In addition to our clinical services, the Office of 咨询服务 (OCS) is committed to mental health promotion, 教育, and prevention through community engagement and outreach. We strive to be visible and trusted partners to the broader ODU community by serving the campus beyond our 办公室s and being appropriately engaged in all dimensions of university life. Campus outreach efforts allow the OCS staff to connect with students who may not traditionally seek out clinical services or who might not be aware of the services that our 办公室 provides. Our outreach efforts aim to educate on, and decrease stigma associated with, 心理健康斗争, increase knowledge and skills, foster interpersonal and intrapersonal relationships, and encourage healthy psychological functioning. We frequently collaborate with student groups, 学术部门, 居住生活, and other organizations on campus in an effort to engage in discussions about important mental health topics.
Examples of outreach services we provide include:
- Psycho教育al programming
- Resource tables at campus events
- Serving on discussion panels
- 支持 services at campus events
- Liaison relationships and committee memberships with campus units and departments
- Social media engagement to promote visibility and awareness of OCS services
- Interviews for student projects on student wellness and mental health topics
- Debriefing with groups impacted by tragic or traumatic experiences
We offer outreach programming on any topic relevant to mental health that has an impact on the success and well-being of our students. Here are some of the popular topics that are requested:
- Adjusting to Life on Campus
- 愤怒管理
- 焦虑管理
- Balancing Work, Life, and School
- Building 健康y Relationships
- 冲突管理
- Coping with Grief and Loss
- 抑郁症管理
- 多样性的问题
- Effective/Assertive Communication
- 食物与身体形象
- Helping Students in Distress
- 改善睡眠
- 管理完美主义
- 控制考试焦虑
- 正念
- Overcoming Imposter Syndrome
- Overview of ODU 咨询服务
- Procrastination/Time Management
- 放松技巧
- Responding to Crisis 事件
- 自我保健技能
- 自尊
- 社会焦虑
- Study Skills/Academic Problems
- 压力管理 & 倦怠的预防
- 物质使用
- 自杀意识 & 预防
小时
春天 & 下降:
周一至周四:上午8点.m. - 7 p.m.
星期五:上午8点.m. - 5 p.m.
夏天 & 优惠:
Monday-星期五:上午8点m - 5 pm
请求外展
To request an outreach presentation or workshop, contact 莎拉Kalafsky. Please include a brief summary about the event, including its overall goal/purpose, 联系信息, ODU归属, expected number of attendees, 期望的日期, 和位置.
Guidelines for 外展 Requests
- 外展 requests can be made by student groups, ODU staff and 教师 members.
- To increase our ability to respond to your request, we ask that you please give us at least 两周的 notice when requesting an outreach presentation. This will allow for time to properly develop a program that meets your needs, as well as flexibility with any scheduling changes.
- Our outreach programs are generally 20-50 minutes in length. Requests combining multiple topics, or for longer than an hour, are difficult to accommodate.
- We value collaborative relationships in reaching out to students, and we welcome requests for outreach and for consultation. Clinical services are in high demand as each semester progresses, 然而, and our first priority is the provision of direct clinical services to students. 结果是, we are not able to meet all requests for classroom presentations or individual interviews, but we may be able to help identify alternate resources or assist in planning your program.
- We ask for a minimum of 15-20 expected attendees for each presentation.
- In the event of a traumatic or unexpected event impacting the campus community, OCS staff can offer support and guidance to students, 教师, 和工作人员. Please contact the Office of 咨询服务 directly at 757-683-4401 & dial #1 for these requests.