Health & Wellness Presentations and Outreach
Health and Wellness staff are available for consultation with faculty, staff and departments on a variety of topics on a limited basis.
- Responding to traumatic event
- How to incorporate wellness into curriculum
- Accommodating students with a disability
- How to have mental health conversations
Presentations and training opportunities for students, faculty and staff are available through Health & Wellness Services. Presentations include:
- Mental Health and First Aid
- Supporting Student Resiliency Certificate Series
- Buffs Supporting Buff Survivors
- Overiew of Disability Services
Health & Wellness services offers a variety of programming activities that focus on holistic well-being.
Toolkits and plug and play activities are available for organizations and departments to offer on their own. Guidance for implementation is provided.
Presentations and Trainings
An overview of which students receive alternate format, how it is produced and provided, and how instructors can help.
- Department: Disability Services
- Audience: Faculty & Staff
- Length of Presentation: 1 hour
An honest conversation about suicide prevention for students by students. Students will learn to notice the signs that someone may be having thoughts of suicide, tips for having important conversations, and how to connect someone to the available resources.
- Department: Health Promotion
- Audience: Students
- Length of Presentation: 1 hour
Learn how to respond in a trauma-informed way to someone who discloses a traumatic experience.
- Department: Office of Victim Assistance
- Audience: Students
- Length of Presentation: 1 hour
More information coming soon.
- Department: Faculty Staff & Assistance Program
- Audience: Faculty and Staff
- Length of Presentation: TBD
More information coming soon.
- Department: Faculty Staff & Assistance Program
- Audience: Faculty and Staff
- Length of Presentation: TBD
More information coming soon.
- Department: Faculty Staff & Assistance Program
- Audience: Faculty and Staff
- Length of Presentation: 1 hour
More information coming soon.
- Department: Faculty Staff & Assistance Program
- Audience: Faculty and Staff
- Length of Presentation: 1 hour
Social connections play an important role in the recovery process, which can include recovery from substance use, unwanted behaviors and more. In this workshop you will learn about the process of recovery, principles and concrete strategies for being an effective support, and relevant community resources.
- Department: Health Promotion
- Audience: Students, faculty and staff
- Length of Presentation: 1 hour
More information coming soon.
- Department: Faculty Staff & Assistance Program
- Audience: Faculty and Staff
- Length of Presentation: 1 hour
What does loneliness look like on a college campus? Learn more about how to make meaningful connections and how it can improve both your health and your experience at CU.
- Department: Health Promotion
- Audience: Students
- Length of Presentation:
Define what self-care means for you, how it can support your resilience, and create a plan that identifies strategies that work for you and reduces barriers to practicing self-care.
- Department: Health Promotion
- Audience: Students
- Length of Presentation: 1 hour
More information coming soon.
- Department: Faculty Staff & Assistance Program
- Audience: Faculty and Staff
- Length of Presentation: 1 hour
More information coming soon.
- Department: Faculty Staff & Assistance Program
- Audience: Faculty and Staff
- Length of Presentation: 1 hour
Learn how to recognize and respond to hazing behaviors and understand CU Boulder hazing policies, procedures, and support resources.
- Department: Health Promotion
- Audience: Students
- Length of Presentation: 1 hour
Led by HP’s peer wellness coaches, this presentation is for students who want to enhance their helping skills. Learn skills for having a motivational and nonjudgmental conversation, as well as how to respond to distress and effectively share support resources when needed.
- Department: Health Promotion
- Audience: Students
- Length of Presentation: 1.5 hours
Information on what people may experience physically, emotionally and cognitively in the aftermath of a traumatic event. Presentation geared towards people already involved in a helping role or for a class discussing trauma.
- Department: Office of Victim Assistance
- Audience: Students, faculty and staff
- Length of Presentation: 1 hour
In this presentation, you will learn about the process people go through when making a change and how to best support them at each stage. You will also gain and practice concrete skills to help support others in clarifying and implementing their goals.
- Department: Health Promotion
- Audience: Students, faculty and staff
- Length of Presentation: 1 hour
This presentations provides psychoeducation on intimate partner abuse, with an emphasis on increasing awareness and understanding of domestic violence, exploring its psychological impact, and empowering both survivors and those who support people with abusive partners) with knowledge of their rights, options, and resources.
- Department: Office of Victim Assistance
- Audience: Students, faculty and staff
- Length of Presentation: 1 hour
More information coming soon.
- Department: Faculty Staff & Assistance Program
- Audience: Faculty and Staff
- Length of Presentation: 1 hour
More information coming soon.
- Department: Faculty Staff & Assistance Program
- Audience: Faculty and Staff
- Length of Presentation: 1 hour
More information coming soon.
