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University Health Services' Mental Health Workshops


Each semester, University Health Services offers graduate and professional students workshops focused on mental health. Workshop topics include self-compassion, stress management, navigating difficult conversations, and overcoming perfectionism. The workshops will meet via Zoom.


Students can self-enroll via the registration links provided for each workshop on the website.


Fall 2024 Workshops

1st Wednesdays, 4:00 - 5:00pm


Date: 9/4
Topic: Stress Management

This workshop will enhance students’ understanding of stress and its impact, and help students develop immediate and long-term stress management skills.

https://gradconnect.tamu.edu/register/?id=8a0bf091-0fe4-4d71-9bc2-1498dcc84a1c


Date: 10/2
Topic: Overcoming Perfectionism

This workshop is for students who struggle with perfectionism. The workshop will enhance students’ understanding of the components of perfectionism and how to identify what it means to be a "perfectionist." This workshop will review two techniques designed to help students move from a "fixed" to a "growth" mindset.

https://gradconnect.tamu.edu/register/?id=0837b5a2-3e2e-4c66-9870-4f1254be40e9


Date: 10/30
Topic: Navigating Difficult Conversations

Difficult conversations can occur in all relationships. The workshop will invite students to reflect on what makes some conversations difficult and review strategies designed to help students prepare for and engage in difficult conversations.

https://gradconnect.tamu.edu/register/?id=870f1a41-0d86-4cf1-9920-0e3a8da1ab2e


Date: 11/20
Topic: Stress Management

This workshop will enhance students’ understanding of stress and its impact, and help students develop immediate and long-term stress management skills.

https://gradconnect.tamu.edu/register/?id=6526ae6c-19b2-4289-ba34-aa92e42d6cbe


 


3rd Thursdays, 11:00am - Noon


Date: 9/19
Topic: Self Compassion

This is a workshop for students who want to understand what it means to be self-compassionate. The goal of the workshop is to enhance students’ understanding of self-compassion and introduce tools that will help them practice self-compassion.

https://gradconnect.tamu.edu/register/?id=94e3096d-f91a-47c3-97f2-31d463604f6b


Date: 10/17
Topic: Stress Management

This workshop will enhance students’ understanding of stress and its impact, and help students develop immediate and long-term stress management skills.

https://gradconnect.tamu.edu/register/?id=8f4fbbad-89b8-43e7-a8fb-eee5580dc80a


Date: 11/14
Topic: Overcoming Perfectionism

This workshop is for students who struggle with perfectionism. The workshop will enhance students’ understanding of the components of perfectionism and how to identify what it means to be a "perfectionist." This workshop will review two techniques designed to help students move from a "fixed" to a "growth" mindset.

https://gradconnect.tamu.edu/register/?id=ee0aa6da-052c-442a-a97b-b3c7870f7d94


Date: 12/5
Topic: Maintaining Motivation in Graduate & Professional School

Motivation is necessary to successfully navigate the various stages of completing a graduate/professional degree. The workshop will review several challenges to motivation and provide strategies for maintaining motivation in graduate and professional school.

https://gradconnect.tamu.edu/register/?id=5dde5ac3-760c-4614-80ed-0def400fc06d

Attending this event and completing the reflection in Canvas is worth 1 PDU towards a GRAD Aggies Professional Development Certificate for graduate & professional students. Be sure to follow the instructions of the facilitator to confirm your attendance. Students who are not on the attendance sheet or who do not attend the majority of the event will not receive GRAD Aggies credit. Visit grad-aggies.tamu.edu for more information.

To explore other GRAD Aggies sessions, visit the GRAD Aggies Calendar

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