The Counseling & Testing Center presents a series of
Wellness Workshops
Overcoming Procrastination
Still putting off that paper? Struggling to stay motivated? This workshop can help you learn more about why you procrastinate and the strategies to help you manage your time better and actually get your work done!
Body Image and Women of Color
This workshop will address body image, particularly focusing on Shade-ism. Where does Shade-ism come from? How does it affect us? How can we move forward together, as women of color?
We will watch a short film/documentary focused on the issue of Shade-ism from a cross-cultural perspective. Through discussion and from a feminist/multicultural perspective, the workshop will address: the changes in the body/beauty ideal over time as well as the influence of media and colonialism; cross-cultural views of appearance and the role of social class and culture; thoughts, feelings, and behaviors associated with body image/beauty ideals; and ways to overcome distressing preoccupations with appearance and transform the way we, women, feel about our bodies.
Interracial Dating and Relationships
This workshop will explore stereotypes, cultural and religious stigma, beliefs/assumptions, and cultural/familial conflicts behind interracial dating.
How to Get from Midterms to Finals: Managing Stress and Anxiety
Feeling stressed out or anxious about final exams and projects? Don’t know what to do about it? Come to this workshop to learn more about your stressors and the tools you can use to decrease your stress and anxiety!
Microaggression Experiences
This workshop will explore microaggression experiences and challenges faced by students from underrepresented backgrounds.
Self-Care: the Mind and Body
This workshop will address self-care/coping strategies and relaxation techniques to help students de-stress, improve balance, and enhance health, performance, and general well-being.
RSVP today! Spaces are limited.
Contact Cynthia Medina at
cmedina@uoregon.edu
to reserve your spot or ask any questions you have about the workshops.
These workshops are accessible to students with disabilities.
Please contact 541-346-3227 to request accommodations.
Sample Workshop Topics:
- The Balancing Act: Managing Stress and Learning Relaxation
Learning about the good and bad of stress and ways to cope that work for you. New stress management skills are learned through experiential exercises
- Testing Your Best: Taking Control of Test Anxiety
Addressing techniques and strategies to reduce panic and overcome test anxiety.
- Love My Body, Nourish My Body
Building awareness around body image and eating habits. Learn to build positive coping strategies while nourishing one's body in a healthy way.
- Loving From Afar: Managing Long-Distance Relationships
Learning communication tips, how to maintain affection, and coping with issues of trust.
- Beating the Blues: Understanding Depression
Discussing facts about depression, how to manage mood, and practicing behavioral coping strategies.
- Saving Lives: Learning about and Helping to Prevent Suicide
Presenting the truth about suicide. Learning strategies and skills to help prevent and reduce the risk of suicide.
- Taking a Stand: Confronting Issues of Racism and Prejudice
Addressing issues of racism, prejudice, and bias on campus, in the community, and in society. Discussion of power and privilege.
Additional Topics Covered in the Past:
- Grief & Loss
- Social Anxiety
- Transitioning to the UO
- Sexual Orientation / Sexual Identity
- Fear of Success / Fear of Failure
- Resolving Interpersonal Conflict
- Building Leadership Skills
- Family Relationships
- Coping with Illness
- Gender Issues
- Building Communication Skills
The Counseling & Testing Center presents a series of
Wellness Workshops
Overcoming Procrastination
Still putting off that paper? Struggling to stay motivated? This workshop can help you learn more about why you procrastinate and the strategies to help you manage your time better and actually get your work done!
Body Image and Women of Color
This workshop will address body image, particularly focusing on Shade-ism. Where does Shade-ism come from? How does it affect us? How can we move forward together, as women of color?
We will watch a short film/documentary focused on the issue of Shade-ism from a cross-cultural perspective. Through discussion and from a feminist/multicultural perspective, the workshop will address: the changes in the body/beauty ideal over time as well as the influence of media and colonialism; cross-cultural views of appearance and the role of social class and culture; thoughts, feelings, and behaviors associated with body image/beauty ideals; and ways to overcome distressing preoccupations with appearance and transform the way we, women, feel about our bodies.
Interracial Dating and Relationships
This workshop will explore stereotypes, cultural and religious stigma, beliefs/assumptions, and cultural/familial conflicts behind interracial dating.
How to Get from Midterms to Finals: Managing Stress and Anxiety
Feeling stressed out or anxious about final exams and projects? Don’t know what to do about it? Come to this workshop to learn more about your stressors and the tools you can use to decrease your stress and anxiety!
Microaggression Experiences
This workshop will explore microaggression experiences and challenges faced by students from underrepresented backgrounds.
Self-Care: the Mind and Body
This workshop will address self-care/coping strategies and relaxation techniques to help students de-stress, improve balance, and enhance health, performance, and general well-being.
RSVP today! Spaces are limited.
Contact Cynthia Medina at
cmedina@uoregon.edu
to reserve your spot or ask any questions you have about the workshops.
These workshops are accessible to students with disabilities.
Please contact 541-346-3227 to request accommodations.
Sample Workshop Topics:
- The Balancing Act: Managing Stress and Learning Relaxation
Learning about the good and bad of stress and ways to cope that work for you. New stress management skills are learned through experiential exercises
- Testing Your Best: Taking Control of Test Anxiety
Addressing techniques and strategies to reduce panic and overcome test anxiety.
- Love My Body, Nourish My Body
Building awareness around body image and eating habits. Learn to build positive coping strategies while nourishing one's body in a healthy way.
- Loving From Afar: Managing Long-Distance Relationships
Learning communication tips, how to maintain affection, and coping with issues of trust.
- Beating the Blues: Understanding Depression
Discussing facts about depression, how to manage mood, and practicing behavioral coping strategies.
- Saving Lives: Learning about and Helping to Prevent Suicide
Presenting the truth about suicide. Learning strategies and skills to help prevent and reduce the risk of suicide.
- Taking a Stand: Confronting Issues of Racism and Prejudice
Addressing issues of racism, prejudice, and bias on campus, in the community, and in society. Discussion of power and privilege.
Additional Topics Covered in the Past:
- Grief & Loss
- Social Anxiety
- Transitioning to the UO
- Sexual Orientation / Sexual Identity
- Fear of Success / Fear of Failure
- Resolving Interpersonal Conflict
- Building Leadership Skills
- Family Relationships
- Coping with Illness
- Gender Issues
- Building Communication Skills