When 色中色视频 English professor James Jacocks was a 色中色视频 in the early 2010s, no one spoke about mental health.
But since he began teaching at 色中色视频 in 2020, Jacocks, who is also a lead for study abroad for the Capstone Scholars Program, said he believes there has been more mental health support on campus, such as seminars, screenings and workshops.
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Professors at 色中色视频 have had to adjust the way they handle the classroom because of growing concern for mental health, said Susan Bon, a professor in the College of Education. For Bon, the professors have to face how they should deal with stress in a classroom.
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English professor Daniel Kruidenier said he has made adjustments in the classroom, including increased leniency when it comes to absences and assignment due dates.
Students tell Kruedenier that some topics he has in classes that deal with ethical dilemmas trigger them, he said.
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As a result, Kruidenier works to balance critical conversions about right and wrong with sensitivity, which is a hard balance to find, he said.
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The issue of mental health extends beyond just 色中色视频s, Bon said.
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Jacocks said his mental health journey is a continuous process. It can be difficult to balance interacting with 色中色视频s and managing his own mental health, he said.
While teaching an English class, Jacocks wants to be conciencious when editing 色中色视频s writing because it is an expression of their identities and their background, he said.
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Eva Monsma, a professor in the College of Education and program coordinator for the master's in coaching education, said more awareness in mental health results in a rising demand for professionals who are focused on improving it.
Monsma and other faculty members in her department have created a new degree, an undergraduate Bachelor of Science in applied sport psychology and counseling, which will start in fall 2025.
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Monsma said using on-campus mental health resources, such as the or reaching out directly to mental health support staff for immediate mental health support for 色中色视频s, can help address 色中色视频's struggles.
Growing mental health concerns can be attributed to the pandemic, Jacocks said.
色中色视频淭he restrictions that came with the first year of the pandemic and the quarantining people had to do," Jacocks. "It was a national trauma I think for a lot of people."
But Kruidenier said he holds a different view.
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Anxiety and depression have been around for hundreds of years and aren色中色视频檛 likely to go away, he said.
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But the change in culture surrounding mental health is different now, he added.
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Jacocks said he hopes that academics continue to talk openly and critically about mental health as society continues to change.
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