Workshops are opportunities to increase different coping skills and wellness habits aimed towards improving your mental health and wellbeing. All of our workshops have been converted to short videos and offer practical tools to effectively manage concerns related to depression, anxiety, difficult emotions, relationships and more. The corresponding handouts for our workshops can be accessed when you are logged into your Texas A&M Gmail account. CAPS is also offering virtual workshops that will be facilitated by staff over the span of two to three weeks with opportunities for participants to ask questions and engage with the workshop materials. View the Fall 2020 workshop schedule here.
Anxiety Toolbox
The goal of this workshop is to provide you with life-long tools you can use while facing anxiety-triggering situations. The Anxiety Toolbox Workshop is now available online in a three part video series. Watch all the videos in this series on our YouTube channel. Download the corresponding helpful handouts:
Getting Unstuck
The workshop will provide you with some life-long skills and tools to recognize and manage depressive symptoms you may be experiencing. The Getting Unstuck Workshop is now available online in a three part video series. Watch all the videos in this series on our YouTube channel. Download the corresponding helpful handouts:
Accepting Emotions
This workshop is designed for students struggling to understand the nature of their painful emotions, and to help accept them as a valid part of their experience.
Are You a Perfectionist?
Learn about the components of perfectionism and how to identify what it means to be a "perfectionist." This workshop will discuss ways to change from a "fixed" to a "growth" mindset using two techniques.
#RelationshipGoals
The #RelationshipGoals workshop is designed for students who are experiencing challenges in their relationships with others. Participants will learn how to identify healthy vs. unhealthy relationships, and discover ways to cultivate more satisfying and supportive connections with others. Download the corresponding helpful handouts:
Understanding Worthiness
This workshop is designed to help participants begin to consider their own self-worth, how perfectionism and fear of vulnerability may impact this, and practices to incorporate into their lives that may help increase a positive sense of worth, including self-compassion and mindfulness.
Test Anxiety
Learn what test anxiety is, how it impacts you physically, how to manage it, and tips to improve your academic performance. This workshop does not focus on eliminating test anxiety but how to manage it so you can show what you know on the exam. Download the Test Anxiety workshop slides here.
Conquering Exams
Utilize this resource for tips on how to care for your mental health during finals as well as ideas on how to create a study schedule.
Promoting Mental Health in Response to COVID-19
This video is designed to normalize and validate students’ emotional experiences in regards to COVID-19. In addition to providing students with support, this video discusses healthy ways to take care of your mental health, while practicing social distancing, and resources to cope. We also provide information regarding overall wellness and ways to actively engage in self-care.
Body Acceptance During COVID-19
This workshop shares some ideas for creating and practicing positive body acceptance and ways to engage in healthy self-care amidst the unique challenges COVID-19 presents.
Maintaining Relationships During COVID-19
This webinar episode addresses and validates students' relationship concerns regarding COVID-19. The facilitators discuss potential impacts to relationships due to social distancing/self-isolation, and provide ways of managing conflict while creating connections with others.