Personal Counselling

SU Wellness Centre Presents
Be the Best You Can Be: Personal Wellness Workshop Series

Wellness is the integration of mind, body, and spirit to create a greater quality of life. Overall, wellness is the ability to live life to the fullest and to maximize personal potential.

Take time to explore your wellness today! Take just one or all of these FREE 90 minute workshops. You are encouraged to register as space is limited.  Sign up with Counselling Services reception (403-210-9355). Insufficient registration may result in workshops being cancelled.  Drop-in participants will be  accommodated if space is available.

SLEEP AND THE UNIVERSITY STUDENT: CAN THEY CO-EXIST? 

Sleep is an integral part of a healthy lifestyle.  However, for many students, sleep is the first thing to go when the life gets busy and stressful.  This workshop will provide a comprehensive look at sleep addressing key themes that include why we sleep, what controls our sleep, what we do to screw up sleep and how to get it back on track and what to do when life gets in the way of sleep.  This workshop is designed to help students sleep better at night so they don't have to nap during class.

Workshop Dates (TBA Fall 2012)

 

EAT, SLEEP, PLAY: YOUR BEST PHYSICAL SELF

Make your body work for you! Come learn about elements necessary for enhancing your health and building your resilience.  Building physical wellness will boost your ability to manage the stress of university.

Workshop Dates (TBA Fall 2012)

 
BOOST YOUR MENTAL ACUITY

Student life requires significant mental focus and persistence. Come boost your life satisfaction by strengthening your cognitive behavioral skills. Learn strategies to improve motivation and optimism while overcoming negativity and worry.

Workshop Dates (TBA Fall 2012)

 

MANAGING YOUR EMOTIONS

In this workshop, we will help you learn ways to become  more in touch with your feelings, to effectively regulate your reactions and respond to situations in healthy ways. As you strengthen your emotional awareness, you will increase your capacity to enjoy life, cope with stress, and focus on important personal priorities.

Workshop Dates (TBA Fall 2012)

  

STRESS MANAGEMENT

Stress is part of student life … it doesn’t have to define your life!! Understand stress and the impact of long-term stress. Learn practical strategies to manage stress and increase your energy and focus. Come relax your body and mind!

Workshop Dates (TBA Fall 2012)

 

LIFE BALANCE

Juggling multiple obligations and commitments is a reality for students.  Pause and reflect on what is most important in your life to ensure your choices reflect your priorities. Learn strategies to balance your commitments and increase your vitality and energy!

Workshop Dates (TBA Fall 2012)

 

GOOD GRADES: YOUR BEST ACADEMIC SELF

Doing well at university relies on mastering the "hidden curriculum" of effective self management and study strategies. Become an expert learner by understanding what works best for you, your classes and your instructors. Learn basic study strategies within a framework to apply them for the best and most engaging learning.

Workshop Dates (TBA Fall 2012)

 

MANAGING TEST ANXIETY

Nervous, worried, stressed out feelings during exams can significantly affect your performance. In this interactive workshop you will learn and practice with relaxation techniques and cognitive strategies to manage your anxiety during tests leaving you feeling more in control and performing better.

Workshop Dates (TBA Fall 2012) 

CAREER CONTENTMENT                                           

What brought you to university? Many students are hoping to find a fulfilling career path that will bring them happiness, and want to feel confident that they are headed in the right educational and occupational direction. This workshop will assist students in looking at how to discover their passions and values and their important role in career decision making, and how maintaining a healthy career and life balance is key to their overall contentment and wellness!

Workshop Dates (TBA Fall 2012)

  

EMOTIONAL CONNECTION IN INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS

Falling in love can be easy; staying in love is harder.  How are some couples able to be relationship masters as opposed to relationship disasters?  This workshop looks at the key factors for creating and maintaining the emotional connection that helps to keep relationships healthy and happy.   While the workshop's focus is on intimate relationships, the skills introduced can be utilized in a variety of relationships including family, friends and work colleagues.

Workshop Dates (TBA Winter 2012)