CAPS Current Groups
Spring 2024 Overview
Counseling and Psychological Services is pleased to announce the following groups and workshops for the Spring 2024 semester. Please check back frequently as new groups and workshops may be added periodically.
First Year Funk Group
First Year Funk is an open support group for first year students. Meetings will be held once per week, and students are invited to attend every session or as often as they're able to. The group will be facilitated by CAPS therapists and will focus on connecting with and supporting one another, especially around the specific needs and experiences of new college students such as transitioning to college, homesickness, building relationships, managing roommate concerns, academic challenges, and finding a place in the university.
First Year Funk will be held on Mondays from 5-6 pm during the spring 2024 semester. Interested first year students should contact the CAPS office (610-660-1090 / caps@sju.edu) for more information.
Hawks in ACTion Workshop
Hawks in ACTion is a three-week, psychoeducational workshop open to all Saint Joseph's students. Based on the principles of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, participants will identify and clarify what is important and meaningful in their lives and learn skills to manage difficult experiences through the experiential practices of mindfulness, acceptance, and commitment to taking actions that support and inspire living more congruently with personal values. Learn more about your emotional experiences and how to apply flexibility in your ways of thinking!
Each section of the workshop will meet for one hour per week for a total of three weeks. Students are asked to commit to attending all three weeks in order to benefit most from the experience. The dates of the workshops will be announced soon. For more information, please contact the CAPS office at 610-660-1090 or email caps@sju.edu.
Grief in Common
Designed for those who may have experienced the loss of a family member, friend, or significant other, this group will offer the opportunity to find support among others, learn techniques to help hope with grief, and gain insight into your own experiences with loss.
The group will be held at CAPS in Merion Gardens on Mondays from 4 - 5 p.m. For more information about joining, please contact the CAPS office (610-660-1090 / caps@sju.edu).
Yoga for Stress and Anxiety
Yoga for Stress & Anxiety is a weekly group that incorporates restorative yin yoga poses, breath work, guided meditation, and intention setting. In this group, students have the opportunity to build community, gently move their bodies and practice various mindfulness practices. The goal is to create a safe, calming environment where students can learn how to better manage stress and anxiety.
This group will be held on Monday mornings at 9am in the Sourin Hall first floor lounge. Light breakfast fare will be provided at the end of each group session. Students are asked to register online for each week's session.