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Groups and Workshops The Bureau offers a wide range of groups and workshops related to student life. Some groups and workshops are academically focused, whereas others are personally or interpersonally focused. Unless otherwise noted, groups and workshops are open to students in Harvard College, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, the Graduate School of Education, and the Kennedy School of Government. All groups are confidential and have no fee, and all groups meet at the Bureau of Study Counsel unless otherwise noted. Many groups have limited enrollments. If you have any questions about a group or workshop, please call and ask to speak with either our front office staff or the group facilitator(s). Students who would like a Bureau counselor to facilitate a group or workshop on a topic not currently offered are encouraged to contact the Bureau with their ideas. CURRENT GROUPS AND WORKSHOPS (click on the title to see the description):
ADD/LD Group This group will provide a supportive space to talk with other Harvard students with Attention Deficit Disorder and/or Learning Disorders (ADD/LD), and to explore various academic, personal, social, and daily living skills relevant to navigating life at Harvard with ADD/LD. Pre-group consultation necessary. To register, please contact jpage@bsc.harvard.edu.
Creative Relating A group for students who wish to expand their way of communicating and relating to others in their lives – roommates, team-mates, faculty, friends, and family members. We will focus on practicing skills such as staying present and remaining centered when under stress, speaking to be heard and understood, reading and responding to non-verbal as well as verbal cues, and communicating authentically. Creativity, openness, and risk-taking will be encouraged. Meetings include structured exercises and free discussion. Fun and serious at the same time! Pre-group consultation necessary. Call (617) 495-2581 to make an appointment.
Dissertation
Writers' Support Group This group provides an opportunity for GSAS, HGSE, and KSG students to engage with each other in discussion of their dissertation work in a group context and to gain emotional and intellectual encouragement from others struggling with the writing process. The group may elect to continue to meet without the leaders after the planned six weeks. Limited enrollment. Pre-group consultation necessary. Call (617) 495-2581 to make an appointment.
Exam-taking
Workshop A review of strategies for effective exam preparation and for taking exams with a minimum of anxiety. No pre-group consultation necessary. To register, please call 617-495-2581.
Insanely
Busy: What Would Happen if I Slowed Down? The Chinese symbol for “busy” contains the characters for “heart” and “death/loss.” When we are insanely busy, we can feel as if we lose contact with the heart of what really matters to us. And yet we fear that, if we slowed down or cut back, we couldn’t succeed in an intense, high-pressure environment like Harvard. This workshop is an opportunity for students to talk about their strivings and about realistic possibilities for living a life that honors their values and goals but isn’t always on “fast forward.” To schedule a workshop, contact Ariel Phillips (aphillips@bsc.harvard.edu) or Sheila Reindl (sreindl@bsc.harvard.edu), 617-495-2581. Learning
Styles Workshop We all have different learning styles - characteristic strengths and preferences in the way we take in and process information. This two-part workshop will focus on helping you identify your own learning style and develop learning strategies that work for you. To register, please email Jennifer Page (jpage@bsc.harvard.edu) or Claire Shindler (cshindler@bsc.harvard.edu)
Making the
Best Use of Reading Period We will talk about making good use of unstructured time, studying for and taking exams, and coping with anxiety and stress. No pre-group consultation necessary. To register, please call 617-495-2581.
Mindfulness, Balance, and Academic Life This group will guide students in practicing mindfulness techniques to help them find and maintain balance in their busy lives. Topics that will be covered include guided imagery, body scan, progressive muscle relaxation, and other mindfulness meditation practices. Please email gkaddouh@bsc.harvard.edu or jpage@bsc.harvard.edu
Perfectionism: A Double-Edged Sword Many students struggle with the fine line between striving for excellence vs. suffering from perfectionism. Through discussion and practical exercises, this workshop will help you begin to distinguish motivation for healthy achievement from perfectionism and overcome some of the pitfalls of perfectionism. To register, please email Jennifer Page (jpage@bsc.harvard.edu)
Procrastination Group Through discussion and practical exercises, we will work on understanding the experience of procrastination and on freeing ourselves to use our creative processes in moments when we feel resistant, blocked or paralyzed. Pre-group consultation necessary. Call (617) 495-2581 to make an appointment.
Public Speaking This group provides opportunities for students to learn practical skills and strategies for becoming more confident, clear and effective at public speaking, and to explore the discomfort that often accompanies it. We will discuss such topics as participating in class discussions, managing anxiety, and organizing and practicing presentations. To register, email gkaddouh@bsc.harvard.edu or aphillips@bsc.harvard.edu
Returning To
Harvard: A Discussion Group Coming back to Harvard after time away can sometimes be surprisingly unsettling. Despite familiarity with the Harvard community, we might feel out of step with our cohort or taken aback by the renewed academic or social demands. This group will create a shared environment in which members can discuss and support one another in their return to Harvard. Pre-group consultation necessary. Call (617) 495-2581 to make an appointment.
Roots: Where Are You
Coming From? And Where Are You Going? Families can be a source of support and inspiration, or a source of obligation and conflict. This group will provide an opportunity to explore points of connection and disconnection with your family and reflect on how past and present relationships at home affect your life, goals, and aspirations here and now. Pre-group consultation necessary. Call (617) 495-2581 to make an appointment.
Second-Semester Jump Start: Taking Stock and Moving Forward This workshop will provide an opportunity for freshmen and sophomores to review their first-semester experiences, to delineate areas for change, and to consider alternative strategies for the spring. The workshop emphasis will be on the process of moving forward, using lessons learned from the first semester. No pre-group consultation necessary. Please call (617) 495-2581 to register.
Senior Thesis
Workshops How do you discern the governing question to which your thesis will be a response? How do you use writing not just to create the final product but as part of the very process by which you do your creative, intellectual work? How do you develop a chapter, write a literature review, and deal with methodological messiness? How do you make use of small bits of time? These are some of the topics we discuss in this workshop. To schedule a workshop, contact Sheila Reindl, sreindl@bsc.harvard.edu or Craig Rodgers, craig@post.harvard.edu
Speaking Up in
Class This group will provide strategies for students who wish to have more of a voice in classes. Through discussion and exercises in a supportive group context, we will focus on increasing self-confidence and managing anxiety in academic settings. Pre-group consultation necessary. Call (617) 495-2581 to make an appointment.
Time
Management This two-part workshop, with exercises and discussion, offers an opportunity to build and develop time management strategies and to work towards understanding the priorities in your life in order to make time for what is important to you. To register, please email cshindler@bsc.harvard.edu.
What Are
You Doing with Your Life? A group to explore purpose, passion, and potential, along with the conflicts and challenges you feel in defining who you are, what you are doing, and where you are going in life. Limited to graduate students. Limited to Graduate Students. Pre-group consultation necessary. Call (617) 495-2581 to make an appointment.
What Should
I Do? A Workshop for Friends, Lovers, and Roommates of People with
Eating Disorders This workshop will offer support and guidance to students who think someone they know has an eating disorder and who are concerned about how to speak with that person, as well as what their responsibility and role regarding that person should be. No advance registration required.
What We May
Be: Body, Mind & Spirit An eight-session workshop for women who wish to increase self-knowledge and build a more dependable sense of self-esteem in a supportive group setting. Pre-group consultation necessary. Call (617) 495-2581 to make an appointment. |
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