While CAPS offers an array of mental health services to the Bates student body, there are times when a student’s needs extend beyond the scope of services CAPS can provide.  CAPS reserves the right to refer in the following situations:

Students who require more than once weekly individual therapy for an extended period of time.

Students who have had extensive treatment in the past and need/expect extensive long-term additional treatment.

Students who require excessive utilization of crisis intervention.

Students who present a chronic, ongoing risk of harm to self or others, and whose symptoms do not respond to outpatient intervention or require specialized services.  This includes students with a history of multiple hospitalizations, chronic suicidality, homicidality, and/or a history of repeated suicide attempts.

Students presenting with a concern or disorder, that requires expertise or resources, not sufficiently available at CAPS.  Examples may include, but not limited to, mandated or court-ordered assessment and treatment, forensic assessments, and extensive treatment for eating disorders.

Students who are unable to maintain prolonged periods without treatment (i.e. academic breaks).

Students who are non-compliant with treatment, as defined by excessive no-shows, repeated stops and starts to counseling, and/or repeated requests to change providers.

Students who demonstrate harassing, menacing, threatening, or violent threats or behaviors toward a member of the CAPS team.

Students interested in ongoing weekly therapy throughout the school year may benefit from a referral to an off-campus provider.