Programs
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Listening Matters
Over 1200 faculty, staff and students have been trained in how to respond to students in crisis or despair. We encourage all campus community members to attend this beneficial training. Learn about warning signs, how to respond, and resources available to you and the student on campus.
Campus Violence Prevention Project
The Campus Violence Prevention Project (CVPP) is a campus and community partnership initiative striving to end all forms of relationship violence in the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh community through systemic, institutional and cultural change.
This project oversees the efforts of the:
On-campus Victim Advocate
CARE and MenCARE
The coordination for victim services
The Center for Balance
The Center for Balance was created to help individuals enhance their physical and mental well being. Individuals accessing this service will be taught stress management skills and relaxation exercises that can be used in everyday life to reduce overall stress levels. An assessment of current stress level will be provided in order to tailor a personal plan to help restore balance to your life based on your specific stressors. Many tools are available through the Center for Balance some of which are biofeedback, individual therapy, group therapy, self-help books, relaxation CD’s, yoga CD’s, stress management plans and relaxation exercises.
Group Sessions--Fall 2011
Students have the opportunity to participate in group therapy sessions offered each semester through the Counseling Center. The student is referred by their intake therapist to meet individually with the group facilitator to make sure they are a good fit for the therapy group. Call (920) 424-2061 to make an appointment to see a counselor about joining a group.
Here’s what group is all about:
- Acceptance—having a safe place to talk to others about your issues
- Universality—feeling that you are not alone and others share your problems
- Feedback—it is a safe place to see how you are perceived by others and it gives you the chance to be assertive in telling others what you notice about them.
What UW Oshkosh students have said about Group:
- “I really enjoyed group. It made me feel like I had somewhere to come and be myself.”
- “It was so much better than I expected. Before going to group I expected most of the talking/advice to be done by the facilitators and luckily this was not the case.”
- “I feel better communicating with others now.”
- “I learned from example how to deal with problems better.”
- “I would have loved for group to have lasted longer.”
- “My expectations were more than met, I found the group amazing.”
Intercultural Development Consultation
The Counseling Center and EAP offer Intercultural Sensitivity Development Consultation for students and employees of the University community. Shelly Rutz, MSW, LCSW; Elena Petrova, Ph.D.; Hong Ying Chen, Ph.D.; and Kim Charniak, MSW, LCSW have been trained and certified to administer and interpret the Intercultural Development Inventory as a result of being awarded faculty development grant funding. Please contact the Counseling Center if you would like more information about the IDI.
Doctoral and Masters Internships
The University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Counseling Center offers training to graduate students in doctoral and masters counseling programs. The internship is part-time (20 hours per week) over the course of two semesters, beginning with the fall semester.
The major concentrations emphasized throughout the internship year are: individual psychotherapy; group therapy; and career counseling. The training program emphasizes college student development and multicultural awareness.