From The Wellness Center

Psychological Counseling and Adult Development Center

The Psychological Counseling and Adult Development (PCAD) Center offers short-term individual counseling, group counseling, workshops, consultations, crisis intervention, and referral services to matriculated Graduate Center students. The center is staffed by licensed psychologists and postdoctoral and predoctoral fellows. Services are confidential and free of charge.

The PCAD Center is once again offering its workshop program "Action and Mastery: Pathways to Progress in Graduate School." During the Spring semester, students may participate in a variety of workshops, groups, and individual consultations designed to overcome obstacles to working effectively and to enhance one’s experience of graduate school. Topics include dissertation completion, procrastination, the “imposter syndrome”, parenting, public speaking, writing inhibition, and stress reduction. Over 95% of students surveyed expressed satisfaction with past workshops, and indicated that they would recommend them to others. Join our staff of experts for one or a series of these workshops to address topics in an open and supportive atmosphere.

Spring workshop dates:

Thursday, February 14, 1-2:30 p.m. Writing Inhibition
Wednesday, March 5, 12:15-1:45 p.m. Dealing with Procrastination
Tuesday, March 18, 1-2:30 pm. The Imposter Syndrome
Tuesday, April 1 10-11:30 a.m. Stress Reduction
Wednesday, April 16 12:30-2 p.m. Parenting While in Graduate School

More workshops to be added when the Spring semester begins. Please see our upcoming emails and flyers.

For more information and to register, please call 212-817-7020 or 7021, or stop by the PCAD Center in Room 6422. Information will also be forthcoming at: http://web.gc.cuny.edu/wellness/counselingActivities.html.

Student Health Services (SHS)

Please note that until further notice, a nurse practitioner is not available in Student Health Services

Student Health Services (SHS) was established to be staffed by a nurse practitioner licensed to provide medical care, including episodic treatment, screenings, referrals, and general health and wellness programs. Medical services will not be available until a new on-site, hospital-employed nurse practitioner is in place. Some non-Graduate Center-affiliated clinics and health services are listed at http://web.gc.cuny.edu/wellness/Medical%20Locations.pdf. In addition, all students have been e-mailed information on short-term “stop gap” primary health care services through their program offices. The option for currently registered GC students to avail themselves of health services at Institute for Urban Family health (IUFH) clinics has been extended at least through February 6 (please refer to the memo disseminated through your program offices.). Primary care health services and charges for uninsured, underinsured, and insured students, respectively, are detailed in the memo. Students are reminded that this arrangement is conditioned on the requirement that students who do have health insurance provide their insurance information when requesting services. More information may be obtained from Student Health Services or the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs.

The Student Health Services office will be open during regular hours, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., for students who may wish to consult the referral manual that the office maintains, avail themselves of other health and wellness information available from the office, or to submit immunization or health insurance documents.

Some Upcoming Workshops offered by Student Health Services:

March
Breast Health Workshop -- Tuesday, March 11, from 12:30 to 1:30.
The Maurer Foundation is again offering its superb workshop on breast health for both men and women.

Nutrition Workshop and or information services will be provided; check the Wellness Center website for updates.

April
The annual Wellness Festival will be held on April 17th and will offer a variety of events and screenings, including massage therapy, eye exams, blood pressure checks, and cholesterol, diabetes, and tuberculosis screenings. Information on breast care, sexual health, nutrition, and more will be available.

For further information, updates, and workshop registration, call 212-817-7020 or stop by the Wellness Center on the 6th Floor, Room 6422. You can also visit our website at: http://web.gc.cuny.edu/wellness.