Are you a graduate student feeling overwhelmed, stuck, isolated, lacking support, or feeling challenged in relationships or with balancing your work and life responsibilities? If so, consider joining Getting through Grad School with Grace & Grit, an online support group for graduate students.
What to expect
Graduate students face many unique challenges such as feeling isolated and overwhelmed. Maintaining a sense of community is important, so seize the opportunity to connect with others to share the ups and downs of grad school experiences. In this support group, you can expect the following:
- Joining a small, welcoming, and non-judgmental community of graduate students coming together in solidarity, facilitated by Counselling Services staff
- Learning to apply grace and grit to succeed in your challenges and fostering resiliency and self-agency
- Practicing new coping strategies and skills
- Connecting with useful resources
Topics are generated by participants. Past topics have included motivation, managing relationships with mentors, handling uncertainty about career goals, feelings of being an imposter, procrastination, and perfectionism. These issues may be easier to talk about in a support group compared to in a small program, a competitive environment, or with supervisors.
Types of sessions
There 3 new types of session for 2022/23 Winter Term 2:
- Coffee Break: Bring your own coffee or tea and join us in this "open topic" support session.
- Staying on Track: Feeling stuck with your research or project? Join the group for accountability, support, and strategies.
- Skills and Strategies: This session is an opportunity to practice new skills and strategies for stress management and relaxation, regulating mood, or managing your thoughts.
You may join the support group at any point during the term and your attendance can be flexible as needed. To participate, you must be in British Columbia and you must attend from a private and quiet space with a stable internet connection that can support Zoom.
We recognize the unique individual needs of each student and will provide alternate options if group programming is not an appropriate referral option or fit.
Facilitators
- Karen Flood, PhD, Registered Psychologist, Counselling Services
- Polly Cheng, PhD candidate, Predoctoral Intern, Counselling Services
Group session details
- Schedule: Tuesdays from Tues, Jan 24, 2023 to Tue, Mar 7, 2023. Check back for information about sessions taking place after Mar 7.
- Time: 3:00 to 4:15 pm
List of sessions
Date
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Session type
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Tues, Jan 24
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Coffee Break
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Tues, Jan 31
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Staying on Track
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Tues, Feb 7
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Coffee Break
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Tues, Feb 14
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Skills and Strategies
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Tues, Feb 21
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No session due to Reading Week
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Tues, Feb 28 |
Staying on Track |
Tues, Mar 7 |
Coffee Break |
Registration details
Registration will close temporarily 60 minutes before the start of each group session. Instructions for joining the meeting will be emailed to registered students before the session.
If you're interested, register through this online form.