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Group programs

Learn new skills to maintain your well-being.

Upcoming group programs

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Group programs

Build the skills you need to deal with the concerns you're having through our group programs. Groups are facilitated by members of the mental health team. 

Our group programs are available to students only. If you have questions about our groups, please email Megan MacKay at megan.mackay@ucalgary.ca

This workshop series has been designed to help you develop a wide range of skills for effectively managing emotions, so that you are more likely to reach your goals (and be the person you want to be, as you work toward what matters to you). In each workshop, we will learn and practice skills adapted from a form of therapy called Dialectical Behaviour Therapy. Mindfulness skills will be practiced as part of each workshop, as mindfulness is foundational for finding emotional balance. Please feel free to sign up for all three workshops – or just one or two!

If you have any questions or would like more information please contact Megan MacKay at megan.mackay@ucalgary.ca. 

  1. Focus of workshops

    • Session #1: This workshop will focus on developing skills for regulating difficult emotions.
    • Session #2:  This workshop will focus on building skills for tolerating distressing emotions.
    • Session #3: This workshop will focus on building more skills for having successful interpersonal relationships.

    Facilitated by: Kaitlin van Geel, MEd, RPsych (kaitlin.vangeel@ucalgary.ca)

  2. Dates/Times/Registration

    • Session 1: Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024 (1-3 p.m.)
    • Session 2: Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024 (1-3 p.m.)
      Registration opens on Sept. 27
    • Session 3: Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024 (1-3 p.m.)
      Registration opens on Oct. 25

  3. Location

    • Student Wellness Services Classroom (MSC374)

Why groups?

Group programs can seem daunting (hello, social anxiety), but working through common issues and shared concerns together has benefits such as: 

  • Giving and receiving support
  • Tuning in to your own feelings
  • Building your wellness toolkit 
  • Relating to others in healthy ways