{"id":97,"date":"2019-10-01T23:31:20","date_gmt":"2019-10-02T03:31:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abestudentsuccess\/chapter\/3-review\/"},"modified":"2020-09-11T10:40:35","modified_gmt":"2020-09-11T14:40:35","slug":"3-review","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/studentsuccess\/chapter\/3-review\/","title":{"raw":"3.4 Chapter Review and Activities","rendered":"3.4 Chapter Review and Activities"},"content":{"raw":"As exciting and exhilarating as education is, it also comes with its stress and anxiety. There are numerous supports available to help you. Supports and resources include your own personal network, student support services, and academic course supports. Be sure to access these supports throughout the semester to make sure you keep on track. All too often, people wait until they are overwhelmed before seeking support. At that point, stress and anxiety are harder to deal with, so try to reach out early on. There is nothing wrong with needing a little help. In fact, it's perfectly normal.\n
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Exercise: Support Systems<\/p>\n\n<\/header>\n

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Use the information from the lists you created throughout this chapter and make a chart of support contacts for different needs. You identified barriers to education in the previous chapter (e.g. addictions, poverty, abuse, depression, slow reader, test-anxiety, physical limitations). Match these barriers with supports for an easy reference during your school year. The chart should have three columns, the barrier or need, the supporter(s) you can turn to, and the contact information for that support. Remember to draw your supports from your personal network, your community network, community support services, student services, and course support resources.<\/div>\n
Here is an example:<\/div>\n
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Sample Support Contacts<\/caption>\n
Barrier\/Need<\/th>\nSupport<\/th>\nContact Info<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
When I get discouraged<\/td>\nMy friend, Sarah<\/td>\n(Phone number)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
When my anxiety flares up<\/td>\nMy counsellor, Bob\n\nYoga class<\/td>\n(Text or email)\n\nCommunity Centre<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
When I have temptations re: alcohol issues<\/td>\nMy Celebrate Recovery (CR) group<\/td>\n(Sponsor's phone number)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
When I have financial struggles<\/td>\nFinancial aid officer, Lois<\/td>\n(Email address)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
When I have trouble with essay writing<\/td>\nCollege writing lab<\/td>\nM W F 9am-2 pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
When I have learning issues<\/td>\nEducation advisor, John<\/td>\nStudent Services (Karen) ext 3243<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
When I get overwhelmed<\/td>\nMeet up with my walking buddy, Janine, to take a break, get exercise and fresh air, and clear my head.<\/td>\n(Text)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\nMake the list as long as it needs to be. Fill in all the expected issues (big or small) that come to mind.\n\n<\/div>\n
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Key Takeaways<\/p>\n\n<\/header>\n

\n\nAccessing supports and resources is a wise thing to do while in post-secondary.\n\nPersonal supports include:<\/strong>\n
    \n \t
  • Friends and family<\/li>\n \t
  • Support groups<\/li>\n \t
  • Teams, clubs, or committees<\/li>\n \t
  • Special interest groups<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nStudent support services include:<\/strong>\n
      \n \t
    • Education advising (or academic advising)<\/li>\n \t
    • Financial aid<\/li>\n \t
    • International support<\/li>\n \t
    • Indigenous support or aboriginal gathering place<\/li>\n \t
    • Accessibility services<\/li>\n \t
    • Counselling<\/li>\n \t
    • Assessment services<\/li>\n \t
    • Employment services<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nCourse supports<\/strong> include:<\/strong>\n
        \n \t
      • Writing labs<\/li>\n \t
      • Learning centres<\/li>\n \t
      • College and local libraries<\/li>\n \t
      • Peer tutors<\/li>\n \t
      • Study skills workshops<\/li>\n \t
      • Tutorials<\/li>\n \t
      • I.T. support<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","rendered":"

        As exciting and exhilarating as education is, it also comes with its stress and anxiety. There are numerous supports available to help you. Supports and resources include your own personal network, student support services, and academic course supports. Be sure to access these supports throughout the semester to make sure you keep on track. All too often, people wait until they are overwhelmed before seeking support. At that point, stress and anxiety are harder to deal with, so try to reach out early on. There is nothing wrong with needing a little help. In fact, it’s perfectly normal.<\/p>\n

        \n
        \n

        Exercise: Support Systems<\/p>\n<\/header>\n

        \n
        \n
        Use the information from the lists you created throughout this chapter and make a chart of support contacts for different needs. You identified barriers to education in the previous chapter (e.g. addictions, poverty, abuse, depression, slow reader, test-anxiety, physical limitations). Match these barriers with supports for an easy reference during your school year. The chart should have three columns, the barrier or need, the supporter(s) you can turn to, and the contact information for that support. Remember to draw your supports from your personal network, your community network, community support services, student services, and course support resources.<\/div>\n
        Here is an example:<\/div>\n
        \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
        Sample Support Contacts<\/caption>\n
        Barrier\/Need<\/th>\nSupport<\/th>\nContact Info<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
        When I get discouraged<\/td>\nMy friend, Sarah<\/td>\n(Phone number)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        When my anxiety flares up<\/td>\nMy counsellor, Bob<\/p>\n

        Yoga class<\/td>\n

        		(Text or email)<\/p>\n

        Community Centre<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

        When I have temptations re: alcohol issues<\/td>\nMy Celebrate Recovery (CR) group<\/td>\n(Sponsor’s phone number)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        When I have financial struggles<\/td>\nFinancial aid officer, Lois<\/td>\n(Email address)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        When I have trouble with essay writing<\/td>\nCollege writing lab<\/td>\nM W F 9am-2 pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        When I have learning issues<\/td>\nEducation advisor, John<\/td>\nStudent Services (Karen) ext 3243<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        When I get overwhelmed<\/td>\nMeet up with my walking buddy, Janine, to take a break, get exercise and fresh air, and clear my head.<\/td>\n(Text)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

        Make the list as long as it needs to be. Fill in all the expected issues (big or small) that come to mind.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

        <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
        \n
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        Key Takeaways<\/p>\n<\/header>\n

        \n

        Accessing supports and resources is a wise thing to do while in post-secondary.<\/p>\n

        Personal supports include:<\/strong><\/p>\n

          \n
        • Friends and family<\/li>\n
        • Support groups<\/li>\n
        • Teams, clubs, or committees<\/li>\n
        • Special interest groups<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Student support services include:<\/strong><\/p>\n

            \n
          • Education advising (or academic advising)<\/li>\n
          • Financial aid<\/li>\n
          • International support<\/li>\n
          • Indigenous support or aboriginal gathering place<\/li>\n
          • Accessibility services<\/li>\n
          • Counselling<\/li>\n
          • Assessment services<\/li>\n
          • Employment services<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            Course supports<\/strong> include:<\/strong><\/p>\n

              \n
            • Writing labs<\/li>\n
            • Learning centres<\/li>\n
            • College and local libraries<\/li>\n
            • Peer tutors<\/li>\n
            • Study skills workshops<\/li>\n
            • Tutorials<\/li>\n
            • I.T. support<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":90,"menu_order":4,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-97","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":82,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/studentsuccess\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/97","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/studentsuccess\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/studentsuccess\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/studentsuccess\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/90"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/studentsuccess\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/97\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":98,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/studentsuccess\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/97\/revisions\/98"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/studentsuccess\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/82"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/studentsuccess\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/97\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/studentsuccess\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=97"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/studentsuccess\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=97"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/studentsuccess\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=97"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/studentsuccess\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=97"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}