- Department: Faculty Staff & Assistance Program
- Audience: Faculty and Staff
- Length of Presentation: 1 hour
More information coming soon.
- Department: Faculty Staff & Assistance Program
- Audience: Faculty and Staff
- Length of Presentation: TBD
Provides communication, project management, and behavior change training to peer educators.
- Department: Health Promotion
- Audience: Students
- Length of Presentation: 8-10 hours
- Fee:
Learn how to recognize and respond to an alcohol or other drug-related emergency.
- Department: Health Promotion
- Audience: Students, Faculty and Staff
- Length of Presentation: 1 hour
Learn about:
- Departments and services on campus that support student mental health and well being (this includes: CAPS, OVA, SSCM, CUCRC, and HP)
- Mental Health Processes and Procedures on campus
- How and when to make referrals to the various offices
- Audience: Students, staff and/or faculty
- Length of Presentation: 45 minutes to 1 hour
A general overview of the Disability Services office including a review of student population demographics, common accommodations, and the process for students to register and receive accommodations. Specific discussion points may be added as appropriate or by request.
- Department: Disability Services
- Audience: Faculty & Staff
- Length of Presentation: 1 hour
Knowing how to party smart can help keep you and your friends safe. Explore what party culture means at CU while learning skills to have a better time and look out for one another.
- Department: Health Promotion
- Audience: Students
- Length of Presentation: 1 hour
What is perfectionism and what contributes to it. Learn more about perfectionism and how it can hinder productivity as well as ways to combat this type of thinking to help with academic success and wellness.
- Department: Counseling and Psychiatric Services
- Audience: Students
- Length of Presentation: 1 hour
This 3-hour, in-person training is for faculty and staff who wish to enhance their ability to support others in distress. Participants will learn how to recognize and respond to signs of distress and share resources effectively. Opportunities for discussion and practice of skills are embedded throughout the training. This training is also available upon request for campus departments and organizations.
- Department: Health Promotion
- Audience: Faculty and staff
- Length of Presentation: 3 hours
This personal experience panel allows for a deeper understanding of the process and impact of recovery through the sharing of first hand experiences with students in recovery
- Department: CURC
- Audience: Students
- Length of Presentation: 1 hour
More information coming soon.
- Department: Faculty Staff & AssistanceProgram
- Audience: Faculty and Staff
- Length of Presentation: 1 hour
Learn tips and tools on how to take care of yourself while leading others, to promote self-care within your team, and to recognize, manage and avoid passing unhealthy stress to others.
- Department: Health Promotion
- Audience: Students
- Length of Presentation: 1 hour
Learn about vicarious trauma, compassion fatigue, and self-care, Explore barriers to self-care and attend to our needs in a new ways.
- Department: Office of Victim Assistance
- Audience: Grad students, Faculty & Staff
- Length of Presentation: 1 hour
Health Promotion’s peer wellness coaches, participants will identify helpful strategies for managing workload and balancing academics with other commitments to foster increased well-being.
- Department: Health Promotion
- Audience: Students
- Length of Presentation: 1 hour
Explore the link between sleep, health and academics while learning strategies for better sleep.
- Department: Health Promotion
- Audience: Students
- Length of Presentation: 1 hour
Learn about how body image impacts wellbeing and discover empowering ways to curate and enjoy your social media.
- Department: Health Promotion
- Audience: Students
- Length of Presentation: 1 hour
Understand what mental health looks like at CU, how to recognize signs of distress, and how to connect students with available campus resources.
- Department: Health Promotion
- Audience: Staff
- Length of Presentation:
This session focuses on skills that address how to respond to someone after they disclose a traumatic or life disrupting event. This session also includes information for responsible employees on complying with their reporting requirements in a trauma informed way.
- Department: Office of Victim Assistance
- Audience: Staff and Faculty
- Length of Presentation: 60-75 minutes
Gain a better understanding of how and why connecting to others removes barriers to recovery.
- Department: CUCRC
- Audience: Faculty and Staff
- Length of Presentation: 75 minutes
More information coming soon.
- Department: Faculty Staff & Assistance Program
- Audience: Faculty and Staff
- Length of Presentation: 1 hour
Learn about the many benefits of play and walk away with personalized ideas for nurturing your playful self across different dimensions of wellness.
- Department: Health Promotion
- Audience: Students, faculty and staff
- Length of Presentation: 1 hour
More information coming soon.
- Department: Faculty Staff & Assistance Program
- Audience: Faculty and Staff
- Length of Presentation: 1 hour
Guidelines for how non-clinical staff and faculty can respond to various presentations of mental health in an academic context are provided, aimed to contribute proactive student support that empowers students to thrive in their academic goals.
