1 00:00:03,419 --> 00:00:07,620 Hi everybody. My name is Connor Blakeborough. I'm one of the health promoters with the Student 2 00:00:07,620 --> 00:00:11,430 Wellness Centre. Today, I'm going to be talking to you about the services that the Student 3 00:00:11,430 --> 00:00:15,080 Wellness Centre provides to McMaster students, as well as where you can learn more about 4 00:00:15,080 --> 00:00:19,060 our services. To begin, we do have social media. You can 5 00:00:19,060 --> 00:00:24,029 follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook through @mcmaster.ca or you can learn more 6 00:00:24,029 --> 00:00:32,800 about our services through our website which is wellness.mcmaster.ca. 7 00:00:32,800 --> 00:00:37,819 To begin, we'll be talking about medical services. So, the medical services that the SWC provides 8 00:00:37,819 --> 00:00:42,109 are similar to those that your family doctor might provide. With that comes the treatment 9 00:00:42,109 --> 00:00:47,109 of minor illness and injury, Immunizations and screening, dressing changes and wound 10 00:00:47,109 --> 00:00:53,210 care, birth control options, screening for STIs, naturopathic services, and more! 11 00:00:53,210 --> 00:00:58,940 In order to book an appointment with our health team, you can call reception at 905 525 9140 12 00:00:58,940 --> 00:01:04,250 at extension 27700. And just be sure you have your health card ready when you call to make 13 00:01:04,250 --> 00:01:09,490 an appointment. Moving on. We also provide counselling services. 14 00:01:09,490 --> 00:01:14,030 The counselling services provided by the Student Wellness Centre come at no additional cost. 15 00:01:14,030 --> 00:01:18,710 They're all covered in your tuition. And you can also speak to a counsellor through booking 16 00:01:18,710 --> 00:01:23,759 a 20-minute consultation appointment and in this consultation appointment, you'll talk 17 00:01:23,759 --> 00:01:29,140 about what options are available to you which may include things such like one-on-one counselling, 18 00:01:29,140 --> 00:01:34,310 group counselling, workshops and/or group programs, and other options. In order to book 19 00:01:34,310 --> 00:01:39,390 that 20-minute consultation appointment and to book all the other options after the 20-minute 20 00:01:39,390 --> 00:01:45,259 consultation appointment, you can call the same number extension 27700 and you can book 21 00:01:45,259 --> 00:01:50,469 an appointment. We also have a health promotion team which 22 00:01:50,469 --> 00:01:55,229 covers a variety of different programs, events, and campaigns which are aimed at supporting 23 00:01:55,229 --> 00:01:59,889 student health concerns. Our team of student Peer Educators offers a range of initiatives 24 00:01:59,889 --> 00:02:04,689 for undergraduate and graduate students. And our Health Promotion programming focuses on 25 00:02:04,689 --> 00:02:11,000 the 6 pillars of: Mental Health, Sexual Health, Substance Abuse, Active Living, Food Literacy, 26 00:02:11,000 --> 00:02:14,209 and Graduate Wellness. And to learn more about the Health Promotion programs that we 27 00:02:14,209 --> 00:02:18,790 provide as well as what being a Peer Educator consists of, you can learn more through our 28 00:02:18,790 --> 00:02:25,790 programs page on the website which is wellness.mcmaster.ca and at the top bar, you'll see a box that 29 00:02:25,790 --> 00:02:29,450 says "programs", just click on that and you'll be able to see everything that the Student 30 00:02:29,450 --> 00:02:37,340 Wellness Centre provides, program-wise. When it comes to eligibility and online access, 31 00:02:37,340 --> 00:02:42,450 since we are living in the age of COVID-19, there have been some changes to accessibility 32 00:02:42,450 --> 00:02:46,489 and ways that you can access the Student Wellness Centre. Individual appointments, whether they 33 00:02:46,489 --> 00:02:51,270 be medical or counselling, are only available to students living within Ontario. If you 34 00:02:51,270 --> 00:02:54,269 are out of province, you'll have to check with your counsellor to see if you're available 35 00:02:54,269 --> 00:03:00,060 for counselling services, but that goes on a one-by-one basis and there are some exceptions 36 00:03:00,060 --> 00:03:04,610 where students are able to access counselling services specifically when living outside 37 00:03:04,610 --> 00:03:09,610 of Ontario. Thirdly, all the group programs and events that are available are available 38 00:03:09,610 --> 00:03:14,220 to all students whether you're living inside Ontario or outside of Ontario. And lastly, 39 00:03:14,220 --> 00:03:18,709 if you want to learn more about your eligibility for these services, you can visit the Accessibility 40 00:03:18,709 --> 00:03:22,470 page that's linked in the slides here. And these slides will be sent around so you'll 41 00:03:22,470 --> 00:03:27,209 be able to click directly on the links on the slide. If you want to learn more about 42 00:03:27,209 --> 00:03:31,680 navigating virtual appointments, whether that be learning how to keep your privacy or learning 43 00:03:31,680 --> 00:03:36,790 best practices for attending these virtual appointments, you can click on the FAQ page 44 00:03:36,790 --> 00:03:40,790 link on the slides here and that'll take you to our website where we give you some tips 45 00:03:40,790 --> 00:03:49,220 and tricks. Lastly, just want to point out some mental health resources. So, first is 46 00:03:49,220 --> 00:03:54,209 Good2Talk which provides free confidential services for professional counselling and 47 00:03:54,209 --> 00:03:57,989 information, as well as referrals for mental health, addictions, and well-being to all 48 00:03:57,989 --> 00:04:02,359 post-secondary students. If you're looking for undergraduate-specific care, it would 49 00:04:02,359 --> 00:04:09,890 be the Real Campus, which is free 24/7 support focused on psychological counselling and academic-life 50 00:04:09,890 --> 00:04:14,939 services. This is available and made available to undergraduate students specifically. And 51 00:04:14,939 --> 00:04:19,170 if you're looking for specific graduate student help, it would be through Empower Me which 52 00:04:19,170 --> 00:04:25,020 is a 24/7 accessible counselling service which is empowering you to thrive. If you want to 53 00:04:25,020 --> 00:04:29,910 read more about these resources or read about other resources, you can do so on our website 54 00:04:29,910 --> 00:04:35,130 which once again is wellness.mcmaster.ca. And with that, I'll just point you to our 55 00:04:35,130 --> 00:04:40,330 social media at @mcmasterswc. If you have any more questions, feel free to get in contact 56 00:04:40,330 --> 00:04:45,950 with either myself or my fellow Health Promoter, Taryn, and you can do so through the website. 57 00:04:45,950 --> 00:04:48,810 Thank you very much for listening and enjoy the rest of your year.