DBIO Seminar - Mental Health in Physics
Offered By: APS Physics via YouTube
Course Description
Overview
Explore the critical issue of mental health in physics through this insightful panel discussion. Delve into the high rates of anxiety and depression among graduate students, particularly in the aftermath of the pandemic. Examine potential solutions, strategies to transform stigma into support, and unique challenges faced in biological physics. Gain valuable perspectives on improving mental health culture and learn effective coping mechanisms from community members. Address burnout, uncertainty, and the implementation of new support services. Engage with student and audience questions, faculty approaches, and discipline-specific concerns. Investigate the intersection of identity and physics, soft skills development, and goal-setting in the context of mental well-being.
Syllabus
Introduction
Welcome
Burnout
Uncertainty
New Services
Slack
Student Question
Audience Question
Talk
Faculty handling
Specific mental health issues
Specific to a discipline
Identity
Why Physics
Report
Soft Skills
Goals
Taught by
APS Physics
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