Specialized Training for Faculty, Staff, and Student Leaders
Be That One. Suicide Prevention Program Workshop
Many of us want to reach out and help someone who may be suicidal - but we just don't know how to do it. This workshop will provide information about the 2nd leading cause of college student death-suicide-as well as what warning signs to look for, specific information about how to respond to a suicidal student or friend and information about resources. The more of us who know what to do, the more effective we can be in preventing suicide.
Helping Students in Distress
It can be overwhelming to think about helping a student in distress. For that matter, it can often be difficult to determine the amount of distress a student is experiencing. Learn how to identify students in distress and intervene with a student who is experiencing emotional difficulties.
Providing Support During Panhellenic Recruitment
Panhellenic recruitment can be a time of excitement as well as disappointment. As a Recruitment Counselor, how will you support potential new members whose experience is not what they had hoped? This workshop will provide you with basic counseling and crisis management skills to better prepare you for your role as Recruitment Counselors.
Life Skills
Learning Optimism
Research has shown that optimists do better in school, are less likely to get sick, and are less likely to become depressed. But is optimism something that can be learned? Yes! In this interactive and thought-provoking workshop, you too can learn to see the glass as half-full.
Perfectionism: A Double-Edged Sword
Are you a perfectionist? Do you continuously set higher goals for yourself, never feeling that you quite measure up? Contrary to popular belief, being a perfectionist doesn't necessarily lead to improved performance. In fact, perfectionism may lower not only your performance, but also your mood and your self-esteem. This eye-opening workshop will teach you more effective ways of motivating yourself.
Stress Management
Stress has become such a part of our daily lives that most of us don't even realize we're feeling stressed until our stress becomes extreme. Using relaxation techniques such as deep breathing, progressive muscle relaxation, and/or guided imagery, this interactive workshop will teach you how to relax your muscles and your mind.
Transitioning to UT
Making UT Your Home away from Home
College is supposed to be one of the best times of your life, right? It's also one of the more stressful life events you may experience. This workshop will provide some perspective on the changes you're facing and help you make the adjustment from greenhorn to Longhorn.
Communication and Conflict Management
Assertiveness Training: Say What You Mean!
Have you ever wondered what being assertive really means? This interactive workshop highlights the difference between passive, assertive, and aggressive communication. Specific assertiveness skills will be taught and brought to life through role-plays. Cultural, familial, and societal messages regarding assertiveness will also be explored.
Male-Female Communication: Creating a Bridge.
Sometimes it can seem as if men and women are speaking different languages. Through audience discussion and observation of common male-female communication breakdowns, participants will not only learn to recognize the different ways men and women tend to communicate, but will also develop skills in translating the language of the other sex!
Managing Conflict: The Art of Fair Fighting.
Conflict can and does come up in any relationship with friends, partners, roommates, professors, and others. How you address that conflict can determine whether you reach a resolution or hit an impasse. Learn the art of fair fighting in this interactive workshop.
Body Image and Eating Disorders
Body Image and Media Influence
How do you feel about your body? To what extent do messages in the media impact what you think about your appearance? Gain a better understanding of how the media affects our thoughts and feelings about our bodies.
Listening to Our Bodies Overcoming Emotional Eating
How are you eating today? Learn how feelings and food are connected, and how you can begin to eat in a more balanced way.
Understanding Eating Disorders
How do you know if you or someone you know has an eating disorder? This workshop will help you to recognize disordered eating and provide tips on how you can help.
Mental Health and CMHC Services
Mental Health Myths
Unfortunately, mental health is often misunderstood. This fact-filled workshop outlines some popular mental health myths, and provides the audience with the myth-busting facts.
Overview of CMHC Services
This brief informative presentation familiarizes participants with CMHC resources.
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