Spring 2013 Groups
The following groups are available for enrolled SFSU students. Please see below for registration information.
Anger Management Group
When anger or violence is the only option that makes sense in a situation time and time again, it is hard to see where the anger is coming from or that it is even anger. In this group we work to move beyond reactions and blaming to the source of what creates anger in your life. If you are ready to end this cycle of suffering, this group can be part of that solution.
Facilitator : Ismael de Guzman
Dates : Feb 20 - April 17
Meets on Tuesdays from 4-5:30pm
Please contact (415) 338-2208 for preliminary assessment for this group.
Counseling & Psychological Services Center, Room 208
Meditation For Health and Well-being
This drop-in class is designed to serve students who want to get access to their own inner resources and strengths to cope with their life stressors. It also assists students to develop some skills to have a healthier and more harmonious, satisfying lifestyle.
Times: Tuesdays 12:00 - 1:00 pm
Dates : Feb 12- April 30 (except Spring Break)
Facilitator: Taghi Amjadi, Ph.D., MFT
For questions, please call 415-338-2208
Classes will be held in the Student Health Services Conference Room
Support Group for International Students
A safe and confidential space to discuss a variety of topics including difficulty adjusting to the US, missing friends and family, academic challenges, worries about English language, communicating with professors, family pressure, loneliness, making friends, and other issues that may cause stress to International students. Learn healthy coping strategies to improve health and to increase happiness and success at SFSU.
Students may join at any time during the semester. Undergraduate and graduate students welcome. Bring your lunch, snacks provided.
Dates : Thursdays - Feb 7, 14, 21, 28.
Time : 12:15-1:15pm
Location : Student Services Building, Room 304
Chicana/Latina Support Group
The goal of the group is to provide support to Chicana/Latina Mujeres and address concerns related to navigating the Chicana/Latina college experience in order to promote student success. Dicussion topics may include : What does it mean to be called a Chicana/Latina at SF State? How to balance college life and cultural/family expectations? Ni de aqui, ni de alla : A conversation about ethnic identity. Real Women Do Have Curves : Embracing our bodies and feeling good in our skin. Negotiating Traditional vs Nontraditional Roles : Ways to manage conflicting obligations.
Tuesdays, 5-6:30pm. Burk Hall 132
Group 1 : 2/19, 2/26, 3/5, 3/12 and 3/19
Group 2 : 4/2, 4/9, 4/16, 4/23, and 4/30
Facilitators : Dr. Eurania Lopez, Gabriela Alvarenga, & Dr. Yolanda Gamboa. Please call 415-338-2208 for more information.
Lead Your Life to Harmony
Self-Understanding, Stress Management, and Life Skills
This 8-week course is designed to assist you to explore your strengths and limitations and to offer you some coping skills so you may manage your life stressors for the purpose of having a more effective and harmonious life as a student.
A complete description of the group is provided (Note : to be updated)
Facilitator : Taghi Amjadi, PhD, MFT
Thursdays 1:15-2:30pm
1st session : Feb 14 and 28, March 7 and 14, 2013
2nd session : April 11 - May 9
Student Services Building, Room 304
To register, please call Dr. Taghi Amjadi : (415) 338-2208 or 338-7351
LGBTQ and Questioning Support Group
Receive support in a safe space. Discuss coming out, being out, relationships, dating, family, community, discrimination, self-acceptance...
When : Tuesdays 12:30-2pm, Bring your lunch! Beginning Feb 26th
Where : Counseling Center, Student Services Bldg #208
For more information or to join, contact Annice or Rick at 338-2208
All groups will be held at an accessible location. Please let us know in advance if you require additional accommodations.
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Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Trainings
(Updates coming for Spring and Summer trainings)
The next two-session, 12-hour course for faculty and staff is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 10 and Thursday, Jan 17.
Trainers : Joellen Fung, Senior Director for Strategic Technology in the Division of Information Technology and Janet Remolona, Assistant to the Dean of the College of Business.
Open to all SFSU faculty, staff, and students. Please email mhfasfsu@gmail.com for further inquiries.
"When you think of basic first aid, what comes to mind? Many of us carry first aid kits in our cars, or have taken a basic first aid course. Why? Perhaps we want to be prepared to help a loved one in a medical emergency, or perhaps we have an altruistic desire to be of service if a stranger needs assistance. Knowledge and skills serve us well in navigating an emergency and can potentially prevent a medical emergency through early intervention. Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) aims to do both: teach members of the public how to respond in a mental health emergency and offer support to someone who appears to be in emotional distress" (Swarbrick, P. & Brown, J.K., 2008).
MHFA is a 12-hour training course designed to teach individuals (aiders) methods for assisting someone who may be in the early stages of developing a mental health problem or in a mental health crisis. The course provides useful information on how to assist individuals who have a history of mental disorders, longer-term mental health problems, or help identify those developing serious mental health difficulties. Aiders who complete the 12-hour training program will learn a five-step action plan to: assess a situation, select and implement appropriate interventions, and secure appropriate care for an individual experiencing a mental health problem.
Aiders also learn risk factors and warning signs of mental illness and about available mental health treatments. Upon completion, aiders better understand the impact mental illnesses have on a person, their family, and communities.
Background from the MHFA website:
www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org/
