Student-Based Affiliates

Active Minds at UCSD Student Organization

Active Minds at UCSD's purpose is to increase awareness of mental health issues on campus, to encourage those with mental health issues to seek help as soon as it is needed and to serve as a liaison between the campus and the professional community. Website

 

Wellness Peer Educators

The CAPS Wellness Peer Educator Program started in the 2004-2005 school year.  Wellness Peer Educators participate in All Peer training in basic counseling skills, group facilitation, crisis management and ethics, and how to construct and implement outreach and workshop presentations. They also receive more intensive training in mental health wellness issues throughout Fall quarter. Wellness Peers plan, develop, advertise, and deliver psycho-educational workshops and interactive presentations related to mental health wellness. Topics include stress management, relaxation training, recognizing depression and anxiety, suicide prevention, assertiveness training, building healthy relationships, how to communicate love and appreciation, how to increase self-confidence, reducing stigma and spreading awareness of Counseling and Psychological Services on campus. The Wellness Peer Educators also serve as Live Well Peer Coaches in which they meet one-on-one with students, use Motivational Interviewing techniques, and assist them in goal-setting to create a more healthy and balanced life. Other activities the Wellness Peers are likely to be involved in include:

      • National Depression Screening Day
      • Tabling events to educate students about CAPS Services
      • Stress Management Workshops
      • Building Healthy Relationship Workshops
      • Biofeedback and Relaxation Training Workshops
      • Co-facilitating Building Social Confidence Groups
      • Spring quarter "Stress-Free Zone"
      • Live Well TMC Peer Coaches
      • Peer Recruitment
     

Women’s Peer Educators

The CAPS Women’s Peer Educator Program seeks to promote gender equality by providing education and support to members of the UCSD community. We work within a feminist framework to plan and implement programs that raise awareness around issues that disproportionately affect women in our society. Areas we focus on include body image, sexual health, multiple role balance, mental health, gender bias, sexual violence, and other issues generated by the campus community. We work to form liaisons with other organizations and groups on campus such as the Women’s Center, AS Women’s Commission, Student Safety and Sexual Assault Resource Center, and Student Health Services to develop workshops and outreach activities. Some of the events and activities the Women’s Peers are likely to be involved in include:

      • Facilitating discussions for the Gender Buffet Series at the Women’s Center
      • Tabling for Eating Disorder Awareness Week
      • Tabling at Take Back the Night
      • Delivering workshops on healthy eating and body image
      • Presenting to the Wellness Class about Eating Disorders
      • Film Screening and Discussion on Masculinity and Violence Against Women
      • Peer recruitment and selection
     

Student Health Advocates

Student Health Advocates (SHAs) are trained to educate other students about health issues and concerns through outreach programs. They are an essential part of the Health Education program at Student Health Service where they work closely with nurses and medical assistants.

SHAs specialize in one of the following areas:

General Health

These SHAs provide education programs on nutrition, stress management, sleep, fitness, perform blood pressure checks and plan General Health Awareness events on campus.

Sexual Health

These SHAs facilitate the sexual health information sessions at Student Health; present programs on birth control, sexually transmitted diseases, HIV antibody testing, perform blood pressure checks, and plan Sexual Health Awareness events on campus.