Student Counseling Center’s Commitment to Creating Belonging for all Students

In line with best practices and under the guidelines of our various discipline’s standards of care, the SCC is committed to offering services for all students.

We at the Student Counseling Center view diversity as encompassing the intersecting identities that make us unique individuals, including ethnic/racial identity, nationality, sexual identity, gender identity and expression, age, religious/spiritual beliefs, socioeconomic status, body shape/size, and ability status. We are committed to creating a welcoming environment and tailored services that will best serve each student’s needs and ensure the best mental health treatment of each of our students at UTD. In our commitment to creating a safe environment, you can expect us to be welcoming and affirming.

In line with the guiding principles and standards of best mental health practice, we commit to diversity competence as a life-long learning process collectively as a staff. We support one another in exploring issues of diversity by challenging our biases and engaging in difficult dialogues, to further personal and professional integration. We strive to maintain a mutually respectful, understanding, and open work environment that nurtures and affirms our unique identities.