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1. MENTAL HEALTH
SERVICES
JOE CIMINO & FRANCES TOSCA

2. Historical Overview
1773- First hospital for mentally ill opened in
Williamsburg, PA
1840- Asylums Opened
1885- Government Hospital for the Insane
1861- Amherst College
1910- Princeton
1920- American Student Health Association
1957- American College Health Association- Mental
Health Section

3. History (Continued)
Early Therapies in the 19th Century
Benjamin Rush, MD
Physical Education vs. Mental Education
Asylums
Faculty and Clergy
Early 20th Century changes, Mental Hygiene
Movement
1910-1925: Programs established

4. History (Continued)
1931- First National Conference in Syracuse, NY
1937- Second National Conference in D.C.
1947- Third National Conference in New York, NY
Dana Farnsworth, MD, Harvard
1954- Fourth National Conference in New York, NY

5. History (Continued)
Multidisciplinary Staff
GI Bill
Baby Boomers
1961-1991: Recommended Standards and Practices for a
Co"ege Health Program
Political Uproar (Woodstock)
1970s- Student Fees
1970s Struggles

6. History (Continued)
DSM-III
Cliff Reifler, University of Michigan
Multicultural and LGBT client base
Today: budget, time commitment, professional vs. peer
counseling services, understaffed, fee-for-service
revenue, students in crisis, veterans, regular visitors

7. COUNSELING &
PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES
AT OHIO UNIVERSITY
Counseling and Psychological Services (CPS) provides mental health and
adjustment services to students and also consultation to faculty,
administrators and parents of students.
Our services are designed to help students understand themselves and their
difficulties and ultimately make healthy choices for their lives.
We offer developmental, preventive, and remedial services.We also provide
programs that promote the intellectual, emotional, cultural, and social
development of Ohio University students.
We advocate a philosophy of acceptance, compassion, and support for those
we serve, as well as for each other. We consistently strive to integrate
multiculturalism into the everyday functioning and structure of our agency,
including the individual, service, training, organizational, and administrative
levels.

8. Our
Interviewee
•Dr. Paul Castelino
•Licensed Psychologist and
Professional Clinical Counselor at
Counseling & Psychological
Services at Ohio University
•Coordinator of Post-Doctoral
Fellowship and Counselor-in-
Residence Programs
•Also serves as Research
Coordinator for the Counseling
Center
•Got his Ph. D. at Loyola!

9. CPS Services
Individual Counseling & Psychotherapy
Medication Referral
Couples Counseling
Crisis Management
Group Therapy
Guided Meditation
Outreach through presentations and
Counselor-in-Residence Program
After Hours Services
BASICS
Eating Disorder Support Team

10. Audience/Client Population
Primarily students
through drop-in
services
- Referral Services
Work with parents,
faculty, and
administrator

11. Professional Affiliations

12. Challenges
Outreach isn’t always
possible because of the
case load
- Desire for Greek Outreach
Switch from long-term
counseling to brief
interventions
Increase in the severity
of students’ pathology

13. Our Role As Future
#SAPros
• Recognize where your
competencies end and
the time for referral
begins
• Work to reduce the
stigma
• Network and Connect

14. References
Important Events in NIMH History (1999). In National Institute of Health.
Retrieved October 14, 2012, from ebscohost.
Kraft, D. P. (2011). One Hundred Years of College Mental Health. Journal Of
American College Health, 59(6), 477-481.
P. Castelino (personal communication, October 12, 2012)
Turner, H. S., & Hurley, J. L. (2002). The History and Practice of College
Health (pp. 1-21). N.p.: University Press of Kentucky. Retrieved October 14,
2012
Watt, S. K. (2010, May). Helping College Students [Electronic version]. Journal
of College Student Development, 51(3), 23-49. doi:10.1353/csd.0.0128