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News
- Oct. 5, 2021High-risk flu vaccinations available October 12
The change of seasons often brings an influenza (flu) outbreak. Getting the flu vaccine is more important than ever to protect yourself and the people around you and to help reduce the strain on the healthcare system responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- July 28, 2021Teaching Team for REC 373 Work to Provide Respite for Students
Through the pandemic, online learning, and the saddening events occurring globally, a focus on respect, mental health, and well-being are necessary for all. For the teaching team of Dr. Lisbeth Berbary, Michela Pirruccio, Akua Kwarko-Fosu, Melanie Sean Lim, and Alex Silver of the Recreation and Leisure Studies Department teaching REC 373 – Qualitative Approaches to Leisure Research, these aspects were critical to the creation and usefulness of the course.
- May 3, 2021Centering Indigenous engagement in the work of wellbeing and health promotion
Building on the first Leadership Event, the Canadian Health Promoting Campus Network, the Universities of British Columbia, Waterloo, and McGill invite you to join them in a dialogue
Events
- Sep. 15 to Dec. 22, 2021Queer and Trans Wellness Group for Graduate Students (QTWELL)
The Queer and Trans Wellness Group (QTWELL) is an open, drop-in group, for any graduate student is who a sexual and gender minority or identifies as part of the 2SLGBTQ +communities. The group is facilitated a counsellor with lived experience in the area and will focus on the many different aspects of wellness.
- Sep. 20 to Nov. 18, 2021Alleviating Anxiety
This CBT and mindfulness-based seminar is designed to help you better understand anxiety, its causes, and the factors that maintain it.
- Sep. 22 to Nov. 24, 2021Zen Out: Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) is an evidence-based group therapy for preventing depressive relapse and treating mood disorders using mindfulness techniques. The goal of the group is to introduce and practice the techniques which can reduce depression, anxiety, and stress.
