Counseling

Career Counseling Internship

Career Counseling Internship

Career Counseling Interns

The Career Counseling Internships provide training and experience with university students seeking career, academic, and personal development, with an emphasis on individual counseling. Career Interns participate in the many career-related components of CAPS including one-on-one career counseling, workshops, outreach to the campus community, and the...

Global Institute for Counseling and Student Mental Health

The Global Institute for Counseling and Student Mental Health offers training programs for counselors, student affairs professionals, and mental health providers worldwide.

CAPS Commitment to Diversity in Response to Recent Events

November 15, 2019
Changes in our country are happening rapidly. Recent acts of violence, increases in hate crimes, discrimination against marginalized communities, changes to national policies, and the current political climate have caused many students to experience distress, regardless of their political viewpoint.

Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a condition that affects an estimated 3-5% of children and often persists into adolescence and adulthood. The principal characteristics of ADHD are inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity.

Confidentiality

Understanding Counseling and Confidentiality

Simply stated, counseling is any relationship in which one person is helping another person to better understand and solve some problem. Friends and relatives provide a type of counseling, as do academic advisors, teachers, and many others. The staff at CAPS differ from others who may offer counseling because of their extensive training in psychology and human behavior. They have a broad range of experience working with many different situations.

What can you expect from your counselor?

You can expect...

Handouts

Handouts Assisting Students in Distress: Guides for UC Berkeley Faculty & Staff CAPS General Brochure CAPS for First-Year Students CAPS for Grad Students...

Mental Health Handbook for faculty, staff and GSIs

Mental Health Handbook A comprehensive resource to assist faculty, staff and GSIs.

Mental Health Handbook A booklet on overall student mental health in UC system

Mental Health Handbook: A booklet on overall student mental health in UC system...

Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) Training - Spring 2017

January 17, 2017
Ask a Question, Save a Life - Over the last few years you may have become acquainted with the Look for the Signs App (for students) or the mental health guides (for faculty/staff/GSIs) to assist you in helping someone in distress. One component of that help is understanding when a student may be in danger of suicide.

Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) & Psychological First Aid Training - Fall 2017

August 28, 2017
Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) Ask a Question, Save a Life

Over the last few years you may have become acquainted with the Look for the Signs App (for students) or the Mental Health Handbook for faculty, staff and GSIs to assist you in helping someone in distress. One component of that help is understanding when a student may be in danger of...

Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) - Spring 2018

January 29, 2018
Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) Ask a Question, Save a Life

Over the last few years, you may have become acquainted with the Look for the Signs App (for students) or the Mental Health Handbook for faculty, staff and GSIs to assist you in helping someone in distress. One component...