Fall 2014 Group Therapy CAPS: 541-737-2131 Managing Anxiety Skills Oriented Groups Learn different ways to manage your anxiety that require a pre-group meeting through mindfulness, acceptance, stepping back from unhelpful thoughts, understanding Managing ADHD: Strategies and Support your values, and taking meaningful action.with An educational/support group that assists peers? Wednesdays, 2 to 3:00pm, Contact Stephanie. students in managing difficulties with time [email protected] planning, disorganization, procrastination and distractibility. TBA, Contact Emi.Sumida@ Drop-In Groups oregonstate.edu no pre-group meeting required DBT(informed) Skills Training If you struggle with managing your emotions, SMART Recovery (must be CAPS client) have chaos in your relationships, or often This is a support group for those individuals who find yourself engaging in impulsive behaviors, are wanting to stop or cut down on habits that the Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills group is a may be getting in the way of their plans, goals, place where you can learn new skills to build a and aspirations. The group will be a safe place to life worth living. This group will introduce you to explore, talk, and redesign our strategies to thrive. mindfulness practice, distress tolerance, emotion This group avoids labels and is an alternative to 12- regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness skills. step programs. Mondays, 4 to 5:00pm, Contact Jim. This group is for anyone who wants to learn the [email protected] skills to deal with everyday stress and emotion regulation problems. Tuesdays, 3:30 to 5:00pm, Mindfulness Contact [email protected] Mindfulness is an ancient meditation practice that facilitates calmness, peace and balance in one’s Social Skills life. The mindfulness group is a beginning group Do you feel shy and inhibited in your interactions but will fit for all levels of practitioners. The goal of with peers? This group helps with building self- the group is to provide a space and time to learn confidence and learning how to connect with and practice mindfulness. Staff group: Wednesdays, peers. TBA, Contact [email protected] 12:30 to 1:00pm; Student Group: Thursdays, 3 to 4:00pm, Contact [email protected] This publication will be made available in an accessible format upon request: please contact Alex Saunders by calling 541-737-2131. Other groups continue to be created at CAPS. If interested in a specific theme group that is not listed, please contact the Group Therapy Program Coordinator, Emi Sumida . Support Groups Trauma Empowerment that require a pre-group meeting This group will provide a safe environment to explore ways of coping with trauma. We hope Grief and Loss Support Group to develop skills in soothing uncomfortable Supportive forum for dealing with the emotional emotions, strengthen our connection with impact of a major loss. Thursdays, 3 to 4:30pm others, and provide a place to re-establish Contact [email protected] our confidence and trust. It will use a strength building approach to the recovery from trauma LGBQ Support Group through discussion, skill building, and a variety This is a closed group for any LGBQ identified of soothing strategies. Wednesdays, 3 to 4:30pm, person that would like to support one another Contact [email protected] or Lauri. and create community. We will address issues [email protected] like coming out, relationships, staying healthy, and support within a hetero-centric culture. Process Oriented Groups Wednesdays, 3 to 4:30pm, Contact Jim.Gouevia@ that require a pre-group meeting oregonstate.edu Women, Food, and Self-Esteem Understanding Self and Others : For Undergraduates This group offers support and recovery strategies for women with bulimia and binge eating disorder. Come join a safe and energizing group of your We will address issues such as ambivalence, peers. Together, you will learn about yourself coping skills, family background, body image, and better understand your relationships. Group the ‘internal critic’, the relationship with food and 1: Wednesdays or Fridays, 3:30 to 5:00pm, Contact [email protected] or Emi.Sumida@ more. Tuesdays, 4 to 5:30pm, Contact Ozge.Akcali@ oregonstate.edu oregonstate.edu or Stephanie.Shippen@oregonstate. Group 2: Thursdays, 3 to 4:30pm, Contact James. edu [email protected] or Jordan.Harrison@ Family Chaos oregonstate.edu Growing up in a family where there is an Understanding Self and Others: alcoholic parent or other dysfunctional patterns For Nontraditional and Graduate Students can contribute to difficulty in relating to others and taking care of yourself. This group is a place Participants will work on interpersonal goals to explore how you may have been affected by related to having more effective and more parental alcoholism, how you have coped with intimate relationships with others. the dynamics in your family, and what you may Group 1: Mondays, 3 to 4:30pm, Contact Brett.Vicario@ want to change in your current way of relating oregonstate.edu or [email protected] Group 2: Tuesdays, 2 to 3:30pm, Contact Manbeena. to yourself and others. TBA, Contact Emelyne. [email protected] or I-Ching.Hung@ [email protected] oregonstate.edu Student Life with Bi-Polar Challenges Join this supportive/educational group to discuss the challenges and strategies of living with bipolar disorder during the university years. Thursdays, 3 to 4:30pm, Contact Ozge. [email protected] (CAPS) or [email protected] (SHS) Trans*Form The purpose of this group is to assist in community formation and identity exploration for Trans* people and gender variant individuals. Wednesdays, 3 to 4:30pm, Contact Staci.Wade-Hernandez@ oregonstate.edu or [email protected] RA Support Group Resident Advisors support group is for RA’s to discuss and process the challenges of their work/life balance and the pressures of working with peers in a supervisory fashion at the same time building relationships and trust. We meet weekly for ninety minutes. TBA, Contact Jim. [email protected].