Mental Health Issues and Their Impact on Today's College Student
Postponed: New Date: TBA
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With the consistently increasing number of students who enter college with diagnosed mental illnesses, student affairs and higher education professionals must be well equipped to be able to respond to these students’ unique needs and experiences. Presenters will provide background information about some common issues surrounding mental health in the lives of college students and provide education and tools to further learning and ability to anticipate and respond to these students' needs.
Presenters:
Ross Szabo is the Director of Youth Outreach for the National Mental Health Awareness Campaign, a speaker for CAMPUSPEAK and co-author of Behind Happy Faces; Taking Charge of Your Mental Health. During the past 5 years, Ross is the only person in the country who has spoken to over 700,000 young people about mental health issues. He has been featured in Parade and Seventeen magazines, appeared on CNN, MTV and CBS and had his presentation turned into a television program for PBS. His inspirational, emotional and humorous personal story about bipolar disorder has provided a positive example for tens of thousands of young people and encouraged them to seek the help they need.
Buck Cooke is the Assistant Dean of Students and Director of Greek Affairs at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia. Prior to earning his Master of Science degree in Higher Education Administration from The Florida State University, Buck completed 18 hours of graduate course work in counseling and development at his undergraduate alma mater, Winthrop University. During his time at Tech, Buck has had to deal with the deaths of several students who were members of fraternities and sororities, including one suicide. During these trying times, Buck was able to make use of his background in counseling and his personal experiences in dealing with the suicide of two friends from college, one a former roommate and the other a fraternity brother.
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How does a Virtual Seminar work?
AFA utilizes web conferencing technology to create a virtual learning environment so you can participate in a timely, interactive program without having to leave your office. Simplicity and ease-of-use are combined with a user-friendly presentation. No special hardware or other technologies are required to access this program. All you need is a computer with speakers, Web browser, a broadband Internet connection and a telephone.
The 90-minute program includes:
- PowerPoint slides
- Lively, interactive, real-time question-and-answer session
- Electronic program handouts
Prior to the seminar, you will receive instructions to connect to the program and the electronic handouts to have as a reference tool during the program.
We look forward to your participation on April 22, 2008. Keep in mind, you pay the $50 registration fee only once for a single connection. However, if you so choose, you can connect to the virtual seminar in a conference room and invite as many people as you like to participate, making this an extremely cost-effective training resource.
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