MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS DAY EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY

Suffolk Community College will be hosting its’ annual mental health awareness day on Wednesday, October 9th from 9:30am until 1:30pm in the Babylon Student Center. Specifically, it will offer workshops on a variety of issues.  This year the current planned workshops are:

 PRESENTATIONS at 9:30am, 11:00am, and 12:30pm, all in the Babylon Student Center: 

 

·         “Dating Violence & Domestic Violence 101” at 9:30am, Old Field Room (Shannon Rigney, SCADDV)

·         “Anger Management in the 21^st Century “at 9:30am, Orient Point Room (Steve Pinto, Life Center)

·         “The Biology of Addiction” at 9:30am, Mildred Green Room (Professor Mike Mangino)

·         “Heroin: The Long Island Epidemic” at 11:00am, Montauk Point Room (Steve Chassman, Clinical Director, LICADD)

·          “GLBT 101” at 11:00am, Orient Point Room (LIGALY)

·         “Veterans: Diagnoses, Treatment, & Suicide Prevention” at 11:00am, Mildred Green Room (Nancy Olsen, Northport VA Hospital)

·         “Enhancing Inner Peace Through Yoga” at 12:30pm, Mildred Green Room (Professor Angela Strynkowski)

9:30am – 1:30pm:  Tables staffed by representatives from:

·          Victim's Information Bureau of Suffolk (domestic violence, sexual assault and other issues)

·          John T. Mather Eating Disorders Program

·          Suffolk County Coalition Against Domestic Violence (SCCADV)

·          Long Island Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (LICADD)

·          Response of Suffolk County (crisis intervention and suicide prevention)

·          Long Island Gay and Lesbian Youth (LIGALY)

·          National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

·          FEGS Positive Space Program (HIV and mental health)

·          Federation of Organizations (mental health services for individuals and families)

·          Northport Veterans Administration Hospital (mental health and suicide prevention)

 

Students in my Psychology Classes can obtain up to 7 points of extra credit on the mid-term exam by doing the following:

1)     Attend one of the lectures

2)     Obtain one additional resource on the topic of the lecture

3)     Complete a summary paper of the topic and information from the source

 

All the same requirements of the writing assignments apply (i.e. APA format).

 

Due Date: Wednesday, October 16^th.