Please check the CAPS GetInvolved page for details about dates, times and locations for these offerings. If you are part of a student community or organization and would like to schedule a presentation for your group, please contact manda.gatto@rutgers.edu with at least 2 weeks advance notice. Workshops are typically one hour but can be adjusted to meet the needs of your group. Thank you!
Workshops—Fall 2024
Whole Person Health, Wellness and Self-Care
This workshop shares information about the Domains of Wellness, wellness planning, self-care and resources on campus to promote student well-being.
Understanding and Addressing your Mental Health
This workshop shares information about how students can increase their awareness and understanding of their own mental health and resources for improving mental health and promoting wellbeing and success.
Socializing at College 101 – Fostering Healthy Relationships and Communication
This workshop discusses what a healthy relationship is, and over topics about setting boundaries, resolving conflicts, and having difficult conversations.
SUDS and BUDS
This workshop discusses harm prevention and reduction, knowing your limits, safety, substance use disorders, and supporting friends who may be having difficulties related to their substance use.
Perfectly Imperfect: Perfectionism vs. Healthy Striving and Self-Compassion
This workshop addresses challenges related to perfectionism, and how to cultivate healthy striving and self-compassion.
FLOW
This workshop promotes healthy coping through the use of creativity, art, music, storytelling, sound healing, drumming and dance. The intention is to reduce anxiety and stress, increase joy and provide an opportunity to connect with others through creativity and self-expression. No prior experience needed.
Nurturing Inclusive Communities
This workshop addresses ways to create, foster and contribute to an inclusive campus community
Understanding and Managing Anxiety, Stress and Emotional Regulation
This workshop gives an overview of emotional and biological mechanisms of anxiety and share skills for managing stress and regulating emotions.
Who Am I? Identity, Self-Discovery, and Imposter Syndrome
This workshop discusses facets of identity, the journey to finding yourself in college, imposter syndrome.
Emotion Regulation, Stress Management and Cultivating Resilience
This workshop addresses skills for recognizing, understanding and managing stress and emotions, and increasing resilience.
Tools for Coping With Stress: Mindfulness and Guided Meditation
This workshop focuses the benefits of mindfulness and provides opportunities to learn to incorporate the practice into every day life to improve stress management, focus and increase inner peace.
Managing Imposter Syndrome and Cultivating Self-Compassion
Monday, Sept. 16th, 4:00pm-5:00pm
Counselor: Dana Simons, LPC
In this workshop, we discuss the impact of imposter syndrome, self-image, and ways to practice self-compassion.
Meeting ID: 957 4986 8509/Password: 153893
Emotion Regulation, Stress Management, and Cultivating Resilience
Wednesday, October 9th, 1:00pm-2:00pm
Counselor: Dana Simons, LPC
This workshop focuses on addressing skills for recognizing and managing stress and emotions, and increasing resilience.
Meeting ID: 939 3029 7583/Password: 773816
Time Management and Life Balance Workshop
Tuesday, November 5th, 12:30pm-1:30pm
Counselor: Dana Simons, LPC
Let’s share what it is like to manage a busy schedule. How do we juggle academic assignments, lab and coursework, maintaining a social life, trying to get enough sleep, eating well and exercising, etc. How do we balance taking out time for ourselves and being a supportive friend or family member? Let’s talk about strategies for managing and prioritizing our busy schedules.
Meeting ID: 950 9721 3784/Password: 352236
Working through Anger, Resentment, and Conflict
Wednesday, November 20th, 12:30pm-1:30pm
Counselor: Dana Simons, LPC
This workshop discusses techniques and strategies to address conflict and let go of resentment. We will talk about anger as a healthy emotion and discuss various ways we can express and discharge angry feelings in a productive way.
Meeting ID: 934 7529 3468/Password: 512761
Mindfulness Meditation Workshop
Monday, December 9th, 4:00pm-5:00pm
Counselor: Dana Simons, LPC
This workshops provides an opportunity to focus on the here and now, without judgment, and practice several examples of mindfulness meditation exercises.
Meeting ID: 918 9040 2990/Password: 268054
Sense of Self
Thursday, January 25th, 11 am – 12 pm
Counselor: Shan Reeves, LCSW
This workshop explores the five senses (Sight, Hearing, Taste, Touch, and Smell) to assist in mindfulness and relaxation. There are five different breathing exercises that will us each of your senses to meditate. This workshop does require that you have access to a flavored beverage or snack, a fragrance of your liking, a tactile object that you like to touch, and pencil and paper.
Location: Graduate Student Lounge, Rm 208, 126 College Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Too Stressed To Test: Managing Anxiety
Thursday, February 15th, 11 am – 12 pm
Counselor: Shan Reeves, LCSW
This is a space for students to discuss topics that cause anxiety and its impact on their life. Student’s will receive support with coping skills to better manage their anxiety.
Location: Graduate Student Lounge, Rm 208, 126 College Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Who am I? Knowing Why You Belong
Thursday, March 14th, 11 am – 12 pm
Counselor: Shan Reeves, LCSW
Learn to acknowledge yourself and tear down the walls of imposter syndrome. Understand that you are enough, while exploring how you show up for yourself and release your need to compete with others.
