FRIDAY
THURSDAY
ENNEAGRAM: UNDERSTANDING YOUR PERSONALITY AND ENHANCING YOUR LIFE
MASTERY OF ANXIETY & WORRY
CONSIDER ATTENDING A SCC WORKSHOP
STUDENT COUNSELLING CENTRE
A SCC workshop is a single-session event that you can
attend, in most cases, without prior registration. Our
workshops usually focus on education and skill development. Workshops offered for the Fall of 2016 are listed
below. For more information, check our website or the
SCC Workshop Brochure.
GROUP
PROGRAMMING
(Waitlist started for Spring/Fall sessions)
Who is this group for: Students whose lives are
being disrupted by anxiety and/or worry.
Topics covered: This group will focus on proven
strategies for helping people decrease and be less
disrupted by anxiety and worry.
What you will learn: The group will include learning different strategies with a focus on negative
and worried thinking and changing troublesome
behaviour. Students will be encouraged to work on
goals between sessions to practice new skills and
begin to manage anxiety.
Sessions: This is a 6 session group and is closed to
new participants after the second session. Approximately 6 to 10 students attend this group.
Time: 12:30-2:30 PM
Winter Session: Fridays (Closed)
Location: 474 University Centre
(Waitlist started for Spring/Fall sessions)
Relationship Workshop Series
Time: 1:30 - 3:30 PM
Workshop Series for Women
FRIDAY
MINDFULNESS DE-STRESSING
Location of all groups and workshops are held at
474 University Centre unless otherwise stated.
Who is this group for: Any students who want to
learn more about their personality and learn tools
to cope more effectively mentally, emotionally or
physically.
Topics covered: Students will discover their main
personality center and learn specific techniques to
improve their life.
Sessions: This group runs for 3 sessions and is
closed to new participants after the first group.
Winter Session: Thursdays
THURSDAY
ZONGIIGABOWIN “WE’RE STANDING STRONG”
Who is this group for: Indigenous men (First
Nations, Inuit, or Métis). Identifying one’s strengths
& exploring one’s identity as an Indigenous man.
Learn skills to begin addressing issues that will
assist Indigenous men to achieve their academic
goals, and successfully meet challenge in today’s
world. Held at Indigenous Student Centre, 45 Curry
Place.
Winter Session: (Jan 12- Apr 13)2017
Time: 5:00 - 6:30 PM
Who is this group for: Students who are experiencing some level of stress/distress.
Topics covered: Students will be guided to practice a variety of mindfulness based meditations over
the course of the group and encouraged to practice
meditation outside of the group to respond to
stressful situations differently
What you will learn: Introduction to the practice
of mindfulness to become more aware and accepting of your experiences non-judgmentally, allowing
you to respond to stressful situations in a different
way.
Sessions: Six group sessions (closed to participants
after the group starts). No previous experience with
mindfulness based meditations required. Each session will last 2 hours. Students wishing to continue
their practice after the group can attend Mid-day
Mindfulness sessions.
Winter Session: Fridays (Fall Waitlist) 2017
Time: 2:30 - 4:30 PM
Anxiety & Worry: Tools to Manage Them
Learning to Cope
Managing Negative Emotions & Stress
Mid-Day Mindfulness (Helen Glass)
Mid-Day Mindfulness (474 University Centre)
REGISTER FOR A WORKSHOP BY CONTACTING:
Student Counselling Centre
474 University Centre
204-474-8592
umanitoba.ca/student/counselling
SCC groups are offered
by or under the supervision of professional
staff at the Student Counselling Centre.
View all groups on-line:
WWW.UMANITOBA.CA/EVENTS
2017
TUESDAY
MONDAY
WHAT IS GROUP COUNSELLING?
Group counselling is a form of therapy where
people with similar experiences/challenges come
together with a professional counsellor. The
counsellor runs the group but generally everyone
contributes in some way, listening to others and
talking themselves. One of the main benefits from
attending a group is that students will not feel
alone in facing his or her problems and can benefit
from having a shared experience.
The SCC offers many different groups which have
been developed specifically for the needs of
University of Manitoba students. Our groups are
free and available only to University of Manitoba
students.
Be one of the many students who experience the
benefits of being part of a SCC group.
