We regularly offer workshops for the °ÅÀÖÊÓƵ community focused on mental health, adjustment and developmental topics. These are designed to help students learn skills and strategies related to well-being in an easily-accessible format, such as Mindful Coping, Wise Mind: Building Emotional Resilience, Self-Compassion, Executive Functioning, QPR suicide prevention trainings, and UC tabling events.
Looking for drop-in opportunities? Join Student Counseling Center staff for pop-up crafting events this semester and nurture your creativity in a relaxed setting! No registration needed for crafting pop-ups, check out the university calendar for details!
September
Question, Persuade and Refer (QPR) Suicide Prevention Training
Thursday, 11th @ Noon-1PM: AuCoin 206 & Zoom:
-This training teaches participants to recognize the warning signs, clues, and suicidal communication of people in trouble and gain skills to act and help save a life.
Crash Out to Coping
Monday, 15th @ 5-6PM: AuCoin 206 & Zoom
-Crash Out to Coping will provide you with skills to recognize and manage strong emotions you may be experiencing. This workshop stems from the concepts of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), focusing on Core Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, and Emotion Regulation.
Anxiety Toolbox
Tuesday, 30th @ Noon-1PM: HPC2 160 & Zoom
-Anxiety Toolbox is a 1 hour workshop that will help you understand what anxiety is, explore thoughts and behaviors that impact anxiety, and develop strategies to better cope with anxiety.
October
Building a Passion for Self-Compassion
Tuesday, 7th @ Noon-1PM: Zoom
-Learn what self-compassion is and explore ways of developing this skill.
Be Sensitive, Be Brave for Suicide Prevention
Monday, 13th @ 11:30-1PM: Zoom
-Be Sensitive, Be Brave for Suicide Prevention infuses culture and diversity throughout a foundational workshop on suicide prevention. This free workshop teaches Pacific campus community members to act as eyes and ears for suicidal distress and to connect individuals to help.
Mental Glow Up
Wednesday, 23rd @ 5-6PM: AuCoin 206 & Zoom
-Increase awareness of your mind and body, gain understanding of your experiences, and help move your life in a more fulfilling direction.
No Shame Pledge
Thursday, 30th @ Noon-1PM: AuCoin 206 & Zoom
-Explore the linkages between mental health, addiction and recovery. This stigma-reduction focused workshop ends with participants joining a national public health campaign by signing their own No Shame Pledge.
November
Question, Persuade and Refer (QPR) Suicide Prevention Training
Monday, 10th @ 4-5PM: Zoom
-This training teaches participants to recognize the warning signs, clues, and suicidal communication of people in trouble and gain skills to act and help save a life.
Anxiety Toolbox
Wednesday, 19th @ Noon-1PM: AuCoin 206 & Zoom
-Anxiety Toolbox is a 1 hour workshop that will help you understand what anxiety is, explore thoughts and behaviors that impact anxiety, and develop strategies to better cope with anxiety.
Faculty and staff are welcome to access, review, and use the Faculty & Staff Mental Health Guide below. This guide was created by the Student Counseling Center and the Mental Health Promotion Working Group multidisciplinary team. This resource has been guided by best practices and the results of the Healthy Minds Study Conducted in Fall 2023. Please direct any questions to counselingcenter@pacificu.edu. An asynchronous training for this guide is in development.
Staff from the Student Counseling Center enjoy connecting with our Pacific community in many ways, including facilitating mental health-related workshops. Fill out our Community Engagement Request Form using the button below so that we can collaborate with you. Please note that because of the high clinical demand at our center, we need at least two weeks’ notice to schedule an event. All requests are subject to approval by SCC staff and not all requests can be accommodated. We look forward to working with you!
Stop by our Forest Grove clinic to browse our Lending Library and check out a book to learn more about diverse experiences of mental health.
Attendance at any of the SCC workshops and community engagement opportunities are open to all students of °ÅÀÖÊÓƵ. These groups provide spaces for individuals to connect around shared interests, experiences, and community-building efforts. Participation is not restricted by race, ethnicity, or any other protected characteristic, and all are welcome to engage in discussions and activities.
