Behavioral Medicine Skills Workshop Series

Behavioral Medicine has developed a series of new workshops, designed to help BU students do well in their personal and academic lives. These workshops can be attended individually or as a complement to individual therapy. To participate, please contact Behavioral Medicine, Student Health Services, 617-353-3569.

NOTE: You can attend any one or more of these sessions, and benefit, even from a single session.

Stress/ Time Management

How often do you find yourself running out of time? Weekly, daily, hourly? For many, it seems that there's just never enough time in the day to get everything done. When you know how to manage your time you gain control. Rather than busily working here, there, and everywhere (and not getting much done anywhere), effective time management allows you to choose what to work on and when. This workshop will help you identify strategies for optimal time management while dealing with stressors associated with a busy academic lifestyle. In addition, tools to prevent procrastination and increase productivity will be addressed.

Through participation in this workshop:

  • You will gain skills necessary to balance the demands of academics
  • You will optimize your time with increased skills in prioritizing and time management
  • You will better manage stressors associated with academic demands; skills that will be invaluable in the workforce

Stress/Time Management Skills Workshops
All sessions will meet in CGS, Room 315, 3rd floor

Mondays:
Sept 14, 4-5 pm
Sept 21, 5-6pm
Sept 28, 4-5pm
Oct 5, 5-6pm
Oct 12, NO SESSION DUE TO HOLIDAY
Oct 19, 5-6pm
Oct 26, 4-5pm
Nov 2, 5-6pm
Nov 9, 4-5pm
Nov 16, 5-6pm
Nov 23, 4-5pm
Nov 30, 5-6pm
Dec 7, 4-5 pm
Dec 14, 5-6 pm

Mindful Relaxation

Mindfulness consists of paying attention to an experience from moment to moment — without drifting into thoughts of the past or concerns about the future, or getting caught up in thoughts or opinions about what's going on. In fact, it is known that learning to focus the mind can help you manage the stresses of everyday living.

Relaxation consists of attaining a state of increased calmness; it allows you to reduce levels of anxiety, stress or tension. Relaxation techniques are often employed as one element of a broader stress management program and can decrease muscle tension, lower blood pressure and slow heart and breathing rates, among other health benefits.

Through participation in this workshop:

  • You will gain increased awareness of whether you are tense or relaxed. You will be more in touch with your body
  • You will be better able to relax when you feel stressed out
  • Your concentration may improve. By repeatedly bringing yourself back to the meditation, you are strengthening the part of your mind that controls what to think about and when.

Mindful Relaxation Skills Workshops
All sessions will meet in CGS, Room 315, 3rd floor

Tuesdays:
Sept 15, 4-5 pm
Sept 22, 5-6pm
Sept 29, 4-5pm
Oct 6, 5-6pm
Oct 13, 4-5pm
Oct 20, 5-6pm
Oct 27, 4-5pm
Nov 3, 5-6pm
Nov 10, 4-5pm
Nov 17, 5-6pm
Nov 24, 4-5pm
Dec 1, 5-6pm
Dec 8, 4-5pm
Dec 15, 5-6pm

Cognitive Behavioral Skills

Cognitive Behavioral Skills is a form of psychotherapy that emphasizes the important role of thinking in how we feel and what we do. It seeks to help individuals overcome difficulties by identifying and changing thinking, behaviors, and emotional responses that get in the way of our success. This involves developing skills for modifying beliefs, identifying distorted thinking, relating to others in different ways, and changing behaviors. Cognitive therapy enhances the ability to develop constructive life goals, and a more positive self-assessment.

Through participation in this workshop:

  • You will gain increased awareness of thoughts and behaviors, while decreasing self-criticism and self-sabotaging thoughts that are impeding progress
  • You will gain skills that may help alleviate symptoms of depression, anxiety (social, performance or academic) and self-image issues

Cognitive Behavioral Skills Workshop
All sessions will meet in CGS, Room 315, 3rd floor

Wednesdays:
Sept 16, 4-5 pm
Sept 23, 5-6pm
Sept 30, 4-5pm
Oct 7, 5-6pm
Oct 14, 4-5pm
Oct 21, 5-6pm
Oct 28, 4-5pm
Nov 4, 5-6pm
Nov 11, NO SESSION DUE TO HOLIDAY
Nov 18, 5-6pm
Nov 25, NO SESSION DUE TO HOLIDAY
Dec 2, 5-6pm
Dec 9, 4-5pm
Dec 16, 5-6pm