Health & Wellness

Taming Your Social Anxiety — Sign up by 2/16

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This is a 6-session workshop series for students who want to develop their social confidence.  Students will learn how to shift from “Safety Mode” to “Vital-Action Mode.” 

The workshop series will meet on Fridays from 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm beginning Feb. 23rd, 2018 in the Solarium (2nd Floor) – Davison Health Center. 

If you are interested, please complete the brief online application at  https://goo.gl/forms/bnZeXKRx62oRif2p2  by 5 pm on Friday, Feb 16th. 

Questions? Please contact Dr. Smith Kidkarndee at skidkarndee@wesleyan.edu

 

 

 

 

 

We Speak We Stand Training — 2/20; Register by 2/18

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Become an active bystander!

Register for We Speak We Stand training!

 Tuesday, February 20th

7-10pm Boger 114

Empowered bystanders create a safer campus by standing up and speaking out when they witness situations that could potentially harm the health and safety of others. 

Intervening with peers can be difficult for a number of reasons and training will provide you with the skills to move from inaction to action and intervene safely and effectively. The training features two distinct and separate tracks:  sexual violence prevention and alcohol education and intervention.

Click here for a preview of bystander intervention skills you will learn in the training, brought to you by Wesleyan students.

Register Here at least 48 hours in advance of training date.  Snacks provided!

WesWell–Education and Support

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Happy Spring Semester everyone! I want to remind students that my office is a resource for alcohol and other drug issues on campus.  

I’m interested in speaking with any students who are worried about alcohol or other drug use (their own or their peers’) and anyone seeking information about the effect of substances on the body or mind. I am also happy to meet with students who have questions about the signs of addiction as well as anyone needing support for establishing or maintaining a sober life on Wesleyan’s campus.  

All meetings are private and provided using a nonjudgmental and conversational approach.  Meetings are for the purpose of both education and support. During appointments I use an evidence based set of tools called motivational interviewing to help students evaluate for themselves the pros and cons of their current substance use patterns.  To set an appointment students can email me at pmulready@wesleyan.edu. I am on campus Tuesdays and Thursdays and every other Friday.

Pamela Mulready, MS, LPC, LADC, Alcohol and Other Drug Specialist, WesWell

Wesleyan University, Davison Health Center, 860.685.3027 (Direct) 860.685.2470 (Main); wesleyan.edu/weswell

More Flu Shots Available

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Dear Wes Students,

If you missed the campus-wide flu clinics last month and still interested in receiving a flu shot, please contact the Health Center for an appointment.  We have a limited amount of doses available for students only.  To make an appointment or for more information, please call 860.685.2470.

Danza Organica — today

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DANZA ORGÁNICA: Marsha Parrilla

TALK and PARTICIPATORY DISCUSSION

Friday, November 3, 1:40PM

Schonberg Studio, 247 Pine Street

Puerto Rico was hit by the worst hurricane in over a century. There is currently a humanitarian crisis. Hurricane María left the entire island without electricity, water, and has taken the homes of thousands of Puerto Ricans. The country is completely devastated. The ecological damage is tremendous, and there is a public health crisis.

Currently:

  • there is no electricity or tap water
  • water is contaminated in the entire island (there is a strong need for water filters)
  • there are outbreaks of: leptospirosis, conjunctivitis, and gastrointestinal disorders
  • around 7,000 additional people are living in shelters post Maria

Danza Orgánica (DO), directed by Marsha Parrilla, is a dance theater company that uses movement to generate awareness around social justice concerns. It’s newest work, MELAZA explores de colonial relationship between Puerto Rico and the United States of America. It has also served as a platform to generate awareness around Hurricane Maria, and raise funds towards grassroots organizations.

Self-Care Strategies–Usdan Info Table 10/26, Noon-2 p.m.

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Feeling Overwhelmed?

Come learn some ways to fit self-care into your busy schedule!

