Monday, February 22 from 1:00 – 2:30 pm
Empire Room (3-209)
How to Help Students Build Resilency & Overcome Obstacles: an Online Seminar
Using positive psychology and a resiliency model of helping, co-presenters Dr. Brian Van Brunt and Dr. Perry Francis will help you focus on students’ strengths, helping them live a life in balance and build personal relationships.
You'll discover the therapeutic power of allowing a student's natural strength and resiliency to shine through. You’ll learn how to help your students improve their mental toughness and fortitude in a crisis. In addition, you’ll see how to better manage campus risk and align yourself with those that are struggling–rather than being seen as an obstacle to their success.
Through this online seminar, you’ll learn:
Seven ways to help students build resilience
How you can help students by practicing optimism and by reframing the way they view their stories
What real-world examples of success look like through five detailed case studies
What practical skills will help translate these theories to real-life situations
How to build community and peer support, two cornerstones of positive psychology
Information on Presenters:
With over fifteen years of experience in the counseling field, Dr. Brian Van Brunt’s credentials are impressive. Dr. Van Brunt is the Director of Counseling and Testing at Western Kentucky University, and previously served as the Director of Counseling at New England College from 2001-2007. He is currently the President-Elect of the American College Counseling Association.
Dr. Perry Francis will co-present with Dr. Van Brunt, and also brings years of experience and expertise to the online seminar. He is currently a professor of counseling in the Department of Leadership & Counseling and serves as the coordinator of counseling services in the College of Education Clinical Suite–Counseling Clinic at Eastern Michigan University.
This online webinar is hosted by the Counseling and Advising Center.
Please RSVP to: <mailto:posborn4@monroecc.edu> by 02.19.10 if you would like to attend.
Peter Osborn
Student Services: Counseling & Advising Center
01/29/2010 |