{"id":125782,"date":"2020-08-25T14:00:57","date_gmt":"2020-08-26T00:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=125782"},"modified":"2021-08-24T10:01:27","modified_gmt":"2021-08-24T20:01:27","slug":"free-covid-19-mental-health-workshops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2020\/08\/25\/free-covid-19-mental-health-workshops\/","title":{"rendered":"Free mental health workshops to focus on COVID-19 induced stress"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/manoa-counseling-stress-gnrc.jpg\" alt=\"The word STRESS in red\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-115266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/manoa-counseling-stress-gnrc.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/manoa-counseling-stress-gnrc-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/manoa-counseling-stress-gnrc-130x73.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Recent data indicates that university students will face a variety of stressors during the unprecedented fall 2020 semester as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic lingers around the world. According to experts, this stress may exacerbate or lead to increased mental health concerns. It can be especially challenging for students in <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> where changing regulations limit activities, access to resources and the ability to travel.<\/p>\n<p>In an effort to reach students more effectively during the pandemic, the University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> at M\u0101noa <a href=\"http:\/\/www.manoa.hawaii.edu\/counseling\/\">Counseling and Student Development Center<\/a> (<abbr>CSDC<\/abbr>) will be offering a variety of services that are free to <abbr title=\"东精影业\">东精影业<\/abbr> M\u0101noa students and can be accessed virtually.<\/p>\n<p>Starting September 1, <abbr>CSDC<\/abbr> will offer weekly interactive, educational self-help workshops focused on maintaining mental and physical wellness during the pandemic. The <a href=\"http:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/counseling\/outreach\/workshops.php\"><abbr>CSDC<\/abbr> Fall Workshop Series<\/a> will address topics such as maintaining healthy relationships and communication, establishing a healthy sleep routine, healing from loss, managing stress and coping with identity and stigma concerns.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Related <em><abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> News<\/em> story:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2020\/03\/24\/how-to-manage-covid-19-anxiety\/\">How to manage COVID-19 anxiety<\/a>, March 24, 2020<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>During the summer months, <abbr>CSDC<\/abbr> provided similar workshops relevant to mental health as students prepared for the fall semester, which were well utilized. &ldquo;We had students register for almost all of our workshops sessions during the summer, and participants reported feeling that the information and tips shared were relevant and helpful,&rdquo; said <abbr>CSDC<\/abbr> Psychologist <strong>Alexander Khaddouma<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Workshops during the fall semester will be available to any interested students currently enrolled at <abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> M\u0101noa. A licensed psychologist and <abbr>CSDC<\/abbr> staff member will oversee the workshops and participants can pose questions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/counseling\/outreach\/workshops.php\">Students can register online<\/a>. In addition to self-help workshops, <abbr>CSDC<\/abbr> will also offer additional virtual support services for students, such as a series of drop-in Support Spaces in which students will be able to register and virtually &ldquo;drop in&rdquo; to a group meeting with a <abbr>CSDC<\/abbr> staff member or peer facilitator at a scheduled time. While not considered counseling or therapy, Support Spaces will be geared toward students looking to connect with peers or process their experiences with others in a safe space.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our hope is for these virtual educational and self-help opportunities to be accessible, helpful and relevant to our students as they navigate their adjustment to the academic year and the pandemic,&rdquo; said <abbr>CSDC<\/abbr> Director <strong>Allyson Tanouye<\/strong>. Since mental health services such as counseling and individual therapy may be more difficult to access in light of the pandemic, Tanouye reported hoping that these services will help students &ldquo;develop effective skills to stay physically and emotionally healthy, while also learning about resources for further support.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In response to the pandemic, <abbr>CSDC<\/abbr> has adjusted services for students and is set up for urgent individual walk-in appointments (with adjustments to accommodate physical distancing), brief solution-focused counseling via tele-mental health, and telephone consultations. <abbr>CSDC<\/abbr> requests that students call to set up an appointment or call before attending a walk-in appointment. Staff will help arrange appropriate services.<\/p>\n<p>Faculty and staff can contact the <abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> Employee Assistance Program for counseling services at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worklifehawaii.org\/\">Worklife <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More resources<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> M\u0101noa <a href=\"http:\/\/www.manoa.hawaii.edu\/counseling\/\">Counseling and Student Development Center<\/a> (808) 956-7927<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/211lifeline.org\/detail.php?&#038;s=1&#038;id=7337464\"><span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> Coordinated Access Resource Entry System<\/a> (<abbr>CARES<\/abbr>)<br \/>\n(808) 832-3100 (<span aria-label=\"Oahu\">O&#699;ahu<\/span>), 1-800-753-6879 (Neighbor Islands)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/suicidepreventionlifeline.org\/\">National Suicide Prevention Lifeline<\/a> 1-800-273-TALK (8255)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crisistextline.org\/\">Crisis Text Line<\/a> Text ALOHA to 741741 (<span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span>) or text TALK to 741741 (National)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><abbr title=\"Counseling and Student Development Center\">CSDC<\/abbr> will offer weekly interactive, educational self-help workshops focused on maintaining mental and physical wellness during the pandemic. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[1146,1411,1416,1501,1157,9],"class_list":["post-125782","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-counseling","tag-covid-19","tag-covid-19-uh-helps","tag-csdc","tag-mental-health","tag-uh-manoa","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125782","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=125782"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125782\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":125877,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125782\/revisions\/125877"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=125782"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=125782"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=125782"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}