Group Programs and Workshops

All currently enrolled ANU students who are located in Australia are eligible to register for our free programs. Registration is via the links listed and may be limited.

If you have any questions regarding any of the workshops or programs outlined below, please contact us via phone (02 6125 2211 option 1) or email.

Group Programs and Workshops - Semester 1, 2024

 

ADHD Skills Group

The ADHD Skills Group will be facilitated by two counsellors from ANU Counselling. The group will be open to all currently enrolled students who have a confirmed or suspected diagnosis of ADHD (i.e. a formal diagnosis is not required for attendance). Each week the facilitators will present on various topics relevant to ADHD and will provide suggested strategies for you to try during the week between sessions. You will also be given the opportunity to share your experiences, tips and tricks with each other on each topic during the group. Topics covered include managing distractibility, planning and organisation, adaptive thinking, problem-solving, emotion regulation and managing procrastination.

Information Session

To participate in the group you will first need to attend an information session as a prerequisite. Then, if you’re still able and willing to commit to the group, you’ll be asked to register via our online process. This is in order to encourage commitment and attendance and to maintain a mutually supportive space. It will also ensure that all participants can benefit from the skills being covered in each session.

The information sessions will be at 2:00pm in the Training/Group Room of Level 4 Health and Wellness Building, 156 Joplin Lane, Kambri on: 

  • Tuesday 12th March (Week 4)
  • Tuesday 26th March (Week 6)

Please note you only need to attend one of these sessions.

To register for an information session, please click here.


Enhancing Personal Performance for Graduate Students

This three-session experiential group workshop aims to assist post-graduate students to enhance their performance with less stress, less strain and less effort. 

The workshop will give participants the opportunity to try a range of psychologically based strategies, techniques and processes used by elite performers in Music, Sport and Theatre Arts. Strategies, techniques and processes in the program will enable participants to:

  • Clarify and let go of attitudes related to poor performance 
  • Develop an individual starting and maintaining focus procedure
  • Utilise a personal relaxation and performance rehearsal technique
  • Better understand their own resistance to performing at a higher level 

This group begins on Tuesday 27th February, in the Training/Group Room of Level 4 Health and Wellness Building, 156 Joplin Lane, Kambri 

  • Tuesday 27th February 11:30am - 1:00pm
  • Tuesday 5th March 11:30am - 1:00pm
  • Tuesday 12th March 11:30am - 1:00pm

Please note sessions are not repeats. Sessions are sequential.

To register for this workshop, please click here.


The Psychology of Managing your Time

This three-session group involves completing practical strategies to enhance your use of time. Topics include:

  1. Managing resistance
  2. Exploring procrastination
  3. Avoiding Avoidance
  4. Meeting yourself halfway
  5. Reducing anxiety and guilt about time
  6. Relaxation exercises
  7. Strategies to gain time and reduce stress
  8. Reframing expectations

This group begins on Wednesday 28th February in the Training/Group Room of Level 4 Health and Wellness Building, 156 Joplin Lane, Kambri 

  • Session 1: Wednesday 28th February 11:30am - 1:00pm
  • Session 2: Wednesday 6th March 11:30am - 1:00pm
  • Session 3: Wednesday 13rd March 11:30am – 1:00pm

To register for this workshop, please click here.


The Psychology of Graduate Interviews

The aim of this two-week experiential program is to assist students to: 

  1. Develop confidence in the interview setting
  2. Manage their own performance state
  3. Learn techniques and strategies to respond clearly and concisely in a graduate job interview
  4. Practice techniques to reduce performance anxiety

All techniques and strategies learnt during the sessions will be practised. 

This group begins on Wednesday 3rd April in the Training/Group Room of Level 4 Health and Wellness Building, 156 Joplin Lane, Kambri 

  • Session 1: Wednesday 3rd April 11:30am - 1:00pm
  • Session 2: Wednesday 10th April 11:30am - 1:00pm

Important Notes:

  1. For students graduating in Semester 1, 2024 or doing interviews in 2024 for graduate positions.
  2. DO NOT enrol unless you can attend both sessions.*
  3. If you successfully enrol and cannot attend, inform reception to allow other students to take your place. 
  4. If the timing doesn’t suit, book an individual counselling session with Mark to cover course material in place of enrolling in this program.*

To register for this workshop, please click here.

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