- Department: Counseling and Psychiatric Services
- Audience: Staff and Faculty
- Length of Presentation: 1 hour
An introduction into how repeated discriminatory experiences can produce a traumatic response. Learn how oppression can impact people’s stress responses and neurobiological development. Will also addresses ways that we can hold ourselves and others accountable when we enable oppression, regardless of intent.
- Department: Office of Victim Assistance
- Audience: Students, faculty and staff (a good session after having attended Buffs Supporting Buffs/Supporting Survivors)
- Length of Presentation: 1 hour
More information coming soon.
- Department: Faculty Staff & Assistance Program
- Audience: Faculty and Staff
- Length of Presentation: 1 hour
Understand the difference between stress and anxiety, while learning helpful management strategies. Mindfulness techniques will be included, as well as information about resources available on campus.
- Department: Health Promotion
- Audience: Students
- Length of Presentation:
Learn about the history of vaping, prevalence at CU, impacts of vaping, harm reduction and abstinence strategies, and available resources.
- Department: Health Promotion
- Audience: Students, Faculty and Staff
- Length of Presentation: 1 hour
This workshops offers healthy communication strategies and information on safer sex practices and sex positivity.
- Department: Health Promotion
- Audience: Students
- Length of Presentation: 1 hour
More information coming soon.
- Department: Faculty Staff & Assistance Program
- Audience: Faculty and Staff
- Length of Presentation: 1 hour
More information coming soon.
- Department: Faculty Staff & Assistance Program
- Audience: Faculty and Staff
- Length of Presentation: 1 hour
One-time Events
The following programs are typically scheduled as one-time events and offered on a flexible schedule.
Buff Bites
- A tabling event exploring a healthy snack with learning outcomes in nutrition and connecting to resources on campus.
- Available in person and a video option.
Cold Care
- Information and resources for students about how to stay healthy
- Cold Care Resources
- Available as a table or a toolkit.
- Individual components can be incorporated into newsletters/emails, for example, the handwashing guide.
CU Walks
- Modeled off of the Walk With A Doc program, this series connects a topic with experts available to discuss while walking.
- Available in person with a virtual option.
Sidewalk Talks
- A peer coach is available for a brief coaching conversation exploring goals.
- Available virtually or in-person as allowable.
Stress(less) Events
Hosted, plug and play, or toolkit options.
Generally includes:
- Acupressure
- Aromatherapy
- DIY Stress balls
- Creative expressions
Toolkits and Activities
Toolkits and plug and play activities are available for organizations and departments to offer on their own. Guidance for implementation is provided.
This toolkit helps people explore their current self-care routine and brainstorm additional strategies to incorporate the practice into daily activity.
This toolkit is meant to be an introduction and can be adjusted for the level of experience students have.
Includes self-care worksheet and assessment.
This toolkit helps people explore their current gratitude practice and brainstorm additional strategies to incorporate the practice into daily activity.
This toolkit is meant to be an introduction and can be adjusted for the level of experience students have.
Gratitude activity suggestions are provided.
Includes worksheets and activity ideas.
This toolkit includes the instructions and supplies to guide students in hands-on stress relieving activities.
Toolkits are available for make your own stress balls, slime making and glitter bottles.
Information on how these activities relieve stress is provided.
Includes instructions and supplies
The current toolkit includes two video options with supporting materials.
Unnatural Causes is a series of short videos that can be watched independently. A discussion guide is provided.
Bending the Arc is provided in partnership with the University Libraries and explores health equity and social justice through the story of Partners in Health. The video and a discussion guide are available. This can include a hosted discussion with Health Promotion staff or be offered independently through the college/school/program.
These activities are designed to be “plugged” into existing workshops or events.
Substance Use Activities:
- Pouring Challenge: Participants will learn about alcohol drink sizes, potency, harm reduction, and effects on the brain.
- Pot Boxes: Participants will learn about cannabis forms, potency, harm reduction, and laws.
- Mixing and Matching: Participants will learn about the effects of mixing alcohol with a variety of other drugs.
Mindfulness: These activities can be offered by peers if available or pre-recorded versions/scripts and conversation guides can also be provided:
- A body scan and guided conversation
- 3-minute mindful breathing activity and guided conversation
- Mindful eating activity and guided conversation
Slide Decks: slide decks are available with pre-populated content on the following topics:
- Stress, anxiety, mindfulness, self-care, shifting focus and increasing resiliency, suicide prevention, illness prevention, sleep, mental health, alcohol and other drugs.
Health and Wellness Trivia: Trivia questions are available for alcohol, marijuana, study drugs, nicotine and vaping, illness prevention, sleep and stress.