Wintersession: Contributing to Students Positive Mental Health Outside of the Counseling Office

Campus counseling resources are incredibly important, yet some college and university officials see therapy as the only route to addressing students’ mental health. In reality, there are other research-based approaches student affairs professionals can take to complement the work of their counseling colleagues. The presenters will share details of a successful Wintersession initiative that has positively contributed to students’ mental health, with lessons learned for student affairs professionals to apply at their respective institutions.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Learn about a successful conference/festival model that has been shown to contribute positively to students’ mental health
2. Learn best practices to apply learnings on their own campuses

Continuing Education Credits

This session counts for 1.0 CSAEd-CORE credit 

NASPA has been approved by the Higher Education Consortium for Student Affairs Certification to provide CE credit for Certified Student Affairs Educators (CSAEd). NASPA is solely responsible for all aspects of this program.

Guidelines for earning CE credit: 

No partial credit will be rewarded. 

Credit is available for attending the live session or viewing the on-demand recording, not both. While on-demand is available to registrants for 365 days, CSAEd credits and certificates must be retrieved no longer than 60 days after the event (June 7, 2024). 

To receive CSAEd credit, attendees must complete the Feedback Survey in the session offering the certification. Once the survey is completed, your Certificate will be available on the Virtual Conference Continuing Education website. The Certificate of Completion, which will show the event and credit earnings, is available for download and/or print from the event in your Online Learning Community.