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View our calendar to find scheduled sessions that you can join, or browse the list of current topics below to schedule a workshop or training for your office or organization. 

Some of our workshops that have been approved for FOAs in the past have that noted here. Other workshops on our list may be suitable for FOAs as well. Contact the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life for current FOA requirements or approval. 

Each semester, we offer several workshops and trainings that groups at UVA can request via this form. To allow for the process of finding a mutually suitable time, please place your group's request as early in the semester as you are able.

 

Spring 2023

Gender Equity Workshops and Trainings

A Guys’ Guide to Feminisms: Showing up as an Ally

  • We live in a world that is organized by gender and so we move through the world in gendered ways. Because men and women and nonbinary people have different, gendered experiences, what seems self-evident to us might be obscured for others. As Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie notes, “many men do not actively think about gender or notice gender [but] Gender matters. Men and women experience the world differently. Gender colors the way we experience the world.” This presentation will examine some of the ways that gender and gender norms shape women’s experiences and how men can be allies to them. Has been approved as an FOA previously. 
  • for students
  • 1 hour

 

Identity + _________

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Our identities shape how we view the world, how the world views us, and how we see ourselves and each other. This workshop focuses on understanding how our identities impact how we view the complexities of different aspects of our life. Different versions of this workshop are available that combine identity with another dimension of interest to your group. Prior offerings include Identity + Work, Identity + Relationships, Identity + Self-care, etc. 
  • for students or staff and faculty
  • 1 hour

 

Supporting a Friend

  • This FOA Program will cover how you can support a friend who has experienced sexual and gender-based harm. This workshop aims to build the skills needed to:  recognize signs of trauma; increase your knowledge of resources on and off grounds; and develop a self-care plan for you and your friend. 

  • for students or staff and faculty
  • 1 hour

 

Mental Health & Wellness Workshops and Trainings

Stress and Anxiety Management 

  • Learn about the ways that stress and anxiety impact college students and how to help reduce stress and feel more present and productive in school. 
  • for students or staff and faculty
  • 1 hour 

 

Do I Have OCD or Am I Just Particular?

  • Learn what differentiates OCD from anxiety and other personality-based behaviors, gain an understanding of the different forms of OCD, and learn strategies to help reduce unwanted thoughts and behaviors. 
  • for students or staff and faculty
  • 1 hour 

 

Trauma and Young Adults

  • This training provides an overview on how young adults respond to trauma, and how friends, family and university faculty and staff can be of support.
  • for students or staff and faculty
  • 1-2 hours

 

Grief after Loss

  • This workshop provides psychoeducation on common grief processing tasks, and offers a hands-on activity focused on making meaning of loss.
  • for students or staff and faculty
  • 2 hours

 

Motivational Interviewing and Listening Skills

We offer three options for Motivational Interviewing trainings that introduce the spirit and skills of motivational interviewing, a helpful approach to conversations about behavioral change. 

 

  • MI - Informed Effective Listening
  • For students or staff and faculty
  • 1 hour

 

  • Introduction to MI - Basic Skills
  • For graduate students or staff and faculty; for classes where MI is a part of the curriculum
  • 2 hours

 

  • Advanced Motivational Interviewing
  • For graduate students or staff and faculty; for classes where MI is a part of the curriculum
  • 4 hours

 

Ready to submit a request?

Please use this form to provide your contact information and tell us which of the above workshops or trainings you are interested in.