Managing your healthcare is an important part of going to college. If you take an active role in managing your care, you can do a lot to stay healthy and promote your success in school.
If you received treatment for a physical or mental health condition while in high school or before, there are several things you can do to continue to stay healthy while transitioning to and while attending college.
You can also download the Transition of Care handout.
You have three available options for transitioning your healthcare while at CWRU.
Key things to do in addition to the option you choose:
- Make sure everyone on your team is clear on all the details for your follow-up care.
- Make sure there is agreement all around about specific parameters of care: how often, who is the lead clinician, how will changes in treatment be handled, etc.
- Please send your records to the offices and clinicians with whom you'll be working. This includes filing proper releases of information with necessary clinicians and offices. Please use this form to send records to UH&CS and/or establish a communication plan.
- Have an emergency plan. There should be a clearly written out plan for managing crises should they occur. Who will make clinical decisions, who is primary family contact and when should they be called should all be clearly agreed upon.
- Consider having a mental health plan.
- Know how to describe your prior care, current needs and medications.
- Complete the documentation needed for Disability Resources.
- Know what insurance you have and how to use it.
- Learn where to go for help on campus:
Questions?
Contact Counseling Services +1 216.368.5872
Contact Health Services +1 216.368.2450