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Mindfulness Meditation
Thursdays, 12:00-1:00PM, Craig-Lee 130, Dr. Tom Lavin
Meditation has been shown to have substantial benefits for the mind and body. With mindfulness meditation, the goal is to cultivate moment-to-moment awareness by purposeful direction of attention. This group will offer beginners some basic instruction and more experienced meditators a regular sitting practice. No appointment or intake is required. Open to students, faculty, and staff.
LGBTQ Support Group
Facilitated by Dr. Jan Park, time to be determined by members
Are you looking for other folks to discuss issues related to coming out or being out? This support group will strive to be a safe space on campus to share what you are really dealing with. Call the Counseling Center to sign up and for further information about the time and location.
Support Group for Students with Disabilities
Co-led by Dr. Jan Park and Dr. Denise Smith
Do you want a group that can support you as a student navigating the campus and your courses? Our main goal will be to help students feel empowered and connect with each other. Call the Counseling Center to schedule an intake appointment to share your interest in and goals for the group, and request any accommodations. This group will be co-led by Jan Park and Denise Smith, and will meet at a time to be arranged depending on identifying a common scheduled time. Location to be announced.
Body Image and Eating Concerns Support Group
Time, Dates, and Place: TBA. Led by Dr. Dossie Kahn
Do you spend a lot of energy worrying about how you look? Have you ever lost more weight than you should? When you feel upset do you eat to calm down or find yourself overeating as a reaction to stress? Have you ever tried to make up for overeating by throwing up or taking laxative or diet pills? Do you exercise too much? Many women and increasing numbers of men struggle with these experiences. This group gives students at RIC an opportunity to help each other and understand their own experiences better through sharing with other students. WomenÕs and MenÕs groups will be offered separately . Call Ext. 8094 for an appointment to learn more and find out if this group is right for you.
Student Support Group
Time, Dates, and Place: TBA. Led by Dr. Dossie Kahn
Join other RIC students in a confidential support group. Managing the multiple stresses of student life along with juggling work and family responsibilities is more than a full time job! We offer an opportunity for students to share concerns and strengths when the common goal is academic success and development of meaningful relationships. Call Ext. 8094 for an appointment to learn more and find out if this group is right for you.
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Single Session Workshops
Managing Test Anxiety
Wednesday, September 26, 1:00-2:00PM, Craig-Lee 152
Dr. Jan Park
Do you become super nervous, lose sleep the night before, or go blank during tests? Learning to deal with test anxiety can help you feel better about being a student. Whether you are preparing for a quiz, exam, or standardized test, this workshop will offer ideas about pre-exam jitters and how to help yourself stay more focused during exams.
Communicating with People with Disabilities
Monday, October 1, 9:30-11:00AM or Tuesday, October 2, 5:00-6:30PM, Social Work bldg #9, Room A013
Led by Dr. Jan Park and Ann Roccio, Disability Services
In this program for Diversity Awareness week we will explore the "10 Commandments" of communicating with people with disabilities. Disability as a form of diversity will be discussed in participant groups, utilizing discussion scenarios.
Handling Stress, Managing Time
Wednesday, October 10, 12:30-2:00PM, Craig-Lee 152
Dr. Tom Lavin
Stress is inescapable when you are a student, and there is never enough time. This workshop will present a simple but practical model for managing stress, a key component of which is effective, goal-oriented time management.
A Guided Meditation and Dialogue on Diversity
Thursday, October 4, 12Noon, Unity Center
Dr. Tom Lavin
"It's difficult and challenging practice to keep your heart and mind open. It takes a lot to be a living example of an unbiased mind." -Pema Chodron in conversation with bell hooks on racism.
This guided meditation experience is designed to help individuals explore their own experience of bias toward "others", and ways they can become more open and inclusive. There will be an opportunity to practice individual reflection, heartfelt sharing, and mindful listening.
Alcohol Screening Day
Wednesday, October 24, 10:00AM-3:00PM, Craig-Lee 130
Dr. Denise Smith (Co-sponsored by the Office of Health Promotion, and Athletics)
This program will provide an opportunity for students who are concerned or even just curious, about their use of alcohol, to complete a brief, written screening questionnaire and discuss the results with a counselor. The screening is confidential and anonymous. Informational pamphlets and referral sources will be available.
Online Alcohol and Depression Screening
Available all year long, 24 hours a day, on the Counseling Center website.
These are free, anonymous screenings on a secure, private website. Anyone in the campus community can take the brief, online questionnaire and get immediate feedback, including a referral for a complete evaluation if that is indicated. This is not a substitute for a psychiatric//medical evaluation and no formal diagnosis is given. The screening websites can be accessed by clicking on the appropriate button on the Counseling Center website.
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Workshops Offered in the Past
The following is a partial list of workshops we have offered in the past. If you have a group of at least 8 people for whom you'd like to arrange a workshop, call 456-8094 to discuss your needs and our availability.
- Managing Test Anxiety
- Relaxation Techniques
- Stress Management
- Time Management
- Confronting Procrastination
- Letting Go of Perfectionism
- Improving Memory
- Managing ADHD
- Anger Management
- Assertiveness Skills
- How to Get Along with Your Roommate
- How to Have Healthy Relationships
- Depression or Just the Blues?
- Alcohol: Fun or Fatal?
- Sexual Violence Awareness
- Coping Skills for tolerating painful events and emotions