‘Promoting the physical, mental, emotional, and social health of men, and attitudes and behaviors that will benefit everyone.’
The first years of college are a challenging transition for many of us. Academic expectations, social pressures, and being away from home, often for the first time, can often be difficult to navigate. Many traditional aged college men find themselves struggling in a variety of areas, including social, physical, mental, and emotional health. The UO Men’s Center, along with the UO Office of Student Judicial Affairs and the Counseling and Testing Center, has created Mad Skills, a unique intervention addressing the need for education and support for students in violation of the Conduct Code, as well as voluntary participants interested in exploring universal men’s health concerns.
Mad Skills is a psychoeducational* curriculum that utilizes a variety of unconventional means to promote help seeking behaviors and alternative means for the management of stress and anger for University students. Film clips, music, and even the application of the principles of Aikido are all combined to facilitate deep exploration into some of ecological concerns that often lie beneath the behaviors that result in violations and citations.
Mad Skills is a five-week curriculum with 1 ½ hour meeting times weekly. We generally offer the program from weeks 5-9 during the Fall, Winter, and Spring academic terms. For specific details about upcoming courses, including dates and locations, please contact madskill@uoregon.edu » or uomc@uoregon.edu. »
This is not a therapy or support group design but, rather, an opportunity for men to gather together and learn from one another.
If you would like to download a printable version of the Mad Skills Student Registration form, please click here ».
Frequently Asked Questions about Mad Skills »
*psychodeducation: a facilitated discussion in which academic and affective domains are given equal credence; a place where thinking and feeling are considered equally; a process by which personal experiences and emotions are utilized as curriculum for discussion and exploration.