Workshops & Outreach
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Workshops
The Counseling Center offers workshops and trainings open to the university community. Members of our staff are available to present programs on a wide variety of topics to TU student organizations, classes, university departments, faculty & staff, and offices that serve TU students. Counseling Center staff are also available to be part of panel discussions that involve issues related to relationships, stress, families, the college experience, dealing with difficult issues, grief and loss, etc by request.
Additionally, the Counseling Center Peer Education Programs offer a variety of peer-led workshops related to general mental health, body image, mental health in diverse communities and drug and alcohol use.
Requesting an Outreach Program
Guidelines
- Outreach programs are only for TU students or faculty and staff who serve TU students.
- Please give us at least three weeks advance notice for all presentation requests.
- Please select from the list of outreach programs below.
- You must have a minimum of 10 audience participants for each presentation.
- If we cannot fulfill your request, we will try to connect you with alternative resources.
To arrange for a program, please complete our Program Request Form. Interested in requesting an alcohol or other drug workshop? Please complete this specific ATOD Program Request Form through the ATOD Prevention Center.
Please remember to contact the Counseling Center a minimum of three weeks before the approximate date of the program you are requesting to ensure our availability.
Outreach Programs
Adjustment to College Life: Self-Care for Undergraduate Students
Learning Objectives
- Identify areas of self-care
- Identify why self-care is important
- Identify challenges specific to undergraduates that impact the ability to practice self-care
- Complete a self-care assessment
Anxiety + Depression 101: Signs, Symptoms, and Support
Learning Objectives
- Differentiate between feeling anxiety or depressed and an anxiety or depressive disorder
- Identify signs and symptoms of anxiety and depressive disorders
- Identify ways to support mental health
Conversations About Conversations: Increasing Skills for Assertive Communication and Conflict Resolution
Learning Objectives
- Identify 4 common communication styles
- Identify what contributes to one's communication style (culture, past experience, identities)
- Practice using “I Statements”
Developing Self-Compassion: A Skill to Build
Learning Objectives
- Define self-compassion
- Explain how self-compassion differs from self-esteem
- Identify barriers to using self-compassion
- Practice using self-compassion
General Counseling Center Information
Learning Outcomes
- Orient audience to TUCC services
- Identify how students can connect with TUCC
Mindfulness: Myth Busting and Practice
Learning Outcomes
- Define Mindfulness
- Identify ways to practice mindfulness in one’s daily life
- Identify how skill and challenge level relates to mindfulness
Tabling At Your Event
The Counseling Center will table at your respective event and provide resources, as well as be available to answer the questions of your event participants.
Too Stressed to De-Stress: Stress Management Self-Reflection and Practice
Learning Objectives
- Identify signs that one's level of stress is high
- Identify ways to decrease stress levels
- Practice skills to decrease stress
Student Loss or Campus Tragedy
If your department or organization has recently experienced the loss of a student or a campus tragedy, please email the Counseling Center. Staff will contact you to discuss how best to support your needs.