2021-22 Unit Plan
Student Health Center
Mission Statement
Supporting the Mission, Vision, & Values of Butte College, the Student Health Center (SHC) provides high-quality physical and mental healthcare services for all eligible students in order to encourage wellness and learning, utilizing a variety of modalities.
Program Description
The SHC is located in a rural area. Our philosophy to provide health care services to all of our students, including students without resources and transportation, makes our center's, successes and challenges unique.
The SHC consists of providers who work well together and collaborate effectively with the Campus and community. The SHC is open year-round allowing us to see more students.
The SHC, per the Butte College Health Service Plan, operates as a healthcare facility available to students enrolled in credit classes. Medical and mental health services are available during the fall, winter, spring and summer semesters. The center is open Monday through Friday and is staffed by Physicians, Nurse Practitioners or Physician Assistants, Clinical Assistants, and Mental Health Specialists.
Medical conditions are assessed, diagnosed and treated by the Nurse Practitioners or the Physician. Problems for which students are commonly seen include, but not limited to: dermatology, upper respiratory infections, allergies, reproductive health, respiratory problems, depression, anxiety, campus injuries, Tuberculosis testing, preventative care, physical examinations, immunizations, and medication consultations.
Our Mental Health Specialists are licensed clinical social workers. The therapists provide brief individual and group therapy to registered students. Common issues include depression, anxiety, alcohol and drug issues, relationship problems, grieving, and PTSD. The therapists provide presentations on mental health topics to the campus community. Mental health services not only aid our students, but promotes the safety of the campus.
Student Learning/Administrative Unit Outcomes
Because of issues of medications related to ADHD, the SHC stopped prescribing ADHD medications. The team is currently developing a new SLO.
Standards/Goals for Student Achievement (Instruction Departments)
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Standards/Goals for Student Achievement (All Other Departments)
The services provided by the SHC promotes the physical and mental health of students which contributes to matriculation, student retention and their personal and academic goals. The SHC is often the reason students stay in school so they can retain access to services provided by the Student Health Center.
Strategic Direction
The SHC supports student, staff and faculty success by:
- Assisting in the maintenance of physical and mental health;
- Providing collaborative interactions with departments to promote student success;
- Creating an atmosphere whereby students are encouraged to be partners in planning and recommendations as appropriate and
- Promoting access and equity to services at all sites.
Program Review
The top recommendation from the 2012 Program Review was to:
- Expand professional and administrative staff in order to meet the increasing student need.
- Implement a per-diem model of mid-level practitioners will allow for better coverage and hours for students to be seen.
- Expansion of the Clinical Assistant's hours from 10 months to 12 months (completed).
- Create a Clinical Assistant Lead position.
The SHC has a new Director/Practioner and Mental Health Specialist. The Program Review schedule is pending.
Department Goals
The goals of the SHC include:
- Serve the health and wellness needs of our students;
- Develop a pool of practitioners to cover all hours;
- Reorganize the SHC (hiring another Clinical Assistant and reclassify current Clinical Assistant to Clinical Assistant Lead);
- Repair & upgrade HVAC system and improve facilities through the installation of new floors, new paint and/or wall coverings;
- Expand mental health services including hiring a second full-time Mental Health Specialist and,
- Seek additional funding for expansion of SHC services.
Future Development Strategies
Strategy 1 - To serve the health and wellness needs of our students
Provide the appropriate health and wellness services and resources.
Establish structures that result in a culture of retention and completion that is reinforced through SHC services.
Initiatives
- Enhancing a Culture of Completion and Goal Achievement
- Supporting Student, Faculty and Staff Success
- Maximizing Resources to Support Student Learning
- Enhancing a Culture of Equity and Inclusiveness
Supporting Rationale
Students academic success rates will increase when their physical and mental health is optimized.
Supporting Rationale Alignment
Supports the College's Strategic Direction and Priorities: Yes
Supports Program Review Recommendations: Yes
Supports Course level SLOs: No
Supports PLOs: No
Supports ILO - Think Critically: Yes
Supports ILO - Communicate Competently: Yes
Supports ILO - Engage Collaboratively: Yes
Supports ILO - Work Effectively: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Credentials: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Transfer: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Time to Degree: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Employment in field of Study: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Reducing Equity Gaps: Yes
Strategy 2 - To develop a pool of practitioners to cover all hours
A complete SHC staff will expand availability of healthcare services.
