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Western’s Accessibility program is coordinated by Equity & Human Rights Services. Oversee a variety of services, groups, and committees on campus devoted to promoting accessibility.

Learn More: Somerville House, Room 2319 | 519-661-2111 ext.81458 | accessibility@uwo.ca | accessibility.uwo.ca 

 

• Accessible Education

  • Specialize in assisting students with various disabilities. Services offered include: Academic accommodation, on-campus transportation, alternative format textbooks, learning strategy instruction, assistive technology instruction, counselling/referrals, bursary for OSAP eligible students (Facilities include an Access Lab and a Learning Opportunities Lab)

  • Learn more: Western Student Services Building, Room 4100 | 519-661-2147 | aew@uwo.ca | accessibleeducation.uwo.ca

Student Health Care (Room 11 UCC, Mon - Fri 9:00am - 4:00pm)

Available to all registered full-time and part-time students

Can choose the gender of your physician and to see the same physician at each appointment

Appointment based - most urgent issues can be seen the same day

Provides:

• Birth control information

• Allergy injection and immunizations

• STD Testing

• Trans care team

Booking an appointment with a counsellor

• Develop a personalized care plan, which may include:

• Triage appointment (required)

• Online resources

• Web apps

• Peer Support Centre

• Referral to specialized service

• Workshops

• Groups

• Single session

• Brief individual therapy

• Case manager involvement

• Police intervention

• Outpatient hospital program

• Referral to psychiatry

• Inpatient hospitalization

​Presentation of relevant material

Discussion - expected and encouraged to participate

Range from 5 - 15 people

Groups are 4 to 8 two-hour weekly sessions

All groups are approved for the co-curricular record

However, if you miss more than two sessions in one term the activity will not be verified

Groups are:

• Self-Acceptance

• ACT for Wellness

• ACT for Confidence

• Mindfulness Meditation

• Emotion Regulation Group

• Social Anxiety Group

• Parent Loss Support

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• Brief Change Oriented Counselling

  • Strength based solution focussed therapy model

  • Our therapists include psychologists, registered psychotherapists, social workers, interns (graduate level students completing a counselling placement) and LHSC consortium psychology residents.

  • Not generally able to provide long-term support

  • Can refer to other services in the community for more complex issues and family oriented coin

• Single Session Appointments

  • Booked a maximum of three days in advance following a triage appointment

  • Can access more than one single session appointment

    • Encouraged to take time in between appointments to implement changes on your own

​Presentation of relevant material

Discussion - expected and encouraged to participate

Range from 5 - 15 people

Groups are 4 to 8 two-hour weekly sessions

All groups are approved for the co-curricular record

However, if you miss more than two sessions in one term the activity will not be verified

Groups are:

• Self-Acceptance

• ACT for Wellness

• ACT for Confidence

• Mindfulness Meditation

• Emotion Regulation Group

• Social Anxiety Group

• Parent Loss Support

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• May be provided when mental health concerns are interfering with a student’s ability to function academically (e.g. unable to attend classes, complete assignments, write midterms/exams).

• Mental Health Support can only provide academic relief based on mental health concerns. Students requesting academic relief will be assessed on a case by case basis. Attendance of an individual counselling appointment does not guarantee a supportive letter.

• If a letter of support is provided by psychological services, students are required to contact the academic counselling unit in their faculty. All decisions regarding academic relief are finalized by the academic counsellor. A supportive letter does not guarantee that a specific accommodation request will be granted.