Are you interested in improving your well-being and coping skills?

UC Medical and Counselling Centre is running a FREE weekly psych skill workshop for UC students.

Each week one of our Psychologists will work with students on building a new set of skills and the tools to manage a range of challenges students face today – such as goal setting, connecting with others, managing stress, and overcoming procrastination.

The Weekly Psych Session is presented in-person every even week, and online every odd week. Please see the table below upcoming topics and delivery method.

Register now to reserve your spot in the group. If you have any questions or enquiries, please contact the UC Medical and Counselling Centre on (02) 6201 2351.

Upcoming Topics

Date	Topic	Delivery method
October 17	Stress Less Week: Today we will learn about the stress response and discuss a range of tips that other uni students have reported help them to manage stress. Please note that this session will run from 11:30am-12:30pm for this week.	In-person (UC Medical & Counselling Centre Group room)
October 24	Productivity: This session will explore ways to overcome the blocks we might encounter in getting things done. We will share ideas and identify options for increasing our effectiveness.	Online (Zoom)
October 31	Managing Self Criticism: Ross will facilitate today’s session on self criticism addressing where it comes from, how it impacts us, and how to become less self critical.	In-person (UC Medical & Counselling Centre Group room)
November 7	The Story of Two Wolves: Today we will reflect together about how we can use this parable to support behaviour change and better mental health.	Online (Zoom)
November 14	Enhancing Resilience: Today’s session will invite reflection on a time you overcame a setback and how you managed this. We will discuss personal resources that help us be more resilient.	In-person (UC Medical & Counselling Centre Group room)
November 21	Behind the Scenes of Self Compassion: This session will explore three systems in our brain that help us manage emotions and motivate behaviour -the Drive, Soothe and Threat systems. We will find out how self-compassion can assist us to regulate and balance out these systems.	Online (Zoom)
November 28	Feelings: How to understand our emotions, use them as information, and self-soothe if overwhelmed.	In-person (UC Medical & Counselling Centre Group room)
December 5	Taking things for granted: Today we will explore hedonic adaption and how to tweak what we do to heighten pleasure and reduce discomfort	Online (Zoom)
December 12	Self Esteem: Today we will discuss sources of self-esteem and ways of building it in our lives	In-person (UC Medical & Counselling Centre Group room)
December 19	Changing our thinking: Today we will learn a thought monitoring practice to help us dispute unhelpful thoughts and retrain ourselves to think in ways that serve us better	Online (Zoom)