Erica Pearson of Kalamazoo College was quoted in the Chronicle of Higher Education for her work on post-election stress
How Colleges Are Preparing for Election Day and Its Aftermath
The Chronicle, by Graham Vyse | November 4,2024
The Chronicle, by Graham Vyse | November 4,2024
The Effects of DEI Office Bans on Mental Health of College Students
With the upcoming presidential elections and ongoing world crises, college counseling centers are experiencing increased pressure from students and administrators to provide support for students. In most cases, support can mean offering students workshops on distress tolerance or emotional regulation, providing spaces for mindfulness and relaxation activities, and facilitating other broad forms of psychological wellness. Implicit in these offerings is the fact that the counseling center supports all students along the political spectrum.
This month we are highlighting an international member of AUCCCD!
Please meet Stephanie Bonner, MSW, LICSW
Director, Personal Development and Counseling Services
Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar (VCUarts Qatar) Doha, Qatar
Branch campus of Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), Richmond, VA, USA
Hello esteemed AUCCCD colleagues! The annual conference is just around the corner and the Comm Comm thought it would be helpful to share some tried and true conference hacks that our members have used to make the conference less expensive, even more useful, and just plain fun. There are some real gems here, even for directors who have been coming to the conference for years! Here is what your colleagues had to say:
10 Practices to Leave Work at Work
To “Reply All” or “Backchannel”, that is the question.
As I sit here writing what will be my last submission for a newsletter as President, I want to start by saying what an honor it has been to work with and for all of you over the past three years. The first year in the position was somewhat tumultuous as we were just coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the demands of the position and the field of mental health had changed. We were all feeling tired, burnt out, and exhausted – as evidenced by the fact that 81 directors left the profession – just shy of 10% of our organization - more than half going into private practice. With new telehealth rules, it was understandable.
Eric Wood is a weekly columnist covering college mental health and emerging adulthood for Forbes Magazine
Barbara Lewis, Gary Glass, and Richard Shadick were quoted in the Chronical of Higher Education article entitled Fighting the Mental-Health Crisis Narrative August 2024.
Charnequa Kennedy is featured on The Grio for How Students Can Benefit From Counseling Centers at HBCUs
As you may have heard, the AUCCCD Board is developing a conflict of interest policy, borne from the growth of our association and the vendor industry surrounding our work - not to mention, it is an ethical best practice for all association boards. I wanted to take this opportunity to provide some insight into our process and also answer some questions that have come in during the comment period.
Greetings from the Membership Committee! Do you know any Directors who haven’t yet joined AUCCCD but are curious? We are pleased to announce two new programs for potential new members.
Summer break is here! Use this beautiful time of year to take a digital detox! Digital Detox Day: Spend a day away from screens. Turn off your phone, computer, and any other electronic devices, and engage in activities like reading a book, going for a walk, practicing mindfulness, or like me...cut the grass you've been procrastinating for 3 weeks!
Hello Fellow AUCCCD Colleagues,
One of the greatest membership benefits of AUCCCD is free access to the Journal of College Student Mental Health, formerly the Journal of College Student Psychotherapy. The name was recently changed to better reflect mental health work on university and college campuses. We are currently working on publishing a Special Edition focused on The Future of College Student Mental Health. We hope you will read it to gain insight, generate additional ideas, and be inspired to publish your own article in the Journal. You can access the Journal on the AUCCCD website under the Resources tab.
Gary Glass and Richard Shadick were quoted in the Chronicle of Higher Education article entitled “The S Word: After a suicide, what information does a college owe its campus?”
Brian Krylowicz was quoted in the Chronicle of Higher Education article entitled “The Kids are being Bombarded: What Colleges Need to Know About Sports Betting” -- March 6 2024