As a licensed therapist in Michigan, I have held several positions working with youth and families. As a former clinician and school counselor, I worked with families struggling with everything from divorce to grief, financial strains, housing issues, substance abuse, family violence, blended families, single parenthood, trauma, toxic friendships, identity issues, academic struggles, and a lot of ADHD, anxiety, and depression. Millions of children and teens in America face mental health challenges. There is a good chance your child may be too.

The mission of the Women’s Networking Association (WNA) is to connect professional women across campus through meaningful and empowering relationships. Providing an opportunity for women to network and support one another is an essential step for building women’s leadership at Michigan State University and in the Greater Lansing community. While these seminars are intended for professional women at MSU, WNA activities are open to all.

The four authors of this article discuss that although remote working has led to an increase in productivity, it also led to an increase in employee anxiety/burn-out which must be addressed if we are to keep using this remote-work model. The study that they cite says that the main cause of this anxiety is the uncertainty that employees feel from their employers' approach to work post-COVID. The article includes many graphics showing different emotions felt by employees, such as the majority of employees feeling they have not been communicated with about their post-pandemic work approach. This source is great for MSU when forming the specifics about their remote work policies, as many advantages were cited, as well as disadvantages.

This series of workshops is intended for leaders (executive managers, deans, directors, chairs, and supervisors, level 12-17) from across the University to work together to improve the current climate and culture in their units and across the greater campus community.

Imposter Syndrome is real! I promise you are not alone in feeling like your success is due to luck, faking/faithing it, or any other gremlin that enjoys taking up residence in the back of your mind. During our time together, we’ll dig into what Imposter Syndrome is and we’ll walk alongside each other to learn ways to remove the power of the gremlins that hinder harnessing success and self-love.

Saying you don’t have any questions at the end of an interview is the worst response. Usually, the biggest hurdle is preparing a few questions that happen to get answered during the interview. When you’re stuck, you can use

“The 4 C’s” formula to ask great questions. What are your go-to questions to ask at the end of a job interview?

Did you know that the MSU WorkLife Office offers career consultations to faculty and staff as well as their partners/spouses? Career consultations include short-term assistance with things like exploring your interests and related careers, resumé/CV and cover letter writing, interview tips, help with a job search, and more! We can meet you exactly where you are in your career journey and begin from there. 

Learn about best practices and procedures for reducing potential bias in the screening and interview process and obtain tools for increasing understanding and self-awareness.

Participants will learn:

In this session, we’ll talk about what we know from research about children and screens and how caregivers can use that information to support their children’s learning.

Participants will be able to…

A place for Spartans to connect on adult caregiving/eldercare topics with the goal of connecting, building community and sharing best practices regarding adult/elder caregiving and the importance of caring for the caregivers.