Soft referral:
Provide Center contact information to the student
The University of the District of Columbia’s academic and administrative offices will conduct business remotely on Friday, Jan. 30. All on-campus activities, including athletic-related activities, are cancelled.
Campuses will reopen on Monday, Feb. 2.
Staff: Contact your immediate supervisor with questions or for further instruction regarding remote work expectations.
Faculty: Reach out to your immediate supervisor and/or the dean for questions and further instruction regarding the transition to emergency remote instruction (ERI). The Center for the Advancement of Learning (CAL) is available to support faculty with instructional continuity, including support for Blackboard, Zoom, Webex and other teaching and learning technologies.
calhelpdesk@udc.edu
Virtual Office Hours
Consultation Request Form
For learning technology tools and on-demand faculty resources, please visit CAL’s website.
Students: Due to inclement weather, the university will be closed to face-to-face operations. Instruction will be moved to emergency remote, including synchronous and asynchronous methods. Certain laboratory, clinical, and other hands-on classes for which in-person instruction is a requirement may necessitate a make-up lesson, but every effort will be made to pursue virtual learning to the extent possible. Where synchronous virtual instruction is intended, published class meeting times must be observed so that students’ schedules are not disrupted.
The safety and security of our students, faculty, staff, and the broader community remain our top priority. We will continue to provide updates regarding the status of the university’s academic and administrative offices as conditions change.
Please continue to check our website and social media channels for the latest information.
If you have any safety concerns, contact OPSEM at 202-274-5050. For all immediate emergencies, call 911.
Thank you for your continued dedication to our students and to UDC’s mission.
Soft referral:
Provide Center contact information to the student
How To:
Call Center for suggestions on referring the student
Facilitate scheduling an appointment:
Connect the student and the Counseling Center (via e-mail or phone)
Background Information:
Contact (call or e-mail) the Center to give background information on the distressed student, in case the student comes in for counseling
Ask for the Center to reach out to the student:
Contact (call or e-mail) the Center to give background information on the student of concern, and request that the Center reach out to the student
Walk
student to the Center
Centralized information:
You can reach out to any of us & the information you provided will be shared with the entire clinical team.
The Counseling and Wellness Center resides in collaborating with faculty and staff inappropriately serving students in need of support and services. As you encounter distressed students in the classroom, office and/or on the campus setting, the following ‘Faculty/Staff Referral Guide’ and ‘Mental Health Crisis One-Pager Guide’ serve to assist faculty/staff in responding to distressed students or a student mental health crisis and facilitating a referral to the Counseling and Wellness Center. In addition, a referral form is now available for faculty/staff to submit the names, contact information, and nature of concern of students that you as a faculty/staff member would like to refer to the Counseling and Wellness Center. We encourage you as faculty/staff to utilize the Counseling and Wellness Center as a resource. Please review the contents of the following links to access the faculty/staff guides and submit a student referral to the Counseling & Wellness Center.
Faculty/Staff Referral Guide
Mental Health Crisis One Pager
Student Referral Form
***Please note that students will have to complete walk-in paperwork prior to meeting with a counselor. This is standard Counseling Center practice and all students must complete the necessary paperwork. ***
Read the Faculty and Staff Guide to Management of Mental Health & Safety Issues on Campus.
Call the Office of Public Safety/Campus Police at 202-274-5050 immediately if you are concerned about the safety of yourself or someone else while you are on campus. Call Public Safety/Campus Police if you witness active disruption on campus or if you have concerns about potential threats to yourself or an individual in the university community. The Office of Public Safety/Campus Police is open 24 hours a day/7 days a week and is located on the Van Ness campus in Building 39, C-04. They will be able to connect you with the Counseling Center or mental health services if needed.
Call the Van Ness office at 202-274-6000 or the 801 Campus office at 202-274-6173
The UDC Counseling and Wellness Center has adopted and wants to introduce you as faculty and staff to ‘Kognito’. Kognito is an online educational program designed to educate faculty, staff and students about mental health. Each simulation exercise in Kognito allows the user to practice conversations that help students build resilience, strengthen relationships, and develop connections with campus resources. Through role-play, users build knowledge and skills around mental health and suicide prevention. Kognito is also designed to support the academic performance, student retention and campus safety.
Faculty, staff, and students can create an account with Kognito and use the platform at any time. This program takes approximately 30–50 minutes to complete and may be repeated as desired. Discussion forums on the contents from this online training will be coordinated and offered throughout the UDC community starting shortly after the launch of the 2021-2022 academic year. Please stay tuned for communications and discussion forum event dates regarding Kognito.
There is an access point to Kognito for students, faculty and staff. Get started as faculty/staff in accessing and completing the training by following the instructions below.
Monday - Friday
9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
202-274-6000
Van Ness Campus
Monday - Friday
10 a.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Lamond-Riggs Campus
Tuesday & Thursday
10 a.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Virtual
Monday - Friday
9 a.m. - 5 p.m.