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Thursday, November 10, 2022
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Open house attendees converse in the lobby and enjoy snacks.
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University’s new on-campus clinic hosts open
house, arranges new learning opportunities
he Community Coun-
seling Clinic hosted an
open house during St.
Edward’s homecoming
celebrations on Oct. 29.
Tues-
Thurs-
8 p.m.
7
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MELISSA GUNNING / HILLTOP VIEWS
students may day, from noon to
spectate their
an earpiece clinic charges $15 for individuals
to receive and $20 for families but men-
live feedback tions flexibility with their costs,
from their "We do not turn anyone away due
supervisors, to their inability to pay,” Clarksaid.
Clark add- The clinic is open
if (clients) want to continue.” Counseling provide these services peers providing treatment
Located in East Hall, a for- under the supervision of licensed from the conference room,
mer residence hall, the build- faculty. Each student is required where screens can project live
ing has undergone renovations to administer approximately 100 video feeds from any room,
to accommodate the counseling hours of treatment for the practi- "I have my students review their
clinic. With the inclusion of a cum component of the degree, tapes, and I can provide feed-
conference room and childrens Clark explained that students back on the videos,” Clark said,
playroom, the former dorm will be earning those hours at the Services at this clinic are avail-
rooms now act as offices to clinic beginning in the spring, able to individuals, groups, chil-
conduct counseling treatment. Each office contains a camera to dren, couples and families in the
Graduate students from the uni- monitor each session. Counsel- surrounding Austin area. Ac-
versity pursuing a Master of Arts in ors providing treatment also wear cording to their web page, the
Dynetta Clark, the current di-
rector of the clinic, explained
the reasoning behind this open
house: exposure and awareness.
The event gave stakeholders the
opportunity to come ask ques-
tions about the facility. It also an-
nounced the availability of low-
to no-cost counseling services for
prospective clients and service
organizations in the community.
"We would like to form relation-
ships with various organizations to
collaborate and work together to
serve the community,” Clark said.
According to Clark, the facil-
ity officially launched in Jan-
uary 2020 but quickly transi-
tioned into online-only services
due to COVID-19. In-person
counseling services became
available earlier this semester.
"It is designed for brief thera-
py,” Clark said. "We have com-
munity partners that we re-
fer to on an as-needed basis
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Hilltop Views (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 10, 2022, newspaper, November 10, 2022; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1590801/m1/3/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting St. Edward’s University.