Coping Skills Workshop

The Coping Skills Workshop is for students who want to reduce stress, improve their mood, and engage in good mental health habits. 

Emotion Regulation

• Increase positive mood events in your weekly routine.
• Use healthy coping skills for negative events and negative moods.
• Regular habits for mental health hygeine. 

Distress Tolerance

• Steps to take to effectively change the situation you're in.
• How to sit with discomfort when you can't change the situation.

• Learn to savor the present moment instead of reliving the past or worrying about the future.
  
• Live by your values and goals even when you have negative emotions.

Interpersonal Effectiveness

• Ask for what you need in a situation or relationship.
• Solve interpersonal conflicts in a calm and productive way.
• Set boundaries and say "no" when you need to.

• Catch your negative self-talk in its tracks.
• Recognize when thoughts are unrealistic or unhelpful.
• Start to think thoughts which are balanced, realistic, and helpful

We have also created Coping Skills Workshop videos below based on our previous in-person workshops for your convenience!

Here are the handouts from the Coping Thoughts workshop/video:

The ABC PLEASE video references the following additional resources:

Strategies for Better Sleep

OU Nutrition Services