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In addition to providing services to students who come to the Psychological Counseling Center for help, the PCC also reaches out to the campus community through its educational programs. PCC outreach programs are geared towards promoting personal growth and educating students who may be concerned with a variety of social, emotional, and academic difficulties.

The PCC schedules certain workshops throughout the academic calendar, that are open to the campus community, free of charge.

Students, faculty, and staff may also make a request for a workshop. Outreach programs typically follow a workshop, lecture, or seminar format. Below is a sample of workshop topics the PCC staff have presented in the past. We would also be willing to develop a workshop or lecture on other topics geared towards your specific needs, time permitting.

To schedule a workshop or request a special workshop topic, call the PCC at 257-2920. Be sure to give as much advance notice as possible.

• "Procrastination: The Last Thing On My Mind"
  Addresses the complex issues which contribute to procrastination, and helps students develop coping styles which may increase effective time management.

• "Test-Taking and Test Anxiety"
  Highlights strategies to reduce the panic and anxiety some students feel during a test, and covers test-taking strategies.

• "The Juggling Act: Managing Your Stress"
  Covers sources and types of stress and how to better manage it. Experiential exercises will teach new stress management skills.

• "Seize the Day: Managing Your Time"
  Discusses the many ways in which we mismanage time and set ourselves up for increased stress and decreased productivity. Identifies strategies to manage time more efficiently.

• "Suicide Prevention"
  Discusses issues common to young adults thinking about suicide. Focuses on prevention strategies to reduce the risk of suicide.

• "Homophobia and Heterosexism: Is Being Gay All That Joyful?"
  Presents the myths and facts on sexual identity development and the cultural effects of homophobia.

• "We Broke Up"
  Examines ideas about healthy and unhealthy relationships, and the fallout from someone someone moving on.

• "How to Really Listen And Be Heard"
  Teaches effective listening and communication skills. These skills are important tools not only for students entering human service fields, but for everyone engaged in interpersonal relationships.

• "Did You Get My 'Yes'"
  Presents the myths and facts about acquaintance-rape as well as prevention and risk-reduction strategies for men and women.

• "Breaking the Silence"
  Opens the door to discussing child sexual abuse, a topic not often addressed in our society. Presents the facts about the incidence and prevalence of this abuse, its effects, and the road to recovery.

• "Abnormal Psychology"
  Focuses on whatever psychological disorder topic is requested by students, faculty, or staff. Provides description and discussion of causal factors and therapies/interventions.