Workshops
The Center also offers a series of workshops under the title Action and Mastery throughout the academic year. Workshops address such topics as procrastination, stress management, the imposter syndrome, work inhibition, public speaking, parenting and more. Our calendar of Fall 2009 workshops is listed below.
Action and Mastery Fall 2009 Workshop Schedule
OCTOBER |
NOVEMBER |
DECEMBER |
| Stress and Perfectionism Monday, October 5th 12:30-2:00 p.m. Room # 3212 |
Adjusting to Graduate Student Life Tuesday, November 10th 1:00-2:30 p.m. Room # 3209 |
The Imposter Syndrome Tuesday, December 1st 12:30-2:00 p.m. Room # 3209 |
| Speaking With Confidence Thursday, October 22nd 11:00-1:00 PM Room # 9207 |
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Approaching The Dissertation Without Fear |
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| Mindfulness Meditation Friday, October 30th 1:00-2:30 p.m. Room # 3207 |
To register for any of these workshops or for more information, please call (212) 817-7021 or stop by the Psychological Counseling and Adult Development Center in Room 6422.
Stress And Perfectionism
Monday, October 5th, 12:30 – 2:00 p.m.
Arielle Shanok, Ph.D. and Patricia Yoon, M.A.
Where does your stress live? In your shoulders? In your impatience with loved ones? In between you and a good night of sleep? This workshop will provide strategies to help you identify and manage the unavoidable stress of graduate student life. Ways of moderating perfectionism, a common contributor to stress in grad students, will be addressed.
Speaking With Confidence
Thursday, October 22nd, 11:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Lois Feldman, Ph.D. and Fred Stern, Ph.D.
This workshop offers a remarkable opportunity to improve your speaking skills. Giving talks, speaking up in class, and articulating your ideas in any setting can all become much easier. You will have a chance to practice speaking in a relaxed and accepting atmosphere. These speaking techniques can release energy, help you discover that you can think on your feet, and dramatically reduce anxiety. We hope you will join us for this surprisingly fun and effective workshop.
Approaching The Dissertation Without Fear
Thursday, October 29th, 12:30-1:45 p.m
Karen Starr, Psy.D. and Jason Royal, D.M.A.
How do you avoid being an ABD instead of a Ph.D.? This workshop will provide strategies to help you think about your dissertation as a manageable project instead of a fearsome obstacle. Topics for discussion include: choosing a topic, selecting an advisor and committee, planning a work schedule, and handling your defense.
Mindfulness Meditation For Graduate Students
Friday, October 30th,
1:00-2:30 p.m.
Lisa Lyons. Ph.D.
Having difficulty focusing your attention? Are you scattered, overwhelmed by too many tasks, too much worry, having difficulty making each moment count? Mindfulness meditation can provide effective techniques to help manage the stresses of graduate student life. It can help you pay full attention to each moment, experience life more intensely and fully, and learn to find an inner core of calm. This workshop is designed to introduce you to Mindfulness Meditation techniques that you can apply right away in your everyday life.
Adjusting to Graduate Student Life
Tuesday, November 10th,
1:00-2:30 p.m.
Melissa Ilardi, Ph.D. and Sibel Halfon, M.A.
Are you new to New York City and surprised that you are having difficulty adapting? Are you experiencing culture shock or feeling displaced and isolated? This workshop will explore these issues, provide tools to help you transition and acclimate, and allow you to feel more grounded by understanding your experience.
The Imposter Syndrome
Tuesday, December 1, 12:30-2:00 p.m.
Daniel Rothenberg, Ph.D. and Iris Perach, M.A.
Are you struggling with feelings of self-doubt and intellectual fraudulence? Do you feel inadequate, even in the face of information that indicates the opposite is true? Doubts about your academic capabilities are often accompanied by significant performance and social anxiety, tendencies to be self-critical, and strong pressures to excel and to achieve. This workshop will explore these issues and present strategies for addressing them.
To register for any of these workshops or for more information, please call (212) 817-7021 or stop by the Psychological Counseling and Adult Development Center in Room 6422.
You may also download our Action and Mastery application form here.