Initiatives
- Enhancing a Culture of Completion and Goal Achievement
- Supporting Student, Faculty and Staff Success
- Maximizing Resources to Support Student Learning
- Enhancing a Culture of Equity and Inclusiveness
Supporting Rationale
A healthy per-diem pool can provide around-the-calendar coverage in the event of absence of full-time staff.
Supporting Rationale Alignment
Supports the College's Strategic Direction and Priorities: Yes
Supports Program Review Recommendations: Yes
Supports Course level SLOs: Yes
Supports PLOs: No
Supports ILO - Think Critically: Yes
Supports ILO - Communicate Competently: Yes
Supports ILO - Engage Collaboratively: Yes
Supports ILO - Work Effectively: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Credentials: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Transfer: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Time to Degree: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Employment in field of Study: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Reducing Equity Gaps: Yes
Strategy 3 - Reorganization and hiring of clinic personnel including reclassification of current Clinical Assistant
Reorganization and hiring is imperative so the SHC can optimally provide services.
Initiatives
- Supporting Student, Faculty and Staff Success
- Maximizing Resources to Support Student Learning
- Enhancing a Culture of Equity and Inclusiveness
Supporting Rationale
SHC services and demands for services are continually growing. Reorganization of staff is strategic, and provides for continual coverage in the event of absences of services.
Supporting Rationale Alignment
Supports the College's Strategic Direction and Priorities: Yes
Supports Program Review Recommendations: Yes
Supports Course level SLOs: Yes
Supports PLOs: No
Supports ILO - Think Critically: Yes
Supports ILO - Communicate Competently: Yes
Supports ILO - Engage Collaboratively: Yes
Supports ILO - Work Effectively: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Credentials: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Transfer: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Time to Degree: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Employment in field of Study: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Reducing Equity Gaps: Yes
Strategy 4 - Update/Repair Current Facilities
The SHC is comprised of several modular buildings contstructed as one. Update/repairs are critically needed in order to maintain the building. The update/repairs are needed to address health and safety concerns.
Initiatives
- Modeling Sustainability
- Enhancing a Culture of Completion and Goal Achievement
- Supporting Student, Faculty and Staff Success
- Maximizing Resources to Support Student Learning
- Enhancing a Culture of Equity and Inclusiveness
Supporting Rationale
There are current issues with the Student Health Center resulting in update/repairs that are critically needed:
- HVAC system is sub-standard and constantly failing;
- carpet is worn all the way through to the sub-floor and cannot be repaired or cleaned again!;
- rooms are not sound-proof (HIPAA Compliance issues);
- exterior paint is heavily sun-faded;
- need adequate signage;
- wallpaper is falling down and
- glue is seeping through the wallpaper.
Supporting Rationale Alignment
Supports the College's Strategic Direction and Priorities: Yes
Supports Program Review Recommendations: Yes
Supports Course level SLOs: Yes
Supports PLOs: No
Supports ILO - Think Critically: No
Supports ILO - Communicate Competently: No
Supports ILO - Engage Collaboratively: Yes
Supports ILO - Work Effectively: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Credentials: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Transfer: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Time to Degree: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Employment in field of Study: No
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Reducing Equity Gaps: Yes
Strategy 5 - Hire a second full-time Mental Health Specialist
Another full-time Mental Health Specialist allows chances of better collaboration, increases safety of staff and students, continuity of coverage and provide additional services to satellite centers.
Initiatives
- Enhancing a Culture of Completion and Goal Achievement
- Supporting Student, Faculty and Staff Success
- Using Data-Informed Processes for Continuous Improvement
- Maximizing Resources to Support Student Learning
- Enhancing a Culture of Equity and Inclusiveness
Supporting Rationale
We need another Specialist to provide continual coverage of mental health services campus-wide.
Supporting Rationale Alignment
Supports the College's Strategic Direction and Priorities: Yes
Supports Program Review Recommendations: Yes
Supports Course level SLOs: No
Supports PLOs: No
Supports ILO - Think Critically: Yes
Supports ILO - Communicate Competently: Yes
Supports ILO - Engage Collaboratively: Yes
Supports ILO - Work Effectively: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Credentials: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Transfer: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Time to Degree: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Employment in field of Study: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Reducing Equity Gaps: Yes
Strategy 6 - To seek additional funding for expansion of SHC services
Additional funding is needed is to compensate for the increase in costs and decrease in student health fees collected due to low enrollment.
