CURRENT 2009 FALL GROUPS
DBT Skills
Leader: Brooks Morse
Ending Embarassment: Social Anxiety Management
Do you get the jitters when forced into a situation where you have to make conversation with people you do not know? Do you avoid classes requiring presentations or avoid raising your hand in class or attending office hours? Doe even thinking about a party or going out with people from work trigger anxiety? Or are you a graduate student who dreads teaching your discussion section ro class? If so, anxiety can negatively affect your work and interpersonal relationships. This cognitive-behavioral group offers a relaxing and comfortable environment that helps people overcome inaccurate and anxiety-producing thoughts and behavior patters that cause embarassment in social situations.
Leader: Ron Miyaguchi
Healing Together
This confidential process group is for women who have or have had an eating disorder, had some previous treatment, and are ready to move beyond the issues of food, weight and dieting, and explore the meaning behind these concerns. For many restrictive eating, binging and purging are ways they’ve communicated and coped with distressing feelings. This group will provide a safe, supportive place where you can develop a deeper understanding of self, your relationships, and not feel alone in your process of healing. This group is only open to women.
Leaders: Christiane Blanco-Oilar and Chaunce Windle
Time/Day: Wednesdays 3-4:30 pm.
Living with Loss
This group will provide a safe, supportive environment for students who have experienced the death of a loved one such as parents, family members, friends, or partners. The group will provide students with the opportunity to express their thoughts and feelings about their grief as well as learn ways to gain support and cope with their loss
Leader: Brian Parks
Menskills
This psycho-educational group focuses on anger and stress management and general emotional regulation skills. This group explores how male socialization and gender role expectations affect our emotional expression and attitudes toward help-seeking. Principles from Aikido and Western psychology are used to help teach participants new coping skills. This group is only open to men.
Leader: Jon Davies
My Body, Myself
This psychoeducational workshop will help people develop healthier attitudes and feelings toward food and weight. Topics covered include: body image, self-esteem, anger and assertion, perfectionism, and strategies for coping with stress.
Leaders: Christiane Blanco-Oilar and Diana Peña
Day/Time: Thursdays 4-5:30 pm.
New Directions
This group is designed to explore addictive behaviors, raise awareness, and provide skills to change behavior patterns that do not work for you.
Leaders: Elizabeth Loux and La Misha Hill
Understanding Self & Others
This group offers a safe, supportive environment for individuals to explore personal and relational struggles. Group members will gain deeper awareness of both themselves and their interactions with others; that is, they will have an opportunity to enhance their sense of self and their unique contributions to relationships. This group provides a supportive space to give and receive honest feedback and to practice new, healthier ways of relating to others.
Leaders: Torrence Wimbish and Kristle Archibald
Day/Time: Tuesdays 3-4:30 pm.
Understanding Self & Others: Men
This group offers a safe, supportive environment for men to explore personal and relational struggles. Group members will gain deeper awareness of both themselves and their interactions with others; that is, they will have an opportunity to enhance their sense of self and their unique contributions to relationships. This group provides a supportive space to give and receive honest feedback and to practice new, healthier ways of relating to other men. This group is only open to men.
Leaders: Chris Ruiz de Esparza
Day/Time: Tuesday 3-5:00 pm.
Understanding Self & Others: Older Students
This group offers a safe, supportive environment for older students (ages 22 and above) to explore personal and relational struggles. Group members will gain deeper awareness of both themselves and their interactions with others; that is, they will have an opportunity to enhance their sense of self and their unique contributions to relationships. This group provides a supportive space to give and receive honest feedback and to practice new, healthier ways of relating to others. This group is only open for students ages 22 and older.
Leaders: Maria Aguirre and Jon Pertab
Day/Time: Thursdays 3-4:30 pm.
Understanding Self & Others: Women I
This group offers a safe, supportive environment for women to explore personal and relational struggles. Group members will gain deeper awareness of both themselves and their interactions with others; that is, they will have an opportunity to enhance their sense of self and their unique contributions to relationships. This group provides a supportive space to give and receive honest feedback and to practice new, healthier ways of relating to other women. This group is only open to women ages 22 and older.
Leaders: Maria Aguirre and Carla Davey
Day/Time: Wednesdays 3:30-5:00 pm.
Understanding Self & Others: Women II
This group offers a safe, supportive environment for women to explore personal and relational struggles. Group members will gain deeper awareness of both themselves and their interactions with others; that is, they will have an opportunity to enhance their sense of self and their unique contributions to relationships. This group provides a supportive space to give and receive honest feedback and to practice new, healthier ways of relating to other women. This group is only open to women.
Leaders: Edel Davenport and Lisa McCrea Jones
Stop by the Center or call 346-3227 during fall term to register. Groups will close when full, however, new groups form each term and new members are always welcome. Groups and workshops are available ONLY to University of Oregon enrolled students and are provided at no charge. All groups and workshops meet at the Counseling Center, located on the second floor of the Health, Counseling, & Testing Building, unless noted otherwise. All groups and workshops are accessible to individuals with disabilities. Contact 346-3227 for accommodations.
