2022-23 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. During the pandemic, the SHC serves as a key resource for campus COVID-19 response.
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
We continue to lead the campus in COVID-19 safety, prevention and guidance and is working on a formal SLO.
Standards/Goals for Student Achievement (Instruction Departments)
n/a
Standards/Goals for Student Achievement (All Other Departments)
The SHC plays a key role in helping the Vision for Success goals because physical or mental health issues can be a barrier to students achievement and success (i.e. timely degree completion, transfer, etc.) Additionally, by providing low or no cost services, we narrow equity gaps.
Strategic Direction
The SHC supports student, staff and faculty success by:
- Assisting in the promotion and 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.
- A Clinical Assistant Lead position was created but is currently on hold.
The Program Review schedule is pending and has been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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 and hire a Clinical Assistant;
- Repair & upgrade HVAC system and improve facilities through the installation of new paint and/or wall coverings;
- Expand mental health services including hiring a second full-time Mental Health Specialist and tele-psychiatry;
- Explore options for expanding services to include mental health training for faculty and staff and
- Explore options for Drug & Alcohol Health Education Program.
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 - Reorganize the SHC and hire a 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 constructed 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;
- rooms are not sound-proof (HIPAA Compliance issues);
- exterior paint is heavily sun-faded;
- 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 - Expand mental health services including hiring a second full-time Mental Health Specialist and tele-psychiatry
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. The addition of tele-psychiatry would eliminate the insurance barrier and lend to continuity of care.
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. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, need is increased for these services.
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 - Explore options for expanding services to include mental health training for faculty and staff
Develop and deploy with the Chief IDEA Officer for faculty and staff for mental health issues and support.
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
Strategy 7 - Explore options for Drug & Alcohol Health Education Program
Developing a program to educate students and staff on alcohol, drug and chemical dependency risk-mitigation.
Supporting Rationale
In a rural community, having services available at the college will increase access to much-needed help. For instance, between 2015-2021 fentany-related deaths have increased by 1000%.
Supporting Rationale Alignment
Supports the College's Strategic Direction and Priorities: No
Supports Program Review Recommendations: No
Supports Course level SLOs: No
Supports PLOs: No
Supports ILO - Think Critically: No
Supports ILO - Communicate Competently: No
Supports ILO - Engage Collaboratively: No
Supports ILO - Work Effectively: No
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: No
Requested Non-Financial Resources
Additional 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.
An outside table with an umbrella would give students a comfortable and inviting place to wait for appointments.
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: $350,000
12-342-000-0-000000-48842 - Sale of Equipment/Services: ~$50,000
12-342-000-0-000000-48980 - Incoming Transfer: $184,466
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 |
Operating Expenses |
12-342-710-1-644000 |
48980 |
$0.00 |
$150,000.00 |
| Augment operating expenses including personnel, equipment, and supplies |
The Student Health Center is almost entirely funded through student health fees. Decreased enrollment and increased costs has created a budget imbalance despite progressive decrease in budget outflow. Augmentation is needed to continue current operations as well as to expand to meet greater need. |
|
- Addressing Health, Life, and Safety issues
- Addressing all Areas of the Student Centered Funding Formula (enrollment growth, student need and student success)
- Addressing shortfalls in Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
- Implementing the college's Strategic Direction Priorities
- Meeting California Community Colleges Vision for Success Goals
- Addressing Program Review Recommendations
- Closing Equity Gaps
- Meeting student achievement goals (Vision for Success Goals)
|
| 2 |
Student Health Center |
Operating Expenses |
123427101644000 |
5200 |
$0.00 |
$5,000.00 |
| Staff Continuing Education Conferences |
Continuing education is required for professional licensure and offers practitioners the opportunity to learn in a collaborative, engaging environment while building professional networks. These conferences will provide the latest in scientific and biomedical education as the COVID19 situation evolves. |
- Student Equity and Achievement Program
|
- Addressing Health, Life, and Safety issues
- Addressing all Areas of the Student Centered Funding Formula (enrollment growth, student need and student success)
- Addressing shortfalls in Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
- Implementing the college's Strategic Direction Priorities
- Meeting California Community Colleges Vision for Success Goals
- Addressing Program Review Recommendations
- Supporting improvements in Student Learning Outcomes
- Closing Equity Gaps
- Meeting enrollment targets
- Meeting student achievement goals (Vision for Success Goals)
- Improving Processes: a. Data and Reporting; b. Internal Communications
- Fostering a Culture of Inclusiveness
- Strengthening Professional Development
|
| 3 |
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;
rooms are not sound-proof (HIPAA Compliance issues);
wallpaper is falling down and
glue is seeping through the wallpaper. |
- Scheduled Maintenance (Facilities)
|
- Meeting California Community Colleges Vision for Success Goals
- Closing Equity Gaps
- Meeting enrollment targets
- Fostering a Culture of Inclusiveness
- Addressing Program Review Recommendations
- Meeting student achievement goals (Vision for Success Goals)
- Addressing Health, Life, and Safety issues
- Addressing all Areas of the Student Centered Funding Formula (enrollment growth, student need and student success)
- Addressing shortfalls in Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
- Implementing the college's Strategic Direction Priorities
|
| 4 |
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 California Community Colleges Vision for Success Goals
- Meeting enrollment targets
- Fostering a Culture of Inclusiveness
- Addressing Program Review Recommendations
- Closing Equity Gaps
- Meeting student achievement goals (Vision for Success Goals)
- Strengthening Professional Development
- Addressing Health, Life, and Safety issues
- Addressing all Areas of the Student Centered Funding Formula (enrollment growth, student need and student success)
- Addressing shortfalls in Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
- Implementing the college's Strategic Direction Priorities
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