Mental Wellness - How to manage culture shock/acculturalization as international students?
"When you move from one country to another you have to accept that there are some things that are better and some things that are worse, and there is nothing you can do about it. "
--- Bill Bryson
Wagner International Students,
How are you doing? How's school going? We understand making a big life change is pretty scary, especially for those who are new here. And it's never easy to stay this far from families. BUT we got you!
About Dr. Jiyoon Lee: Jiyoon Lee is an NYS licensed psychologist and a Team Leader at NYU Counseling and Wellness Services in the Student Health Center. She earned her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Florida State University in Tallahassee, FL and she has extensive clinical experiences at the University Counseling Centers in the U.S. Her areas of interests and expertise are mood and anxiety disorders, motivation, academic success, ADHD assessment and coaching, career development, international students' mental health concerns, immigration and cultural adjustment, diversity issues, multicultural identity development and counseling, AOD (Alcohol & Other Drugs) issues, supervision and training, and mentoring.
Come to this free workshop to learn how to handle stress, depression, and anxiety. And you will receive information on how to find emotional support at NYU.