Psychiatry
Beginning in Fall, 2009, CAPS will have a limited number of hours of psychiatric coverage. The consulting psychiatrist(s) will be indepedent contractors (not UR employees) hired by CAPS on a part-time, fee-for-service basis. There is NO CHARGE to students to meet with the on-campus consulting psychiatrist at CAPS.
The initial appointment with a consulting psychiatrist can only be made by a CAPS professional, after meeting with a student one or more times (i.e., to gather relevant background information, make a preliminary assessment, and determine if a referral to a consulting psychiatrist is appropriate).
Only students who are in on-going psychotherapy with a CAPS professional will be eligible to meet with the consulting psychiatrist. Students who are only interested in taking medication, but not participating in psychotherapy, will be assisted in finding an appropriate provider off-campus.
Since the number of available psychiatric hours will be quite limited, students who already have a satisfactory relationship with a prescribing professional off-campus (or back home), and are experiencing no problems with their medications, are strongly encouraged to continue working with that professional.
