PARENT ORIENTATION 2018

WELLNESS & PREVENTION SERVICES STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES COUNSELING & MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

Board Certified Team of Experts:

Physicians

Nurses

Nurse Practitioners

Dietitians

Pharmacists

Psychiatrists

Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners

Psychologists

Clinical Social Workers

Radiology Technicians

WELLNESS & PREVENTION SERVICES STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES COUNSELING & MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

Accredited by:

Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC)International Association of Counseling Services (IACS)

QUALITY CARE

Extensive training and experience in college student development

Collaborative care teams

Overnight care and 24/7 Advice Line

Connected to campus resources creating a safety net

SPECIALISTS IN COLLEGE HEALTH

STUDENT HEALTH SERVICESCOUNSELING & MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

WELL CONNECTED

Partnering with Other UConn Departments

Dean of Students Office Academic Affairs Center for Students with Disabilities Transportation Public Safety Residential Life Dining Services

Collaborating with the Community

UConn Urgent Care at Downtown Storrs Home Physicians Emergency Departments Community Mental Health Partners

WELLNESS & PREVENTION SERVICES COUNSELING & MENTAL HEALTH SERVICESSTUDENT HEALTH SERVICES

Suicide Prevention Week Fresh Check Day Get Yourself Tested Exercise is Medicine Support Groups Active Minds SHOT & SHAPE Sunset Yoga Flu Clinics Health Fair

OUTREACH - PREVENTION - EDUCATION

1. Guide your student on how to access health services

2. Teach them to be an advocate for their own health

3. Consider the issue of privacy

4. Support normative college student needs

YOUR ROLE AS A PARENT

1. Insurance coverage is required for all full time students a personal insurance policy, a plan carried by their parents, or the group policy sponsored by the University

2. There is a Hard Waiver System Your student is automatically enrolled unless you

“waive out” by September 15 Go to www.shs.uconn.edu Insurance and Billing tab

or go to the Parent Expo for more information

3. Student Health Services uses a Fee-for-Service model

INSURANCE INFORMATION

WELLNESS & PREVENTION SERVICES COUNSELING & MENTAL HEALTH SERVICESSTUDENT HEALTH SERVICES

Brochures & Websites Sign up for Parent/Family Mailing List FAQs &“To Do” Checklist UConn Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP) Parent Expo in Wilbur Cross Call Us With Questions

MORE INFORMATION & QUESTIONS