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Medical Services
SHS provides outpatient ambulatory care for illness and injury, pharmacy, lab, X-ray and
specialty services including women’s health, sports medicine, and allergy and immunization
clinics on campus at Redfern Health Center. SHS is accredited by The Joint Commission, a
nationally recognized accreditation and certification organization. SHS is staffed with board-
certified physicians and nurse practitioners as well as many other committed health care
personnel. To schedule an appointment with a SHS physician or nurse practitioner, students
can make an appointment online through MyHealth-e or call the
appointment line at 864-656-1541. Visit the Student Health Services website,
to learn more about scheduling an appointment.
Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)
College life is often a time of transition and challenge. Students face these developmental
changes by tapping into their internal resources, family, friends and mentors. In some
cases, help is needed from trained professionals. CAPS provides a safe and confidential
environment for students to address their concerns. Mental well-being, just like physical
health, is necessary for students to meet their academic and life goals. Students most often
seek care for anxiety, stress, depression, loneliness, relationship difficulties, eating concerns
and questions about identity. The staff at CAPS is committed to facilitating students’
personal growth and well-being while celebrating individual differences.
CAPS operates on a short-termmodel as an outpatient center; students in need of intensive
services will be referred to an outside provider. CAPS offers two ways to initiate services:
• Phone screening: Students can contact CAPS, 864-656-2451, to schedule an intake phone
screening appointment with a clinician. During this call, a clinician will gather brief
information and schedule the student for an individual assessment.
• Walk-in clinic: Students are seen on first-come, first-served basis, Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-
2:30 p.m. Students complete basic forms and are scheduled for an individual assessment.
The assessment allows for understanding of the student’s strengths, presenting needs and
expectations for treatment. CAPS utilizes a stepped-care model that orders care options along
a continuum and the student enters care at the lowest level of intensity needed. The student
may then step up or down to address their needs.
Counseling
Care options, along the stepped care continuum, may include assisting the student to
adjust to the university community, accessing self-help resources, participating in skills-
building workshops, online treatments or individual counseling. Group therapy is often
the optimal form of intervention given that many of the issues students encounter occur in
social settings. It follows that working out these issues in a therapeutic social environment
facilitates growth. CAPS offers both general and specific-theme groups as well as groups that
focus on learning effective skills for living. Family and couples counseling are also provided.
Therapy Assistance Online (TAO) Therapy Anytime, Anywhere!
Therapy Assistance Online (TAO) is an online suite of tools meant to teach life skills, build
resilience and encourage positive growth. TAO’s educational modules are comprised of brief
videos, interactive games and mindfulness exercises meant to help students recognize and
confront negative thoughts and behaviors. Specifically, the modules help students struggling
with depression, anxiety, relationships, communication, chronic pain, and alcohol and/or
drug use. Students can access TAO on their smartphone, tablet or computer and complete
the treatments on their own. If a CAPS counselor assigns TAO, a 10- to 15-minute weekly
videoconferencing appointment is scheduled to monitor progress. However, the student
can also self-enroll with their Clemson University student email. The Mindfulness Library
has a wealth of resources on various topics of interest to students. For the sign-up link, visit
or search for “TAO Mobile” in the app store.
PARENT TESTIMONIAL
“Clemson has been a wonderful place to
watch our daughter mature into a self-
confident young woman. As parents,
it became our role to guide her as she
made her own decisions. We talked less
and listened more. It was uncomfortable
at first. We wanted to make things easier
for her and she did too! There were a few
tears and bumps along the way, but we
could not be more proud and amazed
as she transformed before our eyes.”
Robin D. Stringer
Anderson, S.C.