Advisor Mastery Program (AMP) Workshops

These workshops will focus primarily on advisor skill-building and knowledge-building. Potential topics include:

• Technical/Software/Administrative skills (Excel, TEAMS, ARGOS, reading high school transcripts, etc.)
• Advising approaches and best practices
• Legal/Ethical issues in advising
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Workshops will be offered twice a month, and will generally be worth 1 point (unless otherwise stated). Workshops will vary in terms of being offered in-person or via zoom.

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The Academic Advisor’s Role in Student Mental Health: Boundaries, Referrals, and Collaboration

This fun and engaging professional development session will be hosted and developed by an MTSU Advising Director and Associate Professor in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from the College of Education. The goal of the session is to empower advisors with the knowledge and confidence to effectively support student mental health while maintaining their professional role. 

 Participants will learn how to first identify a student may be exhibiting signs of distress and then be provided tools to feel comfortable asking appropriate and clarifying questions to gather more information. Based on the information gathered, you will feel empowered through this session to make the appropriate referrals to campus and community resources. 

The session will also address the importance of maintaining healthy professional boundaries, while offering tangible strategies to help reduce compassion fatigue and prevent burnout.  Additionally, the interdisciplinary approach of the session encourages collaboration with mental health professionals to deliver comprehensive and holistic support for students.

Hosted by 

Dr. Andrea Jenkins - Associate Professor, Womack Educational Leadership-Professional Counseling

Tiffany Fantine, NCC, Director of Advising, COE