This proposal requests updates to a/v equipment for the MTSU Center for Counseling & Psychological Services (CCPS), a non-profit training clinic housed in the Professional Counseling Program. An updated system will provide more advanced equipment, allowing better quality session recordings. CCPS is the hub of the program, vital for training students and delivering services to the university and community. Faculty teach counseling courses in the facility, most significantly, practicum, which requires students to work with clients. Approximately 25 practicum students per year, supervised by faculty, provide counseling services to MTSU students, staff and faculty and local community (over 200 sessions per year). CCPS includes counseling rooms, child therapy room, classrooms, control room, and supervisor/faculty offices. Therapy rooms are equipped with cameras linked to an audio/visual system. The system proposed will allow for digital recordings of sessions uploaded to a secure server, updated cameras with pan/tilt/zoom, an updated live supervision component (bug-in-the-eye), remote access to sessions, and security measures to safeguard the property. In addition, the system proposed will provide other client-related services (e.g., scheduling, case note, treatment plan development). After evaluating multiple systems, Education Management Solutions (EMS) offers a unique platform SIMULATIONiQ Counseling Solution, which meets all the CCPS needs. In addition to providing client-related options, SIMULATIONiQ also infuses rubrics related to our accreditation standards within the session evaluation process. CCPS will be partnering with University College to offer distance counseling services for MTSU online students in Spring 2019. With updated technology, future plans include serving first responders and veterans.
