Options for Confidential Reporting
There are several units on campus that are not legally obliged to report disclosures of sexual assault, intimate partner violence, stalking, or harassment (unless the student is under 18). Students wishing to receive help without having the assault reported to other campus authorities may seek advice and support from these individuals without fear of further action, unless the student specifically requests help in formally reporting the assault. A description of the help and services that each confidential support service can provide is listed below.
Confidential Support Services On Campus
Campus Confidential Advocate. The Campus Confidential Advocate on campus provides sensitive support for victims coping with the trauma of sexual violence, intimate partner violence, stalking, or harassment. The Campus Confidential Advocate can provide information and advice, offer support during medical and counseling appointments, serve as an advocate and representative throughout all stages of the university investigation, provide crisis intervention and ongoing emotional support during the aftermath of an assault, and help link survivors to further support services on campus and in the community. The Campus Confidential Advocate can also intervene with other individuals, departments, and agencies on behalf of victims, and can coordinate with the Office of Equity & Diversity/Title IX Office to provide academic accommodations without requiring the victim to report the assault. The Confidential Advocate is housed at the Student Health Services on campus, 208-A, 562-985-2668.
Violence Prevention & Sexual Misconduct Counselor. The Violence Prevention & Sexual Misconduct Counselor is MFT certified and provides trauma informed management counseling, including confidential counseling, psycho-education, life skills, and mindfulness meditation for survivors of trauma. This counselor can also provide short-term therapy for survivors when CAPS has a waiting list, can request accommodations from professors without requiring the victim to report the assault, and can liaison with parents to explain campus procedures (if requested by the survivor). The Violence Prevention & Sexual Misconduct Counselor is housed at Student Health Services, 268, 562-985-1732.
Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS). Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) provides short-term counseling for individuals, group counseling, referral services, psychoeducational workshops, and crisis intervention. Counseling is provided by mental health professionals and by advanced doctoral psychology interns under the supervision of licensed psychologists. Students who are experiencing serious mental health illnesses, current or recent traumatic crises, and life threatening circumstances may request an urgent referral and will be seen as soon as possible, and crisis counselors are available by phone 24 hours a day. CAPS is located in Brotman Hall, 226, 562-985-4001.
Long Beach Trauma Recovery Center. LBTRC provides evidence-based trauma treatment and case management for victims and their families in both individual and group therapy sessions. The Center is staffed by licensed therapists and masters-level interns pursuing their Masters in Family Therapy degrees. These professionals provide FREE confidential support and therapy services for survivors of trauma, including sexual assault and all forms of sexual misconduct. The LBTRC is located in ED2, 155, 562-491-7977.
California Faculty Association, CSULB Chapter. Faculty may seek advice or representation from their CFA Union representatives about possible violations of Title IX matters. While CFA Union representatives who are acting in their role as a union representative are not mandated to report such conversations to the Title IX Coordinator, they are encouraged to do so.
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