WORKSHOP

Substance Use and Graduate School:

When Does it Help and When Does it Hurt?

Thursday, April 4, 2013, 12:00-1:30pm

Room 6421

Nicole Kosanke, Ph.D., and Danielle Benveniste, M.A.

Maintaining a balanced lifestyle is a challenge, especially when you are in graduate school. The academic and social pressures of being a student in the fast paced, alcohol-centric culture of New York City can make it even harder to make healthy choices.

Whether you are concerned about your own or someone else’s behavior, the best way to assess and understand substance use is with an inquisitive and nonjudgmental stance. This workshop will include information about:

• How to assess substance use in yourself and others
• Ways to talk about substance use in an effective and compassionate way
• Strategies for changing behavior
• Alternatives to abstinence

Nicole Kosanke, Ph.D., is the Director of Evaluations and Family Services at the Center for Motivation and Change. She has worked in both therapeutic and research settings to address the most effective ways to help people change substance abusing behaviors and to help loved ones effectively assist in that process while also taking good care of themselves. She also has specialized training in Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT), an effective and unique treatment approach designed to help family members take care of themselves while also helping to motivate their substance abusing loved ones to be engaged in treatment.

Danielle Benveniste, M.A., is a Pre-doctoral Fellow at the Wellness Center and a third-year doctoral student in clinical psychology at City College.

DROP-IN SERIES 

DISSERTATION COMPLETION NOW!

Every Tuesday, April 9, 2013 – May 28, 2013

10:00 AM to 11:00 AM

The Wellness Center, Room #6422.04

These workshops were developed especially for the doctoral students of the Graduate Center on the basis of the experiences of doctoral students who attended dissertation completion groups during the past three years. These workshops and groups are led by clinical psychologist, Prof. Daniel Rothenberg of the Student Counseling Services/Wellness Center.

Practical dimensions of completing your dissertation

What you need to know about the “nuts and bolts”, as well as the complexities of completing the dissertation, selecting an advisor and what you must do in order to successfully navigate the dissertation completion process from beginning to end.

Personal dimensions of completing the dissertation

What you need to know about the personal dimensions of how you relate to your dissertation topic, your advisor, your family and friends in order to successfully complete the doctorate. What is the inner wisdom that you need to acquire in order to navigate the dissertation and avoid pitfalls on the road to a life in academia?  This workshop will provide mindfulness skills, as well as awareness tools that you need to regulate your life and maintain clarity from the time that you begin your dissertation through the time that you obtain employment beyond the doctorate.

You must be a registered GC student to participate in this workshops.  To register for this workshop stop by the Wellness Center Student Counseling Services in Room 6422 to fill out an application.

For more information, please call (212) 817-8731. For a calendar of all upcoming workshops or to download an application, please visit our web pages at http://cuny.is/wellnesscenter

All services offered through the Wellness Center Student Counseling Services are strictly confidential. We believe that confidentiality is essential to establishing an atmosphere of safety and trust. Information about you or your participation in our services is not shared with academic departments or other administrative offices. In rare situations in which there is the potential for harm to self or others, appropriate steps are taken to maintain safety for all concerned. A full confidentiality statement is available in the Wellness Center, Room 6422.

 

Annual Wellness Festival

APR 15, 2013 | 10:00 AM TO 4:30 PM

You must be a registered GC student to participate in this workshops.  To register for this workshop stop by the Wellness Center Student Counseling Services in Room 6422 to fill out an application.

For more information, please call (212) 817-8731. For a calendar of all upcoming workshops or to download an application, please visit our web pages at http://cuny.is/wellnesscenter

All services offered through the Wellness Center Student Counseling Services are strictly confidential. We believe that confidentiality is essential to establishing an atmosphere of safety and trust. Information about you or your participation in our services is not shared with academic departments or other administrative offices. In rare situations in which there is the potential for harm to self or others, appropriate steps are taken to maintain safety for all concerned. A full confidentiality statement is available in the Wellness Center, Room 6422.