1. Counseling and Consultation Services
  2. Student Wellness
  3. Outreach Request

Outreach Request

Is your student organization or department wanting to learn more about health and wellness? Counseling and Consultation Services and Student Wellness offer a variety of health and wellness programs and presentations for our campus community. If you are hosting an event of your own, you can also request to collaborate with a counselor support, or one of our therapy dogs to be at your event.

Our staff provides presentations, programs and workshops on various mental health and college student development topics. Presentation requests need to be made four weeks in advance. This allows us time to coordinate coverage for requests and other details. Please note that we are only able to facilitate workshops on campus.

Program Topics and Descriptions

We do our best to meet program requests for our campus community. Please review the presentation topics below and complete the form to make your request.

Student Audience Presentations

Perfect for a Classroom Presentation or Student Organization Meeting

  • Active* Consent (90 minutes) -Students will learn skills to establish healthy, consensual sexual relationships and develop an awareness of sexual violence and harassment. 
  • A.S.K. Like a Huskie (50 minutes) – Students will learn to help a friend navigate mental health concerns with three steps: Ask, Support, and Keep in touch. 
  • CCS and Wellbeing Services Overview (15 or 30 minutes) – This presentation will provide a brief overview of what we offer at Counseling and Consultation Services and how to utilize these resources. 
  • Digital Intimacy (90 minutes) - Students will learn how to engage in safe digital intimacy, why people share intimate images online, and how to be an Active* Bystander online. 
  • Healthy Habits (30 or 50 minutes) – Students will learn about the 4 healthy habits for student success: eating well, sleeping better, moving more, and connecting with yourself and others. 
  • Self-care and Burnout (45 minutes) – In this presentation, we will identify the signs of burnout and explore a variety of self-care strategies and resources.
  • Stress Management (50 minutes) – Students will gain a deeper understanding and increased awareness of their stress and ability to cope. 

Faculty and Staff Audience Presentations

Perfect for a Faculty or Staff Training

  • CCS and Wellbeing Services Overview (15 or 30 minutes) – This presentation will provide a brief overview of what we offer at Counseling and Consultation Services and how to utilize these resources. 
  • Mental Health First Aid Training (5.5 or 7.5 hours) – A workshop that teaches you how to help someone who is developing a mental health problem or is in a crisis, like how traditional first aid helps someone with a physical injury. It is an evidence-based, early-intervention program that uses an action plan to guide you through recognizing signs of distress, providing initial support, and connecting people to professional help or other support.

Other Audience Presentations

Perfect for Adding on to an Event or Program Already Planned

  • Counselor Support – For already scheduled programs or activities that may be triggering for some attendees and would benefit from having a counselor present to respond to a student who needs to process feelings that have come up while attending the event. 
  • Therapy Dog (30-60 minutes) – for already scheduled programs or activities that may benefit from a therapy dog's presence. We'll check with our therapy dog pack. 

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Contact Us

Student Wellness
Holmes Student Center 250 
bewell@niu.edu 
815-753-6511