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Wellness Education Certificate

The Student Wellness Centre offers a certificate program related to staying well while you are here at Laurier. The Wellness Education certificate is not only great for learning more strategies to stay well, but also to add to your Laurier Experience Record or resume. Earning the Wellness Education Certificte demonstrates a commitment to health and wellbeing, as well as an enhanced knowledge and understanding of wellness and the ways it affects your overall experience.

The Wellness Education Certificate consists of five one-hour online workshops, designed to be completed in one term. All workshops are open to Laurier students on all campuses.

Completing the Wellness Education Certificate

To earn the Wellness Education Certificate:

  1. Register individually, in advance, for four core workshops plus one elective. The core workshops are: Taking Charge of Your Wellness, Eating for Wellbeing, Finding Your Bliss, and Getting More Sleep. Any of our mental health workshops on Zoom count as the elective. All links are found on our programming page. 
    • Your attendance will be tracked in Navigator. It may take a few weeks for your workshop completion to be uploaded to Navigator.

  2. Complete the short Reflection Questionnaire on Navigator.

  3. Download your PDF certificate from Navigator. In the certificate, select the action circle in the bottom right corner, then Print/Download.

  4. If the Wellness Education Certificate is eligible for credit towards an academic course, complete Wellness Education Certificate – Confirmation to Instructor Form to notify your instructor of your successful completion. Student information is not shared without permission.

Workshop Offerings

We have six workshops running on Zoom Spring term 2024. All six workshops count as the elective in the Wellness Education Certificate program. All core Wellness Education workshops will resume Fall 2024. 

Understanding Perfectionism

May. 22, 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Register in Advance

In this workshop learn about perfectionism and its associated thoughts, emotions, and behaviours. Together we will explore the benefits and challenges of perfectionism and how perfectionism shows up in our lives. This workshop is one of four workshops in our Overcoming Perfectionism series. You do not have to attend all four sessions, but it is highly recommended. This workshop counts as an elective in the Wellness Education Certificate. 

Interrupting the Cycle Perfectionism

May. 29, 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Register in Advance 

In this workshop learn about factors that support and maintain perfectionism. This workshop will explore beliefs around perfectionism that impact our thoughts and behaviours and what happens when we don’t meet our own standards. This workshop is one of four workshops in our Overcoming Perfectionism series. You do not have to attend all four sessions, but it is highly recommended.This workshop counts as an elective in the Wellness Education Certificate. 

Challenging Perfectionist Thinking

June 5, 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Register in Advance

In this workshop learn strategies for challenging perfectionist behaviours and thinking patterns. Together we will explore skills for coping with the consequences of perfectionism and how self-compassion can act as an anecdote to perfectionism. This workshop is one of four workshops in our Overcoming Perfectionism series. You do not have to attend all four sessions, but it is highly recommended. This workshop counts as an elective in the Wellness Education Certificate.

Changing Perfectionist Thinking

June 12, 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Register in Advance

In this workshop learn strategies for changing perfectionist behaviours and thinking patterns. Together we will explore skills for coping with the consequences of perfectionism and how self-compassion can act as an anecdote to perfectionism. This workshop is one of four workshops in our Overcoming Perfectionism series. You do not have to attend all four sessions, but it is highly recommended. This workshop counts as an elective in the Wellness Education Certificate.

Positivity in Practice

July 10, 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Register in Advance

Learn about Positive Psychology and the secrets to increasing positive emotions, decreasing negativity, and creating daily satisfaction. Practical exercises and strategies will be the focus of this workshop, so that you come away with tools to foster a positive and growth oriented mindset. This workshop is run by a clinical counsellor from the Student Wellness Centre and counts as an elective toward the Wellness Education Certificate. 

Exam and Performance Anxiety

July 24, 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Register in Advance

Learn about Positive Psychology and the secrets to increasing positive emotions, decreasing negativity, and creating daily satisfaction. Practical exercises and strategies will be the focus of this workshop, so that you come away with tools to foster a positive and growth oriented mindset. This workshop is run by a clinical counsellor from the Student Wellness Centre and counts as an elective toward the Wellness Education Certificate.

For any questions about the Wellness Education Certificate, contact wellnessed@wlu.ca.