Native American Heritage Month

CAPS is a proud supporter of Native American Heritage Month. CAPS will display information about this heritage month in our waiting room to raise awareness about Native American history and current issues impacting this community. The theme for this year’s heritage month is "Celebrating Tribal Nations: America's Great Partners".

Please click on the following link to read more about Native American Heritage Month: http://www.loc.gov/topics/nativeamericans/index.html.

To read more about The Cherokee Cultural Society of Houston, please click on the following link: http://www.powersource.com/cherokee/default.html.

We would also like to highlight a past presenter at CAPS, Tim Tingle; click on the following link to read about Texas resident Tim Tingle, an enrolled member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, dynamic speaker and storyteller, and an award-winning author of Native American fiction and folklore: http://www.choctawstoryteller.com/about.html.

Interested in Upcoming Outreach Activities & Events?

"Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS) Outreach at the University of Houston"

Publications by CAPS Staff

Dr. Chantelle Pseekos is our Multicultural Postdoctoral Fellow. This year, Dr. Pseekos provides clinical and outreach services: individual and group psychotherapy; assessment; campus and community consultation; outreach; crisis intervention; supervision; training; and research. An emphasis of this fellowship is on co-leading a multi-cultural seminar for predoctoral interns, designing and implementing psychological interventions for a targeted population on campus, and participating in the design and execution of the annual Diversity Institute. Dr. Pseekos is the CAPS liaison to several campus offices that are equally committed to diverse populations: Council of Ethnic Organizations, Gay, Lesbian or Bisexual Alliance (GLOBAL), International Student & Scholar Services Office (ISSSO) and the Language and Culture Center (LCC). Dr. Pseekos is also a Cougar Allies Trainer. Please read Dr. Pseekos’ recent publication on diversity issues:

The Use of Metaphor to Address Gender and Sexual Orientation Stereotypes in Counseling: A Feminist Perspective, Women & Therapy, 32 (4), 393-405.

Authors: A. Chantelle Pseekos, Ph. D., Multicultural Postdoctoral Fellow, Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS), University of Houston, and William J. Lyddon, Ph. D., The University of Southern Mississippi

Please visit the following link for the article’s abstract and further information on obtaining a copy of this recent article: http://www.informaworld.com

CAPS Group Counseling

Day	Time	Topic
Mondays	5:30pm - 7:00pm	Women's Counseling
Tuesdays	1:30pm - 3:00pm	Mixed Counseling
Wednesdays	3:30pm - 5:00pm	Mixed Counseling
Thursdays	10:30am - 12:00pm	Mixed Counseling
If you are interested in our group couseling options, please call (713) 743-5454 for an intake appointment.

Description: Group Counseling

Download: CAPS Group Therapy Brochure

Cougar Trading Cards

CAPS will be giving away 2 Cougar Trading Cards to Food for Thought Workshop attendees (http://www.caps.uh.edu/outreach-food.aspx). UH students who collect all 55 different cards from events around campus can be awarded a $1,000 scholarship from the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid. For detailed information visit: http://uh.edu/tradingcards.

Cougar Ally Diversity Training

CAPS is one of the proud sponsors of the next Cougar Ally Diversity Training on Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender (LGBT) topics. The next training seminars will take place on September 24, 2009 and November 10, 2009, 12:45pm to 4pm at MD Anderson Library, Room 306. Please click on the following link for further information: http://www.uh.edu/wrc/CougarAllyTraining.html.

Voting

CAPS is joining UH in the effort to encourage students to register to vote. Two CAPS staff members will be at the Cougar Resource Fair on Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at the UC to register to vote! Election Day is November 3, 2009 and Early Voting is October 19, 2009 to October 30, 2009. The UH Student Government Association (SGA) is providing a free shuttle service to the Palm Center to assist registered Harris County voters who wish to vote early in person. The free shuttles will leave the campus from the front of the University Center (UC) and run to the Palm Center and back Tuesday through Thursday, October 27 -29, 2009. The free shuttle service will operate from 11am to 2pm all three days of the SGA sponsored program.

• Early Voting – State of Texas Constitutional Amendment and Local Elections
• UH Vote Flyer
• Early Voting Shuttle Service

Managing Your Anxiety about H1N1 Flu

The sudden and near-constant stream of news reports about H1N1 flu can cause anyone to feel anxious and worried. These reactions are understandable because there are unknowns about the spread and severity of the illness. Even during this period of uncertainty, you can take several steps to manage your anxiety and have a positive outlook.

Please click on the following link to read more about managing your anxiety:

http://apahelpcenter.org/articles/article.php?id=194

CAPS Newsletter & Brochure

Here is the link to our Fall 2009 Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) newsletter, CAPSTONE. We are delighted to present information that highlights our services and our dedicated CAPS staff.

Newsletter: CAPSTONE - Fall 2009

Here is the link to our CAPS Brochure that outlines all of our services to the UH community.

Brochure: CAPS Brochure 2009-2010

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