related concerns Establish a multi-disciplinary circle of care process within the CHWC for individuals who are medically vulnerable because of eating disorder symptoms Develop and facilitate programs on topics such as meal support, mindful eating, intuitive eating, and body image Baseline and routine medical monitoring may also be required based on history and/or presentation Therapist at CHWC twice per week + virtual Learn More and Book Appointment Residence Outreach Coordinators If you're living in residence at Durham College (DC) or Ontario Tech University (OTU), the Residence Outreach Coordinators are here to help with mental health concerns, personal challenges, and overall wellness. Connect in person or virtually. 1:1 Support: Talk about your mental health concerns, set personal goals, and develop care plans. Events & Groups: We organize health and wellness events, ongoing groups, and education sessions on topics that matter to residence life. Social Support: Struggling with roommate issues, relationships, or feeling homesick? We’re here to help. Wellness & Safety Plans: We can create wellness and safety plans, and provide ongoing monitoring if needed. Supportive Conversations: Whether it’s mental health, relationships, or life transitions, we’re here for a chat. Bridging Support: We can connect you with academic departments, residence staff, and even your family, if needed. Referrals & Resources: If you need additional help, we can refer you to services within DC, OTU, or external organizations like Pinewood and NEDIC. Learn more Ontario Structured Psychotherapy (OSP) Program Ontario Shores (for Durham College students) Durham College students struggling with depression and anxiety symptoms can access publicly-funded, evidence-based cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) to manage their conditions. CBT is structured, time-limited, problem-focused, and goal-oriented, teaching practical skills and strategies. Ontario Structured Psychotherapy (OSP) Program can help address the following conditions: depression and low mood generalized anxiety and worry health anxiety obsessive-compulsive concerns other anxiety and stress-related problems posttraumatic stress social anxiety and performance fears specific fears unexpected panic attacks and agoraphobic fears Connect in person or virtually. If you are struggling with depression and low mood, generalized anxiety and worry, health anxiety, obsessive-compulsive concerns, other anxiety and stress-related problems, post- traumatic stress, social anxiety and performance fears, specific fears, unexpected panic attacks and agoraphobic fears Clinician at CHWC Oshawa once a week on Tuesdays + virtual Steps for booking: Under Service Requested Select: Ontario Structured Psychotherapy Program (18+ years) Under Request details Was the OSP program recommended to you by one of the following partners: *Select: DURHAM COLLEGE* Fill out subsequent information and select Finish when completed to submit Please note: Ontario Shores will call to schedule an appointment using a blocked number If you have questions about wait time, please call or email central intake at Ontario Shores: Toll free: 1.877.767.9642 E: CentralizedReferral@ontarioshores.ca Book here
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