STEPHENVILLE, Texas \u2014 Tarleton State University students can now access free mental health assistance through the My Student Support app. My SSP features a robust, curated resource library with a wealth of content addressing the many domains of wellness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Resources include articles, podcasts and videos on topics ranging from mental health to physical health to relationships. Students can also get help by phone, text or chat, and in multiple languages. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe are very grateful for the opportunity to offer this resource to our campus community, made possible by Higher Education Emergency Relief funds,\u201d said Caris Thetford, Director of Tarleton\u2019s Student Counseling Services. \u201cOver the past several years as demand for mental health support has risen, Student Counseling Services has worked hard to meet that demand in flexible and creative ways.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Telehealth services were launched during the pandemic, and they continue as a flexible, virtual connection point. Thetford noted that these newer options complement but do not replace customary in-person sessions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve added informal support, including workshops, skills groups and consultations, to our traditional counseling options,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My SSP is available online through myssp.app or through the Lifeworks My SSP app<\/a> in Apple or Android operating systems. Student Counseling Services will continue its 24-hour phone number and its campus-wide student wellness work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe\u2019re still all over campus providing outreach, training and workshops. We\u2019re still providing group and individual counseling,\u201d Thetford said. \u201cWe\u2019re glad to continue our efforts while My SSP provides resources and short-term telehealth counseling for students who aren\u2019t able to come to one of our centers or who maybe aren\u2019t interested in traditional counseling but would still like some support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe recognize there are many paths to wellness and that traditional counseling is only one option. At the end of the day, our goal isn\u2019t just to provide counseling. To paraphrase Dr. Michael Yapko, a clinician whose work influences ours, our goal is to expand wellness<\/em>. That doesn\u2019t happen exclusively in a counseling session. Getting resources into the hands of our students, resources that are available 24-7, supports this goal.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Several Texas campuses employ My SSP to provide additional layers of support. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe\u2019re encouraged by the promising results,\u201d said Dr. Diana Ortega-Feerick, Interim Vice President for Student Affairs. \u201cStudents who may not access traditional counseling for a variety of reasons are accessing My SSP. This resource helps reduce barriers because it\u2019s available any time, anywhere, in many languages.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" STEPHENVILLE, Texas \u2014 Tarleton State University students can now access free mental health assistance through the My Student Support app. My SSP features a robust, curated resource library with a …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54,"featured_media":47472,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[382,425],"tags":[446],"class_list":["post-47471","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-homepage","category-campus-community","tag-division-of-student-engagement-success"],"acf":{"image":false},"author_meta":{"display_name":"priddle","author_link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/author\/priddle-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2\/"},"featured_img":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2022\/10\/6637-300x200.jpg","coauthors":[],"tax_additional":{"categories":{"linked":["_Homepage<\/a>","Campus & Community<\/a>"],"unlinked":["_Homepage<\/span>","Campus & Community<\/span>"]},"tags":{"linked":["Division of Student Engagement & Success<\/a>"],"unlinked":["Division of Student Engagement & Success<\/span>"]}},"comment_count":0,"relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 4 years ago","modified":"Updated 4 years ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on October 18, 2022","modified":"Updated on October 18, 2022"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on October 18, 2022 8:54 am","modified":"Updated on October 18, 2022 8:54 am"},"featured_img_caption":"Purple tulips in focus with two people walking in the background.","series_order":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47471","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/54"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47471"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47471\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47472"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47471"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47471"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}