Counseling and mental health services at CCC

Counseling services at Clackamas Community College are intended for short-term use, and our counselors may not be able to help you resolve all issues. If we are unable to help we will refer you to services on or off campus that will be able to better assist you.

Concerns that fall outside the scope of our services include:

• Requests for formal psychological evaluation for the purpose of employment clearance; determining eligibility for vocational rehabilitation or disability benefits; or documentation for emotional support or service animals.
• Student concerns that required open-ended, ongoing psychotherapy before coming to CCC.
• A history of multiple hospitalizations, chronic suicidality and/or self-injury behaviors; history of repeated suicide attempts.
• Evidence or risk of progressive deterioration in mental or emotional functioning, requiring intensive intervention.
• Currently intoxicated and/or impaired by use of alcohol/drugs.
• Court-mandated assessment or treatment requirements.

Counseling faculty teach a variety of courses that help students build skills and learn how to be a successful college student. To learn more, check out the class schedule and look for Human Development (HD) and First Year Experience (FYE) classes. 

Communication between you and Clackamas Community College counselors is confidential as required (except as limited by law). Generally, information may not be disclosed to another person or agency outside of the Counseling Department (including parents, teachers, or staff) without your written consent.

Among the legally and ethically determined exceptions to this policy are:

• Counselors need to disclose information necessary to prevent you from acting on plans to hurt yourself or others.
• Counselors need to report suspected abuse of children, animals, older adults (65+) or people with disabilities (both developmental and acquired) to the appropriate authorities, regardless of whether the abuse is current or historical.
• Counselors need to disclose medically relevant information if you have a potential medical emergency.
• If your records are subpoenaed and a judge court orders the release of these records, counselors must comply with this order.
• The CCC counseling staff members work as an integrated unit, which means we consult with each other.