Body Acceptance Group
If you have issues with body confidence or body image why not try the ‘Body Acceptance Group’ that is delivered by trained facilitators from the Student Counselling Service & the Student’s Union. This program is evidence based & has been delivered in Universities all over the world helping students improve body image issues.
What is the Body Acceptance group? The Body Acceptance group runs for an hour weekly over four weeks & is aimed at helping university students feel better about their bodies & how they look. This program has been found to improve body satisfaction, reduce risk for eating disorders, and improve college and social functioning for hundreds of students. It works by getting students to challenge the perfect body ideal by doing verbal, written & behavior exercises. This leads to a shift in beliefs & to new health behaviors that lead to body acceptance. The group is non-judgmental & confidential for all group participants.
- This group is interactive where you will engage in open conversations about body image & discuss body activism.
- Please note that participants must be available to attend all four sessions & will be expected to actively participate in each session & complete home practice tasks.
Who is it for?
The groups is for all TU Dublin students who are struggling with body images or body acceptance issues. The groups are online groups that are mixed & are made up of maximum 10 participants.
Who delivers the groups? The groups are run by three group leaders – one groups leader is a student counsellor & two group leaders come from the Student Union that have all been trained in the Body project.
Register here: TU Dublin Counselling Service - Web Component
‘Stop Procrastinating’ Workshop
This group is for you - if your work is piling up, you feel overwhelmed with academic tasks, you don’t know where to start or you lack motivation.
The group aims to help you stop procrastination by providing tips and tools to tackle procrastination, as well as increase your understanding of procrastination. We hope to provide you with a chance to develop your own procrastination reducing action plan.
When: 1 hour, Thursday, 24th October 1-2pm.
Where: via Microsoft Teams.
Who delivers the group? Mary Creedon (Student Counsellor) & Wesley Kelly (Computer Learning Centre)
Sign up here: TU Dublin Counselling Service - Web Component
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International & Postgrad Chats
Info: ‘International & Postgrad Chats’ is a social drop-in group for both International students and Postgraduate students in TU Dublin.
It is an informal space for International and Postgrad students to meet others on similar journeys, talk about common issues, support each other with challenges, and share tips on how to manage the demands of college life.
The group is facilitated by Tracy O’Neill and Tom Adams from the Student Counselling Service and Paul Mallon from the Chaplaincy
Location: Room RD015, Rathdown House
Time & Dates: The group takes place Thursday 3.00pm-4.00pm
Registration: The group is a drop-in so you are welcome to come along at any point
To be added to the email list please complete the Registration Form
Ace Your Exams Workshop
If you want to Ace Your Exams this term, why not register for our Exam Preparation Workshop!
The ‘Ace Your Exams’ workshop delivers useful practical & psychological strategies in Part 1. While in Part 2 of the workshop, we get you to participate in a mock exam which helps you feel more relaxed & in control when doing exams in real time. The workshop is run by the Student Counselling Service & the Computer Learning Centre. If you’ve any questions, please contact counselling.city@tudublin.ie
Workshop Locations & Dates
City Campus: Wednesday 06th November @ 5pm to 6:30pm (in-person)
Blanchardstown Campus: Wednesday 06th November @ 1pm to 2pm (online- no mock exam for this online workshop).
Tallaght Campus: Thursday 07th November @ 5pm to 6:30pm (in-person).
Anxiety Workshop
Characteristically Anxiety sufferers can have relentless, unspecified worry about everyday things. The person with Anxiety expects the worst to happen, believes their expectations to be true and then act upon their beliefs, by avoiding whatever causes the anxiety. Chronic worry can affect every aspect of life and takeaway from the good things life can offer.
This workshop will help you to understand how anxiety affects your ability to complete tasks and offer some research-supported ways of minimising problems.
The workshop runs online every Wednesday from 1:00pm-2:00pm, up to the end of term.
Students of all campuses are welcome to join in any of the workshops.
