Student Health Services Launches Targeted Support Series for Summer 2021
Student Health Services (SHS) at San Bernardino Valley College launched a series of
specialized support groups for students this summer. Its inaugural Socialize and Support
Drop-In Group encouraged students to join a group zoom to share their “life’s tribulations”
and connect with other individuals. The Student Health Services also began offering
free parent to parent support group meetings, which were open to parents and caregivers
of children, adolescents, and young adults. This support group is an open and welcoming
group providing dialogue and peer support, allowing students to engage, experience,
and explore the unique challenges of being a college student and a parent. Topics
addressed include parental burnout, parenting children while being a college student,
self-care for parents, “Mom guilt”, and more. The department’s Self-Care for Guardian
Scholars invited all campus Guardian Scholar students to a discussion about self-care
and an opportunity to engage, learn, and discover their unique relationship with self-care.
The facilitated meetings addressed topics like motivation vs. laziness, healthy relationships,
and time management. The last series, entitled Self-Care for Dreamer Students, created
a safe place for Dreamer students to discuss handling stress, healthy eating, time
management, and social support.