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Engineering Wellness Dialogues and Needs Assessments Study<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n
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The growing need for mental health support and treatment \u2014 and the incidence of crises \u2014 have raised considerable concerns on university campuses and in the communities in which they reside about the availability of resources to address this trend. The necessity for qualified mental health professionals in a university setting is as crucial as it is in the general public, but studies indicate that the majority of college students do not typically receive treatment, and attention given to supporting students\u2019 mental wellness needs nationwide has been insufficient. Engineering students, in particular, have reported lower to lowest rates of treatment utilization compared to student cohorts in other academic disciplines.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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To help address this disparity, the Engineering Wellness Dialogues and Needs Assessments study was launched to better understand (1) Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering doctoral students\u2019 mental wellness needs, as well as facilitators and barriers to meeting their needs, and (2) College faculty\u2019s awareness of doctoral students\u2019 mental wellness needs, as well as facilitators and barriers to supporting these needs. The gained knowledge will facilitate building an educational environment that actively fosters mental wellness as an essential part of students\u2019 learning and growth. This study is made possible by the UF Provost Creative Campus Initiative grant.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n\n

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Clinical associate professor and licensed psychologist at the UF Counseling and Wellness Center<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Mei-Fang Lan is a clinical associate professor and licensed psychologist at the Counseling and Wellness Center. In collaboration with the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, Dr. Lan is the principal investigator of the Engineering Wellness Dialogues and Needs Assessments project and the 2020-2021 Creative Scholar-in-Residence. This study aims to promote a movement in the college to create, build, and sustain a culture that values and encourages active mental wellness engagement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2592,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"featured_post":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-27","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nEngineering Wellness Dialogues and Needs Assessments Study - Engineering Wellness 360\u00b0<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/wellness\/engineering-wellness-study\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Engineering Wellness Dialogues and Needs Assessments Study - 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