coe-staff: University resources for overcoming stress, sadness, and worry

[Randy Kamphaus]

Dear Students, Staff, and Faculty,

I found myself thinking about your emotional and mental health needs this week as I was attending a virtual conference on just this topic – the global increase of individual’s feelings of stress, sadness, and worry in response to the life changes imposed by the current pandemic. Our simultaneous challenges - the epidemic of murders and maltreatment of individuals of color and members of other marginalized groups, and economic problems such as job loss, hunger, and insecure housing - add to our emotional risk. It’s hard to imagine now, but we will have better days ahead. Given our record of persevering through tragedies and challenges for over a century, I am confident that we will respond to our current challenges by becoming better individuals and a better institution.

In the meantime, however, we have to take care of ourselves. Our mental health deserves as much care as our physical well-being. I am also cognizant of the fact that our cognitive resources are limited when we are under stress, so I understand why you might find it difficult to take action to maintain your emotional health when provided with a deluge of resources. I’ll offer only two.

For Students

Our University Counseling Center provides a wide range of resources ranging from self-help for typical problems and challenges to mental health care.

https://counseling.uoregon.edu/springservices

Self-Help Services


  *   Crisis Support<https://counseling.uoregon.edu/crisis-support>
  *   COVID-19 Mental Health Resources<https://counseling.uoregon.edu/mental-health-resources>

  *   UO Student Self-Care Kit<https://counseling.uoregon.edu/copingstrategies>
  *   Be Well Blog<https://counseling.uoregon.edu/be-well-blog>
  *   Duck Tails Podcast<https://counseling.uoregon.edu/ducktails>
  *   UO Counseling Center Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/uocounselingcenter/>
  *   Virtual Duck Nest<https://health.uoregon.edu/ducknest>

Teletherapy Services

“The University Counseling Center is providing teletherapy services for students physically located in Oregon, Arizona, California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New York, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Washington. Call the Counseling Center at 541-346-3227 during our hours of operation to schedule a telemental health intake. After your intake is scheduled, you will be sent a link to the forms you need to complete before your intake appointment. You will also be sent a link to connect with your intake therapist via Zoom.”

For Staff and Faculty

UO Employee Assistance Program

https://hr.uoregon.edu/benefits/wellness-programs/employee-assistance-program

Services

  *   Short-term professional counseling--intake and assessment (Up to five sessions per incident, per year)
  *   Crisis counseling
  *   Child-care and elder-care resource and referral
  *   Legal consultations and mediations
  *   Financial coaching and consultations
  *   Tax assistance
  *   Home ownership program<http://advantagehomeplus.com/>
  *   Pet Insurance
  *   Listening library
  *   Cascade Personal Advantage: interactive website offering information tailored to employee needs and interests.

Accessing Services

“Cascade Centers is located off campus and offers complete confidentiality. Use the links to learn more about the program or call Cascade directly at 1-800-433-2320. Contact Jen Mirabile, Sr. HR Programs Coordinator, at mirabile at uoregon.edu or 541-346-2195, if you would like to facilitate on-site EAP counseling or training with your department.”

Please take care of yourselves,

Randy


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