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AODS Interventions
The AODS staff member will meet with the student individually either for an individual
consultation or for two BASICS (BASICS stands for “Brief Alcohol Screening & Intervention for
College Students”) sessions. Ordinarily, students who are evaluated at HUHS for alcohol
intoxication, or for cases involving marijuana and/or other drugs, are referred for individual
consultations and students treated at a hospital for alcohol intoxication are referred to BASICS.
Both interventions involve discussing the student’s substance use history and circumstances
surrounding the referral, and AODS staff may then direct the student to further resources.
Resources include, but are not limited to, alcohol education (individual consultations or
BASICS), further assessment, ongoing counseling, and/or substance abuse groups, which are
offered by CAMHS. It should also be noted that support is available from HUHS with or without
a referral; students can also access AODS services on their own.
Monitoring Student Compliance
During the intervention, the AODS staff member will seek permission from the student to contact
the appropriate College officer (typically, the student’s Resident Dean) regarding the student’s
attendance and participation in the session(s) and what further action, if any, is recommended.
Authorized release forms are used as necessary.
It is the responsibility of the Resident Dean, in consultation with the Director of AODS and other
senior College officials, to follow up with the student upon notification of a student’s failure to
comply with the recommended assessment, intervention, or treatment.
In the referral, the Resident Dean will communicate both to the student and to the clinician the
basis of the College’s concerns, and will make note of the referral in the student’s file. Should
the student choose to decline the referral, then the Resident Dean and senior officers of the
College will assess on the basis of available information whether it is appropriate for the student
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to continue in residence or remain enrolled in the College. The Dean of Harvard College may, if
the Dean deems it necessary and appropriate, place such a student on an involuntary leave of
absence from the College.
Should a student accept the referral, the student will meet with a HUHS clinician, who will
assess the student’s use of alcohol or other drugs or other health issues, and will make
recommendations of further services to the student on the basis of that assessment. With the
student’s knowledge, the clinician will inform the Resident Dean of the fact of the meeting, but
will not disclose the substance of the meeting unless the clinician believes that the student’s or
others’ health and well-being are at significant risk, or unless the student agrees that such
information be shared.
Either at that time, based on the concerns that led to the referral, or later, should the student’s
problems persist, the Dean of Harvard College, in consultation with the student’s Resident Dean
and with HUHS, may condition the student’s continued residence or enrollment in the College
on the student’s participation in ongoing counseling or other medical treatment. In this case, the
Resident Dean will propose a formal agreement with the student, which will summarize the
reasons for the College’s concern and the requirement that the College be informed in the event
that the student should fail to keep appointments, interrupt counseling against clinical advice, or
otherwise undermine the therapeutic process. The student must sign the agreement, and a copy
will be given to all members of the student’s treatment team. Another copy will be placed in the
student’s file.
HUHS clinicians will determine the appropriate nature and venue of services for addressing the
student’s substance abuse or other health issues. These services may include individual
counseling or therapy, medical evaluation by a primary care clinician, ongoing groups for
students with substances abuse or behavioral disturbances, and/or other services available to
students at HUHS. As with other clinical issues, in certain instances HUHS may deem it
appropriate to refer a student to an outside clinician or program. In the event that the student
receives ongoing services from an outside resource, the student must agree to permit that
clinician or program to inform HUHS and the College if the student does not comply with
treatment.
Should the student decline to participate in counseling, fail actively to engage in ongoing
treatment, or continue to manifest behavioral disturbance, the College will assess whether the
student may appropriately remain within the residential community, and the College will reserve
the right to terminate the student’s residence, or enrollment in the College, if appropriate. In this
instance too, the Dean of Harvard College may, if the Dean deems it necessary and
appropriate, place such a student on an involuntary leave of absence from the College.
A student placed on leave may request to return to the College when clinicians at HUHS are
able to conclude, with the student’s voluntary cooperation with their assessment, that the
student may appropriately resume participation in the College community.
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MEDICAL INSURANCE AND HUHS
Massachusetts Insurance Requirements
Massachusetts law requires that all students enrolled in an institution of higher learning in
Massachusetts participate in a qualifying student health insurance program or in a health
plan with comparable coverage. All Harvard students are automatically enrolled in the Harvard
University Student Health Program (HUSHP) and the cost of the program is applied to their
student bill.
Harvard University Student Health Program (HUSHP)
hushp.harvard.edu
The Harvard University Student Health Program (HUSHP) is comprised of two parts:
The
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