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Supporting Students Certification Summit

The Department of Wellness—in collaboration with University Counseling Services, the Office of Student Support and the Center for Family Resilience— has developed a certification summit aimed to provide faculty and staff with the tools and training to aid and support students through a variety of potential mental health concerns or crisis situations.

More Information

This certificate program is open to all OSU students, faculty and staff (exempt and non-exempt). Participants must attend the full in-person summit in order to receive the certificate. Before and after attending all sessions, participants will complete a pre- and post-assessment to track learning. Participants will receive via email a required one-hour pre-requisite training video to complete before attending the summit. Upon completing the final evaluation piece, participants will receive a certification from the developing departments.

This program will take place in person from 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. with a free lunch provided for participants. Registration is required.

One cohort will be offered during the fall 2026 semester. See details below on how to register.

How to Register

Registration for the Fall 2026 Semester opens July 20 at 8 a.m. for Cowboys Care Ambassadors and August 3 at 8 a.m. for all OSU students and employees. Link coming soon.

Core Sessions

  • ACE's PACEs and NEAR Science

    ACE: Adverse Childhood Experience
    PACE: Protective and Compensatory Experiences
    NEAR: Neurobiology, Epigenetics, Adverse Childhood Experiences

    Learning Outcomes:

    1. Participants will understand the key concepts of the nervous system, including brain development, and how it interrelates with experiences, both positive and negative, and how people adapt.
    2. Participants will learn how individual and collective trauma can be passed down from generation to generation.
    3. Participants will understand key components of the Adverse Childhood Experiences study and how to utilize the data to support communities.
    4. Participants will become familiar with core protective systems and the importance of communities and support.  
  • Mental Health and Crisis Intervention

    Learning Outcomes

    1. Participants will be familiar with and be able to recognize common signs of distress.
    2. Participants will learn about resources available to students that can help alleviate distress.
    3. Participants should by the end of training be knowledgeable about how and when to make a referral for mental health services.
    4. Participants will learn about strategies for engaging with a student in distress.
  • Responding to Students in Need: Ways to Support and When to Report

    Learning Outcomes

    1. Participants will be able to identify appropriate and effective responses to students experiencing distress.
    2. Participants will be able to assess the immediacy of student concerns and refer appropriately.
    3. Participants will be able to identify when to file a report and what to include in that report to ensure proper assessment and service.

Elective Courses

Elective sessions are also offered as part of the program, necessity and logistics of the electives during the summit are still being discussed. All sessions will take place concurrently.

Lunch and Browse Session

During lunch participants will have the opportunity to hear from President and First Cowgirl Hess regarding mental health intiatives on campus. Participants will also have the opportunity to engage with campus and community partners through this session.