Enrollment
down 3.1 %
In spite of snow, ice, freez
ing temperatures and slush,
most students made it back to
the University to register for
winter term, according to the
Registrar's Office
Winter term enrollment was
down 3.1 percent by Friday
afternoon (compared to en
rollment at the same time last
winter term), and fees paid
were down 2 6 percent
"Given the weather problem
and the drop in enrollment for
fall, that is an expected drop,"
says Registrar Wanda John
son
She says the University
won't be sure of enrollment
until Friday, the last day to
register, but she says her of
fice was kept busy Monday by
students registering
A total of 15,217 students
registered last week, com
pared to 15,699 students dur
ing the first week last winter
term Registration always de
clines from fall to winter term,
Johnson says
Fall term enrollment ended
up 4 2 percent below that of a
year ago, and Johnson
predicts winter enrollment will
drop by nearly that amount.
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Clinic’s caseload grows
New service aids elderly
By Debbie Howlett
Ofttta Emerald
Older adults with
psychological problems —
memory loss, depression or
other ailments — may find help
at the University's new Gero
psychology Clinic
I he name may sound a little
complicated, but the services
are simple
The Geropsychological Ser
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ment, Keller said That, in my
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plishment and a reason to be
proud "
Keller said it's going to take
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those goals and added that, at
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vices Program aids older adults
with problems that most often
occur among people 55 or
older Ten clinical graduate
students, three master's degree
candidates and a teaching as
sistant make up the staff Peter
Lewinsohn, a psychology Ph D ,
is director of the clinic
Modeled after a similar pro
gram already established in
Seattle, the University's pro
gram is one of three on the West
Coast
"Our caseload is in the
process of growing," says Ca
rolyn Myrick, an undergraduate
psychology student and tho
program s teaching assistant
We began, last September,
to contact agencies,” Myrick
says Right now our caseload
is about six or seven (people)."
Most of the problems handled
by the clinic are "short term,"
Myrick says, usually needing no
more than four to eight weeks
counseling Short-term treat
ment is the most viable because
people need to know there is an
end in sight, she says
Older clients often are reluc
tant to come forth on their own,
Myrick says
"Problems are very typical — I
don't think people realize how
common their problems are "
Relatives usually are the first
to notice problems, Myrick says,
and memory loss is one of the
first things noticed "Sometimes
grandma can’t remember her
grandkids' names
There can be a real
threat of being sent
to a nursing home.'
The clinic screens and tests
the clients and then makes
recommendations to the client
The course of action is up to the
individual client If medical help
is necessary, the clinic will
recommend a certain treatment
or refer the client to an agency
or individual that may be better
equipped to handle a specific
problem
Memory loss isn't the only
problem among older adults,
Myrick says Depression, in
somnia and even physical ail
ments may be revealed in the
screening process
There can be a real threat of
being sent to a nursing home "
Fees charged by the clinic are
on a sliding scale, based on
each individual's ability to pay
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