Mission Statement

The University of Oregon Counseling and Testing Center provides comprehensive mental health and testing services to UO students. Some testing is offered on a fee per test basis, while other testing is paid for by student fees. Counseling services are provided through a student paid fee as part of the incidental and student health center fee, so there is no additional cost to students. Clinical services are available to currently enrolled University of Oregon students. All information shared by clients, including requests for services and client use of services, is maintained as strictly confidential within the Center. All facilities, services, workshops, presentations are accessible to students with disabilities. Contact 346-3227 for accommodations.

The Mission of the University of Oregon Counseling and Testing Center is to:

• facilitate each student's development, furthering his or her academic pursuits by providing services within the community mental health model: individual, couples, and group counseling; outreach; psycho-educational classes and workshops; teaching in academic programs; continuing research responsive to current psychological concerns.
• develop and maintain a positive psychological climate on campus by promoting personal growth, respecting and supporting cultural pluralism within our diverse community.
• train future professionals in the fields of clinical and counseling psychology and related fields.
• provide assessment of student placement and academic progress by administration and interpretation of subject tests, entrance exams, psychological profiles, career assessments, and national testing programs. Act as a liaison with the various national tesing programs(i.e., MCAT, CBEST, GRE, SAT, LSAT, PRAXIS) to provide testing services to students and the community.
• respond to community and campus needs by providing equal access to services for all participants.

The Counseling and Testing Center as a Multicultural Organization

The Counseling and Testing Center strives to live up to the values and principles of a multicultural organization. This means we attempt to develop and implement explicit policies and practices that ensure that all members of the diverse workforce feel fully included and have every opportunity to contribute to the goal of achieving the mission of the department. We seek to continually enhance our ability to achieve our mission by advocating and practicing social justice within our own department and in our work at the University.

Counseling and Testing Center staff members attempt to integrate our commitment to individual and cultural diversity into all aspects of our work with students, our agency interactions, and the training program. We attempt to make the Counseling and Testing Center a welcoming environment and one that is representative of our diverse student body. Staff members are committed to assessing their own individual cultural awareness and to seeking out opportunities to further develop self-awareness, gain relevant cultural knowledge, and develop skills relevant to multicultural work.