Student Life Housing & Residence Education
Embedded Clinician
Students
Connect with your embedded therapist by completing a phone screening and expressing a preference to work with the Embedded Therapist in Student Life's Housing & Residence Education.
Faculty and Staff
For urgent consultation, call CCS directly at 614-292-5766 and request a call back from the first available clinician. Find additional resources about supporting students, visit our faculty and staff page.
Guide for Resident Advisors
As an RA, you are busy with your own personal responsibilities and care for many students. Knowing when and where to refer students for supportive mental and emotional wellbeing resources allows you to focus on your responsibilities. This guide will help you know how to connect your residents to appropriate resources. Please reach out to consult with Megan Klang at Counseling and Consultation Service with questions or concerns. To do so, you can email her at klang.1@osu.edu.
Resources to help assist residents:
Developmental and Mild Concerns
Students who are meeting their goals and doing well in general may still mention stress or challenges. Isolated events may occur that get the student off track. Examples of this may be problems with test anxiety, time management, sense of belonging, navigating interpersonal relationships, or establishing a routine for self-care. They may have ideas around a solution but do not have the tools to get there.
We recommend starting with these resources:
Moderate and Ongoing
When students struggle, and it is having an impact on their academics or relationship with you, this indicates a referral to a professional. Students may or may not speak to mental health concerns directly. They may mention feeling overwhelmed, burned out, “stuck”, or no longer confident in their abilities. Respond empathetically and be direct with your advice to the student to seek help, then discuss what is available. Additional help supports the student in meeting their goals. It is OK to follow up with students to ask if they have reached out for support.
Urgent or Emergency
When a student expresses thoughts of harm to self or others, significant deterioration in functioning, or shares something disturbing, seek immediate assistance.
What to do if you’ve experienced a challenging situation in your role as an RA:
- Seek support from your supervisor to discuss or debrief situation.
- Sign up for a Let’s Talk consultation directly with Megan at klang.1@osu.edu.
- Take time to engage in self-care activities such as taking a walk, calling a loved one, engaging in yoga/meditation, etc.