JYU OK? A Workshop on Mental Wellbeing
Feeling stressed or anxious about your studies or university life? We're here to help you in navigating challenges, coping with stress, and enhancing your mental well-being.
For whom?
JYU OK? -workshop will be held in English for international master's degree students at JYU, who feel like they might need support with their mental wellbeing or student life related issues. The workshop and the Student Compass website are free for all international master's degree students at JYU. If there is space, also international exchange students are welcome.
What?
This workshop is based on the Student Compass program, and consists of group meetings and discussions with others, independent practice on the Student Compass online program and coach feedback.
Themes in our workshop:
- coping with difficult thoughts and feelings
- acknowledging your values - what is really important to you?
- finding ways to make right actions towards your goals
- being present in the moment and letting go of rumination
- increasing flexibility in your thinking
- other themes that are important or relevant to you
The workshop is based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which is an evidence-based approach in which action-taking and thinking/emotion processes are considered through values, psychological flexibility, being present, and acceptance. This workshop is a great opportunity for exploring self-identity, getting a new perspective on challenges, and practicing mental wellbeing -related skills.
Contents
There will be four meetings in total, and between the meeting participants will practice online on the Student Compass (which will take about an hour per week) on the topics we have discussed at the group meetings. Participants will receive feedback on their progress from the coaches.
In the first meeting we will explore values and talk about relevant themes for the participants, which will shape the contents of the next workshop meetings. First meeting will be 2,5 hours long, and the rest of the meetings will be 2 hours long.
In the meetings we will have pair and group conversations, educational material and exercises. Total duration of the workshop and working independently on the Student Compass's online program is nine weeks. There will be a maximum of ten participants in total facilitated by two wellbeing coaches.
Trainers and wellbeing coaches
Your two wellbeing coaches are psychology master’s degree students Sini Sivula and Nelly-Noora Luhtala, who have received training on group coaching and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. The coaches have received training and supervision from Panajiota Räsänen, who is a university teacher at JYU and experienced psychologist (PsM, PhD candidate in Psychology) specializing in brief psychological interventions based on the third wave of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (FACT; Focused Acceptance and Commitment Training/Therapy).
When?
Workshop will be held on Wednesdays at 15.00-17.00 at Jyväskylä’s University Library Lähde or Agora.
Week 1: Wed 29.1.2025 at 15-17.30, location B339 Virta (Lähde)
Week 2: Wed 19.2.2025 at 15-17, location: AgB301
Week 3: Wed 5.3.2025 at 15-17, location: AgC134.1
Week 4: Wed 19.3.2025 at 15-17, location: AgB301
How to participate?
Registration is open from 10.12.2024 to 14.1.2025. Sign up easily and secure your spot on this workshop by filling out Webropol form
Make sure you are able to participate in all four group meetings when signing up! :)
You will be contacted about the admission of the group by us at latest on Wednesday 22.1.2025 via e-mail.
Contact
If you have questions you can contact us via email: jyuokinternational@gmail.com
Program’s coordinator: project research Panajiota Räsänen, Department of Psychology, panajiota.rasanen@jyu.fi or 040 805 4518