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E-Poster

Higher Education/Non-Profit Leadership

Pilot Feasibility Trial of “Wellness and Resilience for College (WRC)”

Friday, October 25, 2024
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM CT
Location: KC Convention Center, Poster 11A
The dialectical behavior therapy skills-based course "Wellness and Resilience for College (WRC)" addresses urgent need for increased mental health support on college campuses, especially those serving rural/Appalachian students. Our study examines the feasibility and acceptability of WRC at an Appalachian University and impact on students' mental health and academic outcomes.

Learning Objectives:

  1. Upon completion, participants will be able to describe the components of a dialectical behavior therapy skills-based college course "Wellness and Resilience for College (WRC)"
  2. Upon completion participants will be able to describe results of the feasibility and acceptability of the WRC course at a large land grant university in a rural state, and barriers, facilitators and needed adaptations to the course.
  3. Upon completion, participant will be able to describe the impact of WRC on student mental health and academic outcomes at a large land grant university in a rural state.