Well-Being in Higher Education: The Current State and the Role of Social Work

Saturday, October 26, 2024

1:45 PM – 2:45 PM CT

Location: KC Convention Center, Room 3501A

Earn 1 CE Hour

Main Presenter(s)

Kristin W. Mapson, PhD

Professor
University of North Carolina Wilmington, NC, United States

Co-Presenter(s)

Sarah A. Ascienzo, PhD, LCSW (she/her/hers)

Assistant Professor
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC, United States
Josalin Hunter, PhD, LCSW

DEI Director; Adjunct Faculty Member
Coastal Horizons Center, Inc; University of North Carolina Wilmington, United States
Megan Bolden, MSW, LCSWA (she/her/hers)

Lecturer, Assistant BSW Coordinator
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Wilmington, NC, United States

Higher education has experienced a dramatic shift in well-being among college students, staff and faculty. Universities are charged with identifying new and innovative strategies. This session will include a discussion of recent student data and innovative approaches/strategies to meet students where they are and support needs of the university community.

Learning Objectives:

The audience will apply ways to address the unique mental health and well-being experiences of marginalized and minoritized groups
The audience will evaluate how Trauma Informed Practice relates to anti-racist practice in the university setting
The audience will evaluate current campus services that respond to current mental health and well-being challenges and describe the current resource gap