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Dalhousie University’s Faculty of Agriculture Student Services has introduced the Student Support Workshop Series to assist in increasing awareness and skills to effectively support students in a wide variety of situations.

To receive the Recognition of Completion, participants will attend four core series workshops and three additional workshops throughout the academic year. Most workshops are 60 minutes in length and will be facilitated by Dalhousie faculty and staff.  Sessions will be held primarily during the day.

Our next lunch and learn session is  “Understanding Mental Health with Dr. Hugh Maguire”, on November 25^th, from 12:00-1:00 p.m. in Haley Room 254.  Dr. Maguire is a Psychiatrist with the Colchester East Hants Health Centre and an Assistant Professor with the Dept. of Psychiatry on the Halifax Campus.  In this session Dr. Maguire will discuss:

·         The prevalence of mental illness among university students.

·         The most common diagnoses, causes of mental illness, and treatment options.

·         What might you see in the classroom?

·         What is the role of faculty?

·         How do you reach out to a student and what is the referral process to Health Services?

Dr. Maguire welcomes any questions you might have regarding student mental health.

Lunch will be provided. To pre-register for this session as part of the Workshop Series or as a single session, please rsvp to christa.totten@dal.ca by November 23, 2015.

If you are interested in this session but are unable attend, please email christa.totten@dal.ca for future dates.