REGISTER FOR A WORKSHOP BY CONTACTING:
Student Counselling Centre
474 University Centre
204-474-8592
umanitoba.ca/student/counselling
SCC groups are offered
by or under the supervision of professional
staff at the Student Counselling Centre.
View all groups on-line:
WWW.UMANITOBA.CA/EVENTS
RELATIONSHIPS WTF
(WHY THEY’RE FRUSTRATING)
Who is this group for: Anyone who is feeling frustrated with family, friends, co-workers, or a romantic
partner and anyone having difficulty relating to
them, communicating, or getting along. It is also
great for anyone who would like to improve relationships that are going well.
Topics covered: Learning what four empirically
derived behaviors are a part of research that can
predict relationship stability and satisfaction with
over 90% accuracy & how to identify and manage
them.
What you will learn: This workshop is intended
to provide information about healthy relationships.
You will explore and develop skills to better understand and manage your relationships with others.
Participants will have an opportunity to discover
their own strengths and style of relating, while
gaining knowledge and resources.
Winter Session: Mondays (Closed)
(Waitlist started for Spring/Fall sessions)
Time: 1:30-3:30 PM
TUESDAY
BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS
Who is this group for: We are currently starting
a waitlist for those students who would appreciate
support in the aftermath of a death of a loved one.
Losses may be recent or distant. Due to start in November and facilitated by a counsellor, this group
will be limited to a maximum of 8 participants.
“Death ends a life, but it does not end a relationship”
-- Robert Anderson
Winter Session: Tuesdays (Closed)
(Taking names for Spring/Fall sessions)
Time: 12:00 -1:30 PM
RELATIONSHIPS: BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO
Who is this group for: Anyone who has experienced the break-up of a romantic relationship six
weeks ago or longer, or is having difficulty with a
break-up and letting go.
WEDNESDAY
MANAGING YOUR MOOD
Who is this group for: Students who struggle
at times with low mood, negative mood states,
hopelessness or depressive feelings.
Topics covered: Stages of a break-up and the emotions involved, grief and coping, self-care, learning
from the past, identity, self-esteem, letting go,
building healthy relationships, and boundaries and
assertiveness.
Topics covered: How thoughts influence mood
and emotions and how thinking in new ways can
change the way we feel about ourselves, cultivating emotional awareness to promote greater
clarity and improved planning and decision-making skills.
What you will learn: : Information about healthy
relationships and break-ups, skills for self-survival
and doing better next time, to rediscover your
strengths and let go while gaining knowledge and
resources.
What you will learn: How to practice mood-regulation skills and goal setting skills, effective
coping strategies and approaches to decrease
negative mood and create and maintain a more
positive outlook and improve well-being.
Winter Session: Tuesdays (Closed)
Winter Session: Wednesdays (Closed)
(Taking names for Spring/Fall sessions)
(Waitlist for Spring/Fall sessions)
Time: 1:00-3:00 PM
Time: 1:30 - 3:30 PM
Please call (204) 474-8592 to register for any
group.
WEDNESDAY
SURVIVAL GROUP, JUST FOR INTERNATIONAL
STUDENTS
Who is this group for: The group is a safe space
for students to talk about what it means to be an
International student and share topics and tools
related to difficulties students can encounter in
everyday life (for instance language as a barrier,
homesickness, etc.). (6 sessions)
Winter Session: (Waitlist)
Time: 4:00 - 5:45 PM
Please call 204-474-8592 to register for any
groups.
WEDNESDAY
CAPACITY BUILDING: DEVELOPING HEALTHY
COPING SKILLS
Who is this group for: Capacity building is a
4-week skills building group to help students
learn how to tolerate feelings of distress that can
occur when they are feeling stressed or experiencing challenges in their life. It is important
that students attend each of the four sessions as
each week builds on the skills discussed the week
before. Our main focus is to help students develop
positive coping strategies (distraction, relaxation,
recreation, communication) while decreasing
problematic coping strategies (substance use, self
harm, over eating, unhealthy relationships) so that
they can find better balance and more enjoyment
in their daily lives, even in times of stress.
(Waitlist started for Spring/Fall sessions)
Time: 1:30 to 3:00 PM