This workshop has been CANCELED.

WORKSHOP

Substance Use and Graduate School:
When Does it Help and When Does it Hurt?

Thursday, April 4, 2013, 12:00-1:30pm
Room 6421

Nicole Kosanke, Ph.D., and Danielle Benvensite, M.A.

Maintaining a balanced lifestyle is a challenge, especially when you are in graduate school. The academic and social pressures of being a student in the fast paced, alcohol-centric culture of New York City can make it even harder to make healthy choices.

Whether you are concerned about your own or someone else’s behavior, the best way to assess and understand substance use is with an inquisitive and nonjudgmental stance. This workshop will include information about:

  • How to assess substance use in yourself and others
  • Ways to talk about substance use in an effective and compassionate way
  • Strategies for changing behavior
  • Alternatives to abstinence

Nicole Kosanke, Ph.D., is the Director of Evaluations and Family Services at the Center for Motivation and Change. She has worked in both therapeutic and research settings to address the most effective ways to help people change substance abusing behaviors and to help loved ones effectively assist in that process while also taking good care of themselves. She also has specialized training in Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT), an effective and unique treatment approach designed to help family members take care of themselves while also helping to motivate their substance abusing loved ones to be engaged in treatment.

Danielle Benveniste, M.A., is a Pre-doctoral Fellow at the Wellness Center and a third-year doctoral student in clinical psychology at City College.

You must be a registered GC student to participate in this workshop.  To register for this workshop stop by the Wellness Center Student Counseling Services in Room 6422 to fill out an application.

For more information, please call (212) 817-8731. For a calendar of all upcoming workshops or to download an application, please visit our web pages at http://cuny.is/wellnesscenter.
Wellness Center
The Graduate Center
365 Fifth Avenue, Suite 6422
New York, NY 10016

212-817-7020 (p)
212-817-1602 (f)
wellness@gc.cuny.edu

http://cuny.is/wellnesscenter