Location: Graduate Student Lounge, Rm 208, 126 College Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Don’t Tip the Scale: Work Life Balance
Thursday, April 11th, 11 am – 12 pm
Counselor: Shan Reeves, LCSW
Students will be introduced to the Dimensions of Wellness and the benefits of having a balanced life. This workshop will support students in using the dimensions of wellness to recognize where they have strengths and will offer ways to create life balance amid academic responsibility.
Location: Graduate Student Lounge, Rm 208, 126 College Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
CAPS, in collaboration with Rutgers Global – International Student Support Services (ISSS), is offering interactive workshops to support you by providing a safe space to discuss various concerns and to help you connect with others.
Register here
Adapting and Thriving at Rutgers
Thursday, September 26th, 5-6:30 pm
Counselor: Mei-ling Cheng, LPC and Sunhee Eissenstat, PhD, Intern
Adjusting to a new lifestyl ecouple be a challenging yet rewarding experience. Join us to share similarities, discuss culture differences, and strategies to make yourself feel more comfortable in your new surroundings.
Location: Rutgers Global—ISSS, 180 College Ave, New Brunswick
Fear of Missing Out (FoMO) Is Real!
Thursday, October 24th, 5-6:30 pm
Counselor: Mei-ling Cheng, LPC and Sunhee Eissenstat, PhD, Intern
Are you having difficulty building a community here at RUtgers and/or struggling to fit in?We are here to support you by providing a safe space to improve your social connections!
Location: Rutgers Global—ISSS, 180 College Ave, New Brunswick
Navigating Homesickness: Strategies to Cope & Thrive
Thursday, December 05th, 5-6:30pm
Counselor: Mei-ling Cheng, LPC and Sunhee Eissenstat, PhD, Intern
Feeling homesick? You are not alone! Come join us for "hot cocoa N snack" conversation and social, share what you miss the most, and how you cope and thrive.
Location: Rutgers Global—ISSS, 180 College Ave, New Brunswick
Artists of Color Listening Session at Mason Gross
The second Tuesday of the month starting February 13th, 12-1 pm
Counselor: Kia Alexander
The purpose of this workshop is to provide support and an opportunity for artists of color to discuss and share their experiences at Mason Gross.
Microaggressions Workshop, for AACC Senior Interns ONLY
Friday, January 26, 1pm-2pm
Counselor: Mei-ling Cheng, LPC
Learn to recognize how microaggressions can impact senior interns’ work on campus. Develop skills to minimize the occurrence of and to respond to microaggressions.
Location: Asian American Cultural Center (AACC), 49 Joyce Kilmer Ave, Piscataway, NJ in the Multipurpose Room
Microaggressions Workshop for AACC Junior Interns ONLY
Friday, February 2, 1:30pm-3pm
Counselor: Mei-ling Cheng, LPC
Learn to recognize how microaggressions can impact junior interns’ work on campus. Develop skills to minimize the occurrence of and to respond to microaggressions.
Location: Asian American Cultural Center (AACC), 49 Joyce Kilmer Ave, Piscataway, NJ in the Multipurpose Room
Chai and Chat about APIDA Wellness, Asian Heritage Month Event
Wednesday, April 17, 6m-8pm
Counselor: Mei-ling Cheng, LPC
Location: Asian American Cultural Center (AACC), 49 Joyce Kilmer Ave, Piscataway, NJ in the Multipurpose Room
Destress and Decompress For APIDA Business Majors ONLY
Thursday, April 25, 2pm -3:30pm
Counselor: Mei-ling Cheng, LPC and Jessica Trusiani, LCSW
Location: Asian American Cultural Center (AACC), 49 Joyce Kilmer Ave, Piscataway, NJ in the Multipurpose Room
- Additional Resources
- Emotional Wellness Resources on Campus
- Rutgers Student Health - Counseling, Alcohol and Other Drug Program and Psychiatric Services (CAPS)
- Alcohol and Other Drug Assistance Program (ADAP)
- Violence Prevention and Victim Assistance (VPVA)
- Health Outreach, Promotion & Education (HOPE) Workshops are primarily facilitated by Peer Educators trained by HOPE, and can also be facilitated by professional staff from HOPE and/or CAPS staff. Workshops and trainings can be tailored to fit the individual needs of residence halls, student organizations, classrooms, and Greek organizations. Hope offerings also include Campus Connect: Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Training and Mental Health First Aid, for more information, click here.
- Social Wellness Resources on Campus
- Physical Wellness Resources on Campus
- Recreation and also, check out the app RUREC2GO!
- IFitness & Wellness Classes
- Sports Clubs
- International Education Week 11/13 – 11/17
- Environmental Wellness Resources on Campus
- Spiritual Wellness Resources on Campus
The Multifaith Council – For information about Interfaith Prayer/Meditation Rooms on Campus, Chaplaincy and Affiliated Congregations, Religious Cultural Organizations on campus
- Financial Wellness Resources on Campus
- Academic/Intellectual Wellness Resources on Campus
If you have any questions about these workshops, resources or have other feedback to share, please email Manda Gatto, LCSW, Assistant Director of Community Based Services at Rutgers Student Health - Counseling, Alcohol and Other Drug Program and Psychiatric Services (CAPS): manda.gatto@rutgers.edu.
Thank you!
