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NAVIGATING YOUR ROLE: SELF-CARE AND WELLNESSIndira Sultanic, Translation StudiesTanesha Walker, Counseling and Human Development Services
Objectives:
• Provide an overview of the scope of the graduate student roles and responsibilities
• Increase students’ knowledge of the importance of self-care in navigating through graduate school
• Inform graduate students of existing resources and how to utilize them
• Demonstrate a breathing exercise that students can do on their own
Complex Conversations
• Here’s a scenario….https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cH79UtcCbhU&feature=youtu.be
Role: Student
Responsibilities:• Attending Classes• Weekly Readings• Individual and
Group Projects• Blackboard Blogs and
Forums• Deadlines
Role: Scholar
Responsibilities:• Conducting research• Writing papers• Running experiments• Finding publishing
opportunities• Co-authoring• Meeting publication
deadlines• Preparing for the job
market
Role: Teaching Assistant (TA)Responsibilities:• Class Preparation • Syllabus• Teaching• Weekly Lesson
Planning• Grading • Office Hours
Role: Research Assistant
Responsibilities:• Working on research
for your professor• Helping develop
research methodology• Doing research in the
lab• Experiments
Role: A Person With a Life!
• Single/Married• Children• Pets• Hobbies• Part-time/full-time
job• Expenses• Non-academic
responsibilities• Etc.
What is Wellness?
• "...a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity." - The World Health Organization.
• "a conscious, self-directed and evolving process of achieving full potential." - The National Wellness Institute
A Holistic Approach to Wellness• The National
Wellness Institute proposes a holistic wellness model: – Six Dimensions
of Wellness
Self-Care
• Physical Wellness– Sleep, exercise,
and nutrition– Calming the
body–Healing through
movement and music
• Emotional Wellness– Tuning into your
emotion– Expressing
emotion in a healthy way
– Self-reflection and self-awareness
Self-Care• Intellectual/
Cognitive Wellness– Curiosity in ones
work– Collaborating with
those from other professions
– Getting involved
• Spiritual Wellness– Religious practices– Connecting with
nature–Meditating
Self-Care• Social Wellness– Friends and
family– Peer
relationships with colleagues
– Attending social gatherings
• Occupational Wellness– Job interest and
value–Using your own
talents and skills– Job satisfaction
Useful campus resources
Student Support Services– Counseling and Human Development C
enter
–University Health Services– Psychological Services
Recreation Options at Kent State
Student Organizations:– Center for Student Involvement– Graduate Student Senate – Gradfest– Graduate Studies – Graduate Student
Social
Fitness and Wellness:– Recreation and Wellness Center
Recreation in/and around Kent
Restaurants, bars, live music, hike & bike trails, the Esplanade etc.– Downtown Kent
Yoga in Kent:– One Love Yoga Studio– Kent Yoga
National Parks: – Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Museums:– Cleveland Museum of Art– Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Let’s try an exercise!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnHlB8aQp3Y
References
• Counseling and Human Development Services. (2014). Self-care. [PowerPoint slides].
• National Wellness Institute: http://www.nationalwellness.org
• World Health Organization: http://www.who.int/en/
Thank you for attending GSO!
Feel free to contact us with any questions:Indira Sultanic – [email protected] Walker – [email protected]