Health & Wellness

The Student Wellness and Counseling Center (SWCC) at GU-Q offers counseling, assessment, and consultation to support students.

Additionally, SWCC provides wellness information, invites experts for health-focused events, and organizes classes and workshops for various community groups throughout the year. Highlights from this year’s programming include:

COUNSELING

COUNSELING APPOINTMENTS Personal or group counseling sessions with certified counselors are available to students by appointment.

SMALL TALK, BIG IMPACT SERIES Information sessions held during the lunch hour discuss topics that include: • hygiene • gender issues • body image • gratitude

SELF HELP TOOLS

STUDENT HEALTH 101 An online health and wellbeing magazine for students.

ONLINE RESOURCES Access to various types of selfguided learning materials, such as: • brochures • books • workbooks • apps (including WellTrack)

TRAINING & PRESENTATIONS

PRESENTATIONS & WORKSHOPS • mental health and behavioral support • wellness services and awareness programs • student consultation on group projects and class presentations through the Engelhard Project NEW THIS YEAR!

The Engelhard Project for connecting life and learning is a Washington, DC, initiative where Georgetown faculty link academic course content to health and well-being topics. Readings, presentations, discussions and reflective writing assignments are led by campus health professionals.

SWCC at the SAC Fair

HEALTH CHECKS

HEALTH & WELLNESS FAIR GU-Q’s annual fair is organized in collaboration with Education City and Qatar Foundation.

SCREENERS Confidential evaluations and information sessions teaching students about mental health, body image, and eating disorder behaviors.

VENDORS ON CAMPUS Flu shots and various health checks, such as ENT, BMI, and cholesterol, were performed by: • Qatar Foundation Primary Health Care Clinic • Qatar Foundation Nutrition Clinic • HMC Tobacco Control Center • Qatar Diabetes Association

MENTAL & PHYSICAL FITNESS

STRESS -LESS WEEK Stress management program for students during

midterms and final exams.

HEALTHY START FOR A GREAT FINISH Activities and information sessions about nutrition and healthy living for students during midterms and final exams.

LIVING IN THE MOMENT Workshops and cognitive therapy sessions on mindfulness to help students cope with stress: • Healthy Mind Platter Workshop • 7 Types of Hunger Workshop • Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy Workshop Series

FITNESS & MEDITATION CLASS ES Weekly schedules of fitness and meditation classes for students, faculty, and staff: • yoga • spinning • Zumba • bootcamp • circuit training • karate • swimming • meditation • self-defense • pilates

BODY IMAGE AWARENESS WEEK Active and passive programming to help students understand the impact of the media on their body image, and connect them to relevant resources.

This year, in partnership with the Deputy Title IX Coordinator, SWCC designed an interactive training program to educate students about consent, sexual assault prevention, bystander intervention, and Georgetown University Title IX policy and procedures.

The training program was delivered in collaboration with Student Life and the Deputy Title IX Coordinator to include all classes of students in compliance with Title IX mandatory training. A listening and feedback session with the Georgetown University Vice President of Institutional Diversity and Equity was organized to have a dialogue with students about current and future directions for Title IX policy and procedures.

ANNUAL REPORT 2018-2019 83 Elena Lopez Khoury, Assistant Director, Student Wellness and Counseling Center, was awarded the Georgetown University President’s Excellence Award for Staff and AAP in 2018-2019 in recognition for her role in leading this initiative.