Registration is Now Open for Breaking Barriers: A New Psychoeducational Group Program

January 25, 2021 Christie Williams

The NSU Student Care Team has updated the Breaking Barriers: Group Psychoeducational Program schedule. The program aims to help students learn skills to better manage their lives. This series of virtual group sessions focus on a variety of topics.

Each group is held for a 4-week period, meeting only 1 hour each week. Students can register for one group each period and each group will have up to 12 students. Interested in more than one group? Don’t you worry; once you have completed one, you can sign up for another!

Groups are held at various dates and times so you will be sure to find one that fits perfectly into your schedule.

To register for a group or to learn more, please call (954) 262-7031 or e-mail nsucareteam@nova.edu.

MONDAY

11:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.
Finding Your Anchor: In our fast-paced world, where the increasing demands of living, places enormous stress on all people, mindfulness has been proven to assist mental, emotional, and physical balance. Join us as we build better habits to manage stress and live in the moment.
5:00 P.M. – 6:00 P.M.
E.S.T (Recharge, Energize, and Self Reflect Together): Come REST with us. Explore your self-care routine, develop better habits, and start 2021 as a healthier, happier you!
6:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M.
Can We Just Talk? This group will help you discover your communication style, learn how to set boundaries, and understand how to resolve conflicts through assertive interpersonal communication.
6:30 P.M. – 7:30 P.M.
Ride the Waves Together: This group doesn’t have a specific theme. It’s for people who need support, and they may not feel like they fit in another group. It’s a catch-all group.

TUESDAY

12:30 P.M. – 1:30 P.M.
Let’s T.A.L.K. (Take Action, Listen and Be Kind): Effective strategies to develop better interpersonal and communication skills with self and others.
3:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.
Help! I’m Too Busy to be Stressed: Stress management group, description: Decrease feelings of stress while providing life skills to manage daily stress. Students will also build healthier school, work and life balance.
5:00 P.M. – 6:00 P.M. Time Flies but You’re the Pilot: A skill-building group aimed at helping students develop meaningful and lasting time management skills.
6:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M. You’ve Got a Friend in Me: The basics of healthy relationships that can be generalized to all relationships in your life.

WEDNESDAY

12:30 P.M. – 1:30 P.M.
Healthy Connections: Students will learn tips and strategies to initiate and maintain healthy relationships.
1:00 P.M. – 2:00 P.M.
Wellness Wednesday: Throughout the next few weeks you will learn a research-based model of wellness as well as how to apply and integrate self-care practices into your daily life.
2:00 P.M. – 3:00 P.M.
Recharge Your Rest Routine: We’ll be talking about sleep hygiene and how that plays a role in falling asleep and staying asleep. We will also be talking about the impact of sleep in your day-to-day life.
4:00 P.M. – 5:00 P.M.
The Rose That Grew from Concrete: Learn how to work through difficult circumstances and come out even stronger than before.
7:00 P.M. – 8:00 P.M.
Love Don’t Cost a Thing: The purpose of this group is to provide students the tools needed to initiate and maintain healthy relationships, whether it be professional, peer, family, or romantic relationships.

THURSDAY

10:00 A.M. – 11:00 A.M.
Plan Like A Boss: A skill building group that will help you find your study prime through organizational strategies as well as tips and tricks to optimize your time management.
2:00 P.M. – 3:00 P.M.
Mindful Self-Awareness: This group session focuses on helping students understand the importance of knowing their individual responses to stress and provides tools to become more effective in managing it.
7:30 P.M. – 8:30 P.M.
A Moment to Myself: This group offers a new mindfulness/relaxation experience each week followed by open discussions.

FRIDAY

11:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.
Recharge Your Rest Routine: We’ll be talking about sleep hygiene and how that plays a role in falling asleep and staying asleep. We will also be talking about the impact of sleep in your day-to-day life.
12:00 P.M. – 1:00 P.M.
Talk Gritty to Me: Developing Resiliency Students will explore the importance of resilience in achieving success. They will learn to set goals and develop skills and strengths that will help them persevere in their personal, academic, and professional careers.
1:00 P.M. – 2:00 P.M.
E.L.A.X This group helps to recognize stress, learn exercises to release anxiety, let go, and discover tips and tricks to decreasing and managing stress.

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