Services

CAPS assists students in increasing self-awareness, addressing mental health and emotional concerns, and making positive changes in their lives.
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SERVICES

Explore options offered by CAPS to meet your emotional health goals including Individual and group counseling, consultation and referral services, psychiatry services, events and outreach programs.

ELIGIBILITY AND FEES 

You must be physically located in Texas to receive CAPS services. The medical services fee included in tuition for many courses provides eligibility for CAPS counseling and psychiatry services. Review your MyMav account or contact Health Services at 817-272-2771 with eligibility questions. 

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Outreach programming is open to all currently enrolled students.

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You can purchase eligibility via the UTA Marketplace.

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You are eligible for up to 6 free individual counseling sessions each semester, with a $10 charge for each additional visit. 


Group counseling, events, and outreach workshops are free and do not apply to the free session limit. 

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Thrive at UT

Thrive helps you make small changes in your routine that have powerful impacts on your daily life. Explore eight self-paced modules with student stories and interactive activities focused on different areas of emotional well-being, including:  

Community 
Gratitude 
Mindset 
Mindfulness 
Moods 
Purpose 
Self-compassion 
Thoughts 

 

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Client Rights and Responsibilities

As a client, you have the right:

  • To be treated with respect, consideration, and dignity.
  • To be provided appropriate privacy at check-in and while being seen.
  • To know your provider’s name and credentials.
  • To be given complete information regarding your diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis when medically advisable and known. Such information may also be provided to another person under the following conditions: during a medical emergency, when it is medically inadvisable for you to receive the information about your prognosis, when the person has legal authorization, or when you give authorization for the person to receive the information.
  • To participate in decisions concerning your care.
  • To change providers if other qualified providers are available.
  • To decline evaluation and/or treatment by a mental health professional in training.
  • To be informed of the right to refuse to participate in any research at UTA CAPS. To provide feedback including complaints or grievances. 

As a client, you have the responsibility:

  • To provide valid identification at each visit.
  • To be on time and if unable to keep your appointment, to cancel immediately so another patient can be scheduled.
  • To be respectful toward all providers and staff, as well as other patients and visitors.
  • To provide complete and accurate information to the best of your ability about your health, any medications, including over-the-counter products and dietary supplements and any allergies or sensitivities.
  • To follow the agreed-upon treatment plan advised by your provider and participate in your care.
  • To ask for clarification if information or instructions are not understood.
  • To accept personal financial responsibility for any charges not covered by the Medical Services Fee and/or the student health insurance plan.

Steps for registration

  1. Register on the link provided above
  2. Enter first and last name, and UTA email address
  3. Create a Password (Ignore if you use SSO with TAO)
  4. Leave the 'Enrollment Key' field blank.
  5. Click Sign Me Up
  6. Check UTA email for a confirmation link to click + sign in

ONLINE MENTAL HEALTH SCREENING

Take an anonymous and confidential mental health screening

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