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List of Groups and Workshops

Outline of groups and workshops

Living with dyslexia

This workshop is designed for students diagnosed with dyslexia. We will outline aspects of dyslexia which can impact on your daily life, your self-concept and stress levels and look at developing effective support systems and management techniques.

Confidence Building

This workshop focuses on strategies to build confidence that will help with the challenges of University life such as managing social situations and tutorials. it will look at what contributes to feeling confident, how to reduce self-consciousness and ways of building confidence to cope with the challenges of life in general.

'Out of your head' - relaxation workshop

Are you feeling tired, overloaded or stressed? Are you experiencing panicky feelings, difficulty in sleeping? Too many choices? If you tend to hold your tension in your body this workshop is for you. Together we hope to create a restful space in which you can relax and let go of some of this tension. This one-off workshop will be experiential in format where you can completely let go of tension, through physical stretching, a breathing exercise, muscular relaxation and guided visualisation..

Procrastination

Do you avoid what has to be done, get overwhelmed by deadlines, experience work blocks, feel stuck? Procrastination is a habit that can be broken. This very successful workshop run jointly by the Student Counselling Service and the Institute for Academic Development (IAD) combines a psychological and practical approach in a supportive group setting culminating in each participant writing their own action plan. We look at what procrastination is, what keeps you doing it, what you could do differently, and how to stop putting things off and get on with your life.

Dr Who

This workshop is run jointly by the Student Counselling Service and the Institute for Academic Development. The topics covered will include: work/life balance; accessing support systems and reducing isolation; staying motivated through difficult phases of PhD and working with a Supervisor.

The aim is to increase understanding of the issues from a more psychological perspective whilst also being aware of the academic pressures; to suggest new strategies and to move away from a sense of isolation. It will provide the opportunity to meet with students in a similar situation and to give each other support and encouragement.

This article was published on Oct 26, 2012