Educational Repository
Digital, educational, communicative material to promote health and well-being among the Cuesta Community
Digital Repositories offer a convenient infrastructure through which to store, manage, re-use and curate digital materials.
Health communication can be defined as communication strategies used to inform and impact individual and community decisions with the goal of improving and enriching personal and community behaviors and public health practices.
At the Student Health Center, we believe in the importance of designing educational & communicative strategies to promote health and well-being as part of our students’ lifestyle. We support students and help them learn valuable skills they need to make healthy and informed choices throughout their lifetime.
We believe that Health education builds students' knowledge, skills, and positive attitudes about physical, mental, emotional and social health. It motivates students to improve and maintain their well-being, prevent disease, and reduce risky behaviors.
MindWise screening offers a comprehensive approach to mental health, substance use, and suicide prevention. By taking this screen, students can learn if they have a behavioral health concern, learn signs and symptoms; this is also an opportunity to connect our Cuesta community with mental health by reducing the stigma, providing education, early intervention, crisis management, promoting self-care strategies and wellness resources available for them.
- About MindWise
- General ways to engage students
- Promotional material
- MindWise and COVID-19 Support & Resources
- Click here to access
- Student in crisis Quick Guide
- Responding to Mental Health Emergencies & Well-being Concern
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Contact information: For technical questions regarding the MindWise screening tool and/or incorporating into your canvas shell, please contact: Kristina Vastine; Cuesta College Grant Coordinator at grants@cuesta.edu
All additional questions can be directed to the Student Health Center (services, presentations, workshops, promotional material): studenthealthcenter@cuesta.edu
- About MindWise
- General ways to engage students
- Promotional material
- MindWise and COVID-19 Support & Resources
- Click here to access
- Responding to Mental Health Emergencies & Well-being Concern
-
Contact information: For technical questions regarding the MindWise screening tool and/or incorporating into your canvas shell, please contact: Kristina Vastine; Cuesta College Grant Coordinator at grants@cuesta.edu
All additional questions can be directed to the Student Health Center (services, presentations, workshops, promotional material): studenthealthcenter@cuesta.edu
Videos
There are many ways to relieve the effects of stress on our mind, body, and life. Students are welcome to join us to improve their mental health and success during finals. Click here to watch the video.
Hay diferentes formas de aliviar los efectos del estrés en nuestra mente, cuerpo y vida. Los estudiantes que hablan español son bienvenidos a participar para juntos fortalecer nuestra salud mental en tiempos de crisis. Click aqui para ver el video.
This workshop intends to shine light on our modern day experiences of loneliness. Recent research about loneliness and its consequences will be considered while a multi-dimensional approach to understanding loneliness will broaden our perspective on this contemporary topic. We discussed social media and how its use contributes to such problems in our lives. Click here to watch the video.
Over the last ten years, there has been an increase in the number and severity of behavioral incidents in the classrooms and on campuses. More and more, it is incumbent upon instructors to intervene in the classroom to address behaviors that can interfere with teaching and learning. Using a combination of lecture and case studies taken from actual incidents, this workshop will provide instructors with tools to appropriately address these behaviors. Participants will be provided with skills to prevent disruptive behaviors, to react to them, and tips on how to enhance their own campus procedures to address abhorrent behaviors. Click here to watch the video.
More and more, front line office staff, residence life staff, and office managers find themselves having to manage unruly students, parents, and visitors in their office environment. Preventing the disruption before it begins is key, but managing difficult people is a learned – not innate – skill. Using proven techniques, the presenter will draw on actual cases from experience managing office environments and training in diffusing difficult situations to teach participants how to prevent and handle these delicate situations by “staying centered.” Our presenter has presented these techniques to over 1,000 managers and supervisors in the corporate and higher education environments, as well as to front line student staff and law enforcement. Click here to watch the video.
- Case management video series (Andy): resource/video from Behavioral Interventions Workshop.
- Case management video series (Nick): resource/video from Behavioral Interventions Workshop.
Wellness During a Prolonged Pandemic: The reality is, our sense of “normal” has changed
completely — classes have moved online, internships have been postponed, and social
activities look much different than they did a year ago. Every one of us is dealing
with a serious strain on our mental health.
Connecting our students with wellness, health resources and healthy tips has been
one of our main strategies to support and guide them in challenging times.
Presented by, Ashley Hart, Psy.D. – Psychologist at Student Health Services.
Nicole Johnson, R.N., M.S.N. - Director of Student Health Services.
This workshop will shine light on our human experiences of loneliness as part of an effort to alleviate the stigma around it. We will explore the following questions: 1)What is the difference between being lonely, alone and in solitude? 2) How are technology use and the pandemic influencing our experiences of community? 3) How does our relationship with nature relate to our experiences of loneliness? By. Dara Sheik, LCSW. Click here to watch the video.
Digital Tools
This guide is a reference from Behavioral Interventions Workshop.
Is one of the ways that we are working to enhance Cuesta College’s culture of wellness. Campus Well is a FREE, online magazine covering a variety of college health issues including stress, sleep, nutrition, alcohol, safe sex, colds, flu, and more. we believe that the health and wellness of our students is the foundation for academic and life-long success. Our features provide students evidence-based approaches to positively influencing health, wellness, productivity, motivation, and more. LINK HERE.
Your health and wellness are important and connected to your ability to succeed as a student. Wellness Central is a free online health and wellness resource that is available 24/7 in your space at your pace. Click here to access.
At Cuesta College, your overall well-being is our #1 priority.
Behavioral health - which includes mental health, substance use and more- is a key
part of your overall well-being. Brief screenings are the quickest way to determine
if you or someone you care about should connect with a behavioral health professional.
Think of these as a checkup from your neck up. This program is completely anonymous, confidential, and
do not transfer with academic records.
By taking a brief MindWise Screening, students can learn if they have a behavioral health issue and learn signs and symptoms. Immediately following the brief questionnaire, you will see your results, recommendations, and key resources.
QPR stands for Question, Persuade, Refer,
3 simple steps anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide.
QPR teaches participants how to recognize the warning signs of a suicide crisis and
how to question, persuade, and refer someone to appropriate help. Join the hundreds
of SLO County community members who have already been trained to help our friends,
colleagues, family members, and neighbors through
a suicide crisis.
For more information on QPR, please visit https://qprinstitute.com/
To Schedule a training , please contact studenthealthcenter@cuesta.edu
Adult Mental Health First Aid teaches you how to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders in other adults.
This training gives you the skills you need to reach out and provide initial support to individuals who may be developing a mental health or substance use problem and help connect them to the appropriate care.
For more information on Mental Health First Aid, please visit: https://www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org/
To Schedule a training for 5 folks or more, please contact: studenthealthcenter@cuesta.edu
