1. Rock around the Workshop: Establishing and sustainable and impactful psychoeducational program
Harry Warner, MA, LPCC-S

2. What is a workshop and why do we have them?
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What is a workshop and why do we have them?
AUCCCO Annual Survey:
130 respondents from across the country
93.85% of centers provide workshops
Top two reasons folks provide outreach
Increase Wellness
Strengthen coping

3. What are the comprehensive benefits of providing workshops??
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What are the comprehensive benefits of providing workshops??
Waitlisted students
Disposition
Experience for trainees
Demonstration of services
Funnel Requests
Collaboration Opportunities
Provides Infrastructure
Not just for numbers

4. Counseling and Consultation Service
You’re not cool ->

5. Counseling and Consultation Service
Number of Programs

6. Counseling and Consultation Service
Number of Programs

7. Number of Participants
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Number of Participants

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9. Workshop Averages 13-14 to 16-17
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Workshop Averages to 16-17

10. Workshop Averages 13-14 to 16-17
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Workshop Averages to 16-17

11. Internal Workshops Breakdown Fall
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FALL 2016
Sessions
Avg # of Participants
Total Participants
Beating Anxiety 27
23.6
638
Mindfulness Stress mgt 13
13.54
176
Dance it Off 3
13.0 39
Beating Depression 12
10.75
129
Yoga for Mental Health
14.66
Art Space 14
12.93
181
Time and Stress Mgt
13.36
187
Perfectionism
Psychiatry Workshop 7
10.71 75
Relaxation Station
14.08
169
Internal Workshops Breakdown Fall

12. Internal Workshops Breakdown Fall
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SPRING 2017
Sessions
Avg # of Participants
Total Participants
Beating Anxiety 11
22.91
252
Mindfulness Stress mgt 14
8.57
120
Dance it Off 10
6.4 64
Beating Depression 8 80
Yoga for Mental Health 2
2.5 5
Art Space 12
15.42
185
Time and Stress Mgt 1
Perfectionism 13 33
429
Psychiatry Workshop 6 48
Relaxation Station
12.17
146
Internal Workshops Breakdown Fall

13. Internal Workshops 15-16 to 16-17
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Internal Workshops to 16-17
Year
15-16
16-17
# of Workshops
162
217
# of Participants
3661
3230
Avg Participants
22.59
14.88

14. What you do and where you do it is important.
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What happened?
What you do and where you do it is important.
You can also do too
Much.

15. Internal Workshops 15-16 to 16-17 (Adjusted for Yoga Workshops)
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Internal Workshops to 16-17
(Adjusted for Yoga Workshops)
Year
15-16
16-17
# of Workshops
106
203
# of Participants
2732
3049
Avg Participants
25.77
15.01

16. Build your infrastructure Pick Days and Topics
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Build your infrastructure
Pick Days and Topics
Staff the workshops for the Semester
Market your program
Social Justice Considerations
Find your carrots

17. Build your infrastructure Pick Days and Topics
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Build your infrastructure
Pick Days and Topics
Chose topics that closely match presenting concern trends
Mix it up based on main topics
Decide how many days per week you want to facilitate and stick to it, make it consistent.

18. Build your infrastructure Staff the workshops for the Semester
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Build your infrastructure
Staff the workshops for the Semester
Recruit senior staff to “own” a workshop.
Mentor trainees/peer educators to facilitate
Partner with other Student Life/Affairs departments
Staff Meetings
Digital signage

19. Build your infrastructure Market your program Hot Cards GoLink/website
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Build your infrastructure
Market your program
Hot Cards
GoLink/website
Disposition
School Newspaper
Beat the drum
Assign workshops as homework

20. Build your infrastructure Social Justice Considerations Location
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Build your infrastructure
Social Justice Considerations
Location
Marketing
Tailor topics and have guest speakers for awareness months/population need/or just because it’s a good idea.

21. Build your infrastructure Plant your carrots, cuz #you’renotcool.
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Build your infrastructure
Plant your carrots, cuz #you’renotcool.
First Year Success Series or any other programming requirement for students.
Extra credit
Student org programming requirements
Orientation requirements.

22. It’s not about the numbers. It’s about infrastructure.
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It’s not about the numbers. It’s about infrastructure.

23. Then use it! Build your infrastructure
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Build your infrastructure
Then use it!

24. How can you be successful at home?
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How can you be successful at home?