Initiatives
- Enhancing a Culture of Completion and Goal Achievement
- Supporting Student, Faculty and Staff Success
- Using Data-Informed Processes for Continuous Improvement
- Maximizing Resources to Support Student Learning
- Enhancing a Culture of Equity and Inclusiveness
Supporting Rationale
Increasing costs for personnel and supplies coupled with decreasing enrollment (less funding from student health fees) makes providing optimal services difficult under current financial arrangement.
Supporting Rationale Alignment
Supports the College's Strategic Direction and Priorities: Yes
Supports Program Review Recommendations: Yes
Supports Course level SLOs: Yes
Supports PLOs: No
Supports ILO - Think Critically: No
Supports ILO - Communicate Competently: No
Supports ILO - Engage Collaboratively: Yes
Supports ILO - Work Effectively: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Credentials: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Transfer: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Time to Degree: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Employment in field of Study: Yes
Supports Meeting Vision for Success Goal - Reducing Equity Gaps: Yes
Requested Non-Financial Resources
Allocate space on the Main Campus and off campus locations is needed to provide small, brief group therapy or support groups. The SHC needs a space with an outside overhead awning so students have a place to stand out of the rain and sun while they wait for the center to open.
An allocated, permanent space is needed at the outlying centers for group therapy and one-on-one appointments so our Mental Health Therapist has somewhere for their files and students know where to go.
Current Financial Resources
The SHC is funded primarily from collection of the Student Health Fee from students taking credit classes. Additionally, any sale of material items such as splints, vaccines, and medications is charged at an at-our-cost basis.
12-342-000-0-000000-48876 - Health Service Fee: $371,000.00
12-342-000-0-000000-48842 - Sale of Equipment/Services: ~$22,000
Augmentation Requests
| Original Priority |
Program, Unit, Area |
Resource Type |
Account Number |
Object Code |
One Time Augment |
Ongoing Augment |
| Description |
Supporting Rationale |
Potential Alternative Funding Sources |
Prioritization Criteria |
| 1 |
Student Health Center |
Facilities |
11-000-705-2-634002 |
56610 |
$13,000.00 |
$0.00 |
| Improvement and repair of current office space |
There are current issues with the Student Health Center resulting in update/repairs that are critically needed:
HVAC system is sub-standard and constantly failing;
carpet is worn all the way through to the sub-floor and cannot be repaired or cleaned again!;
rooms are not sound-proof (HIPAA Compliance issues);
exterior paint is heavily sun-faded;
need adequate signage;
wallpaper is falling down and
glue is seeping through the wallpaper. |
- Scheduled Maintenance (Facilities)
|
- Meeting Vision for Success Goals
- Closing Equity Gaps
- Meeting enrollment targets
- Fostering a Culture of Inclusiveness
- Implementing the 2019-2020 Strategic Direction Priorities
- Addressing Program Review Recommendations
- Meeting student achievement goals (Vision for Success Goals)
- Health/Life/Safety
- Strategic enrollment growth
- Diversity, equity and inclusion
|
| 2 |
Student Health Center |
Personnel |
12-342-710-1-644001 |
52390 |
$0.00 |
$105,911.00 |
| Full-time 12 month Mental Health Specialist |
An additional full-time Mental Health Specialist is needed to provide mental health therapy at off campus locations in addition to continuity of care in the event of absence by other practitioners. |
- Student Equity and Achievement Program
|
- Implementing the 2019-2020 Strategic Direction Priorities
- Meeting Vision for Success Goals
- Addressing Program Review Recommendations
- Closing Equity Gaps
- Meeting enrollment targets
- Meeting student achievement goals (Vision for Success Goals)
- Fostering a Culture of Inclusiveness
- Strengthening Professional Development
- Health/Life/Safety
- Strategic enrollment growth
- Diversity, equity and inclusion
|
| 3 |
Student Health Center |
Personnel |
12-342-710-1-644000 |
52390 |
$0.00 |
$20,000.00 |
| Develop Per-Diem Practitioner Hiring Pool |
A pool of part-time practitioners are needed for coverage. Critical for continuity of care for our students. |
- Student Equity and Achievement Program
|
- Meeting Vision for Success Goals
- Meeting enrollment targets
- Fostering a Culture of Inclusiveness
- Implementing the 2019-2020 Strategic Direction Priorities
- Addressing Program Review Recommendations
- Closing Equity Gaps
- Meeting student achievement goals (Vision for Success Goals)
- Strengthening Professional Development
- Health/Life/Safety
- Strategic enrollment growth
- Diversity, equity and inclusion
|