Social Anxiety & Students – On-Demand Training

Help Students Overcome Challenges, Develop Life-Skills & Engage in the Campus Community

Anxiety remains the number one issue that college students are addressing across the country. In fact, 31.5% of college students are diagnosed with anxiety, with the most common types being generalized and social anxiety. Students have reported a significant increase in anxiety around social situations, going beyond anxiety around academics, career, finances and peer pressure, making it challenging for them to engage and succeed in higher education.  

Social anxiety has significant cognitive and physical components that students feel. All of these impact a student’s sense of belonging, the student experience, and their overall well-being/mental health. Hear from expert presenter – Dr. Marcus Hotaling, Director for the Eppler-Wolff Counseling Center at Union College and President for the Association for University of University and College Counseling Center Directors (AUCCCD) – on cognitive behavioral treatment as an option of care, as well as what students, faculty, staff and administrators can do to reduce social anxiety’s impact on their campus.  

Explore strategies and interventions that can help reduce social anxiety among students on your campus. 

Topics Covered

Gain crucial, actionable takeaways that will help you: 

• Understand social anxiety in the context of the higher education environment, and how this impacts retention and adjustment, so you can implement specific strategies to most effectively develop necessary life-skill sets in your students.
• Explore the causes of social anxiety, various treatment approaches and therapeutic modalities that you can introduce and fine-tune on your campus. 
• Strategize on ways students with social anxiety can still engage in the college experience, feeling a sense of belonging and participating in the campus community. 
• Recognize the various components of social anxiety – inside and outside of the classroom – and how they impact your students’ ability to respond effectively to stress, so you can communicate the importance of focusing human and fiscal efforts in this critical area to key constituents.
  

Presenter

Dr. Marcus Hotaling currently serves as the Director for the Eppler-Wolff Counseling Center at Union College.
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