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Your Blue Jay is Now Ready to Soar! Susana Ferradas, Ph.D. Staff Psychologist, Coordinator for Latinx Students & Liaison to Student Groups, Counseling Center counselingcenter@jhu.edu Kesha Williams Tiffany Llewellyn, DSW LCSW Director,

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Your Blue Jay is Now Ready to Soar!

Kesha Williams Director, Parent and Family Relations bluejayfamilies@jhu.edu

Susana Ferradas, Ph.D. Staff Psychologist, Coordinator for Latinx Students & Liaison to Student Groups, Counseling Center counselingcenter@jhu.edu

Tiffany Llewellyn, DSW LCSW Staff Social Worker, Counseling Center counselingcenter@jhu.edu

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Program Overview

I. Introductions II. College Student Development

  • III. Common Stressors for First Year Students
  • IV. Family Involvement in College Student Development

V. Effective Parenting Strategies

  • VI. Resources
  • VII. Q & A
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College Student Development

  • From the ages of 18-25, emerging adulthood, college

students are building their identity (Brewer, Nicotera, Veeh, & Laser-Maira, 2018)

  • This is an opportunity for them to take ri

risks and build their se self-ef

  • efficacy. In order to do that they need to have

more aut autono nomy.

  • Chal

Challeng nges and se setbacks are a normal part of emerging adulthood and the college transition

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Common Stressors

  • Academic
  • Managing multiple deadlines and assignments
  • Imposter syndrome – Do I belong here?
  • Social
  • Maintaining balance between academic life and

social life

  • Establishing social connections
  • COVID-19 Related Stress
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Family Involvement in College Student Development

  • Parental involvement is important in development of

social, emotional, and cognitive adjustment (Darlow, Norvilities, & Schuetze, 2017).

  • Overparenting can make students feel less competent and

more vulnerable to stressors.

  • Supportive parenting improves overall well-being and self-

efficacy.

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  • Utilizing Active Listening
  • Setting firm/clear expectations
  • Encouraging Problem Solving
  • What are your options?
  • What resources are available?
  • Are there any faculty, staff, or peers you can reach out to

for support?

Effective Parenting Strategies

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Effective Parenting Strategies

  • Modeling/Encouraging healthy behaviors
  • Establishing a regular, structured schedule including

breaks and exercise

  • Connecting with nature (American Psychological
  • Association. (2020, April). Nurtured

by nature. Monitor on Psychology, 51(3).

  • Creating a designated workspace
  • Implementing a regular sleep/wake schedule
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Resources

  • Professors and Teaching Assistants
  • Academic Advisors
  • First Year Mentors
  • Calm app ht

https://www.calm.com/jhu hu

  • Silver Cloud ht

https://jhu hu.silver ercloudhea health. h.com/signu nup/

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Resources

  • TimelyMD ht

https ps://www.timely.md/faq aq/ment ntal al-teleh telehea ealth lth-fa faq/

  • us

use s service k key “ “JHU2020”

  • JHU Wellness website www.we

www.wellness.j .jhu.e .edu du

  • A Place to Talk –Z – Peer Listening Service
  • Zoom room is open Tuesdays & Thursdays 9 - 11 pm EST and

Wednesdays 11 am - 1 pm EST.

  • Counseling

Center

ht https://s //student ntaffairs.jhu hu.edu/c /couns nseling ngcent nter/

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Questions?

Thank You!