CURRENT 2009 FALL GROUPS
DBT Skills
Leader: Brooks Morse
Ending Embarassment: Social Anxiety Management
Do you get the jitters when forced into a situation where you have to make conversation with people you do not know? Do you avoid classes requiring presentations or avoid raising your hand in class or attending office hours? Doe even thinking about a party or going out with people from work trigger anxiety? Or are you a graduate student who dreads teaching your discussion section ro class? If so, anxiety can negatively affect your work and interpersonal relationships. This cognitive-behavioral group offers a relaxing and comfortable environment that helps people overcome inaccurate and anxiety-producing thoughts and behavior patters that cause embarassment in social situations.
Leader: Ron Miyaguchi
Healing Together
This confidential process group is for women who have or have had an eating disorder, had some previous treatment, and are ready to move beyond the issues of food, weight and dieting, and explore the meaning behind these concerns. For many restrictive eating, binging and purging are ways they’ve communicated and coped with distressing feelings. This group will provide a safe, supportive place where you can develop a deeper understanding of self, your relationships, and not feel alone in your process of healing. This group is only open to women.
Leaders: Christiane Blanco-Oilar and Chaunce Windle
Time/Day: Wednesdays 3-4:30 pm.
Living with Loss
This group will provide a safe, supportive environment for students who have experienced the death of a loved one such as parents, family members, friends, or partners. The group will provide students with the opportunity to express their thoughts and feelings about their grief as well as learn ways to gain support and cope with their loss
Leader: Brian Parks
Menskills
This psycho-educational group focuses on anger and stress management and general emotional regulation skills. This group explores how male socialization and gender role expectations affect our emotional expression and attitudes toward help-seeking. Principles from Aikido and Western psychology are used to help teach participants new coping skills. This group is only open to men.
Leader: Jon Davies
My Body, Myself
This psychoeducational workshop will help people develop healthier attitudes and feelings toward food and weight. Topics covered include: body image, self-esteem, anger and assertion, perfectionism, and strategies for coping with stress.
Leaders: Christiane Blanco-Oilar and Diana Peña
Day/Time: Thursdays 4-5:30 pm.
New Directions
This group is designed to explore addictive behaviors, raise awareness, and provide skills to change behavior patterns that do not work for you.
Leaders: Elizabeth Loux and La Misha Hill
Understanding Self & Others
This group offers a safe, supportive environment for individuals to explore personal and relational struggles. Group members will gain deeper awareness of both themselves and their interactions with others; that is, they will have an opportunity to enhance their sense of self and their unique contributions to relationships. This group provides a supportive space to give and receive honest feedback and to practice new, healthier ways of relating to others.
Leaders: Torrence Wimbish and Kristle Archibald
Day/Time: Tuesdays 3-4:30 pm.
Understanding Self & Others: Men
This group offers a safe, supportive environment for men to explore personal and relational struggles. Group members will gain deeper awareness of both themselves and their interactions with others; that is, they will have an opportunity to enhance their sense of self and their unique contributions to relationships. This group provides a supportive space to give and receive honest feedback and to practice new, healthier ways of relating to other men. This group is only open to men.
Leaders: Chris Ruiz de Esparza
Day/Time: Tuesday 3-5:00 pm.
Understanding Self & Others: Older Students
This group offers a safe, supportive environment for older students (ages 22 and above) to explore personal and relational struggles. Group members will gain deeper awareness of both themselves and their interactions with others; that is, they will have an opportunity to enhance their sense of self and their unique contributions to relationships. This group provides a supportive space to give and receive honest feedback and to practice new, healthier ways of relating to others. This group is only open for students ages 22 and older.
Leaders: Maria Aguirre and Jon Pertab
Day/Time: Thursdays 3-4:30 pm.
Understanding Self & Others: Women I
This group offers a safe, supportive environment for women to explore personal and relational struggles. Group members will gain deeper awareness of both themselves and their interactions with others; that is, they will have an opportunity to enhance their sense of self and their unique contributions to relationships. This group provides a supportive space to give and receive honest feedback and to practice new, healthier ways of relating to other women. This group is only open to women ages 22 and older.
Leaders: Maria Aguirre and Carla Davey
Day/Time: Wednesdays 3:30-5:00 pm.
Understanding Self & Others: Women II
This group offers a safe, supportive environment for women to explore personal and relational struggles. Group members will gain deeper awareness of both themselves and their interactions with others; that is, they will have an opportunity to enhance their sense of self and their unique contributions to relationships. This group provides a supportive space to give and receive honest feedback and to practice new, healthier ways of relating to other women. This group is only open to women.
Leaders: Edel Davenport and Lisa McCrea Jones
Stop by the Center or call 346-3227 during fall term to register. Groups will close when full, however, new groups form each term and new members are always welcome. Groups and workshops are available ONLY to University of Oregon enrolled students and are provided at no charge. All groups and workshops meet at the Counseling Center, located on the second floor of the Health, Counseling, & Testing Building, unless noted otherwise. All groups and workshops are accessible to individuals with disabilities. Contact 346-3227 for accommodations.