Crisis Care
For Life Threatening Emergencies or for Crisis Care needs 24/7:
Call (949) 824-6457 and select Option # 2. You will be transferred to a crisis support line
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Crisis Text Line
Text “Home” to 741741
Call National Suicide Prevention Line at
1-800-273-8255
Call UCI Campus Police at
(949) 824-5223
Call 911
Go to your nearest Emergency Room
Become a COACH
Eligibility
The C.O.A.C.H, Peer Program offers a select number of undergraduate students the opportunity to become a peer life coach and to provide peer to peer support services to the UC Irvine community.
Applications for the 2022-2023 year are available by following this link. Please submit application through the provided link. Applications due by Thursday April 21st, 2022 NO LATER than 5pm PST.
Training
Coaches are trained in:
- Attentive Listening Skills
- Coaching Skills
- Leadership
- Multicultural Awareness and Cultural Humility
- Social Justice and Advocacy
- College Mental Health
- Crisis Intervention
- Consultation and Referral Skills
- Personal Growth and Radical Self-Preservation/Healing
Job Benefits
ACADEMIC CREDIT
Social Ecology majors can count one of their Winter or Spring quarters as part of their core. May also use the C.O.A.C.H. Peer Program as your 198 Field Study—see your Social Ecology academic counselor for further information.
PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE
While involved in this program you will provide direct service to UCI students in the form of one-to-one peer coaching. You will learn about your strengths, areas of growth, and ultimate potential as a future counselor or other helping profession role. You will be supervised by a licensed psychologist from the Counseling Center. The C.O.A.C.H. Peer Program can be a helpful addition to your resume, as graduate schools tend to value practice experience.
OPPORTUNITY TO HELP OTHERS
With your new and/or increased skills you will be able to assist others in achieving their goals, managing their stress as college students, and enhancing their self-esteem and zest for life.
TRAINING FROM PROFESSIONAL THERAPISTS
Coaches are trained by experienced and recognized professionals within their field of expertise.