We will discuss the importance of self-care and provide some examples of strategies that can be squeezed into an already jam-packed day.

Event will be held at USDAN (Informational Table #4) on

Thursday, 10/26/17 from 12 pm – 2pm.

Questions? Contact us by email!

Ashley Perreira, M.A., CAPS Extern, aperreira@wesleyan.edu

Jackie Pacella, M.A., CAPS Extern, jpacella@wesleyan.edu

Smith Kidkarndee, Psy.D., CAPS Psychologist, skidkarndee@wesleyan.edu

Get your Flu Shot on campus TODAY! — 4-7 p.m., Usdan 108

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STOP THE SPREAD OF FLU!

Dear Wes Students,

The Davison Health Center in conjunction with the Human Resources Department sponsors annual flu clinics.   Clinical services are provided by Middlesex Hospital Homecare.  The last flu clinic is TODAY from 4-7pm in 108 Usdan.

Please click on the following link for details about the upcoming clinics and flu facts.  http://www.wesleyan.edu/healthservices/Flu Clinic – Students.html

Flu shots are a covered benefit under the university sponsored insurance plan for enrolled students.  Please alert the staff when arriving at the clinic if you have the school insurance.  Students with private insurance must pay upfront (cash, check, charge to student account) and a receipt will be sent to your campus mail box upon request for you to file to private insurance.

Thank you.  Joyce

 

 

Counseling Support at Wes

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Hey Wesleyan!

Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) welcomes you to campus for the 2017-2018 year.   We are happy to share with you that, with support from Student Affairs and the President’s Office, we begin this year with additional staff to help meet your needs.  We also want to make sure you know what services CAPS provides to the Wesleyan community.  Our team of psychotherapists and doctoral level externs provide individual counseling as well as a variety of groups for students who experience personal difficulties such as grief, anxiety, depression, trauma, adjustment or relationship struggles, or any other issues with which they need support and assistance.  Students in crisis or with urgent needs will be able to see someone from our team quickly through daily crisis hours, while those with less urgent issues can typically see a provider within 7-10 days.  We also have on-call clinicians available after-hours during the academic year for students who need immediate assistance when our office is closed.

In addition to our diverse team of therapists, we have a number of externs and fellows who are here to work with you.   We also have a full-time psychiatric nurse practitioner, Katie Scheinberg, who believes in a client-centered approach that focuses on psychopharmacologic treatment in partnership with therapy.

Information about our all of our staff is available on our website www.wesleyan.edu/caps, but we are happy to introduce three new clinicians on our team (bios below).

To schedule an appointment, call us at 860.685.2910 M-F from 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM.  Students can also email us their weekly availability at counseling@wesleyan.edu.  Check our webpage for upcoming groups – fall offerings will include WESupport, Self-Care for Activists, Mindful Action, Addressing Insomnia workshop series, Understanding Self and Others for Female-Identified Students, and more.

We hope to see you at CAPS!  Dr. D’Andrea

Neal Sardana, our new full-time therapist, joins us after two years as a diversity fellow at Williams College.  Neal has a Master of Science in Counseling Psychology with an emphasis in College Student Development.  His professional interests include identity development, impact of culture, social justice, marginalization and privilege, and toxic masculinity.  He has a background in career counseling and will partner with the Career Center to develop new programming this fall.  Neal is also the CAPS liaison to the graduate student community.

Jennie Setaro is our new part-time therapist.  Jennie has an MA in mental health counseling, and her passion lies in working with college students who struggle with adjustment, anxiety, addiction, and sexuality.  Jennie is also a former college athlete who is looking forward to expanding the CAPS liaison program with the athletics department.

Dr. Jessica Naecker is our postdoctoral fellow for the 2017-2018 academic year.  Dr. Naecker is trained as a generalist, but specializes in working with students experiencing anxiety and students who have experienced trauma.   She will also serve as the CAPS liaison to Academic Affairs, with the goal of assisting faculty in providing support to students.