Transition to College Workshop

By The Franklin Lakes Journal

Published: June 15, 2009

WEST BERGEN CENTER FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH ASPERGER’S RELATED SERVICES offers
TRANSITION TO COLLEGE WORKSHOP

West Bergen Mental Healthcare, a non-profit counseling and psychiatric center, is now offering a 5-week workshop entitled Life after High School…Transition to College workshop. The course will be held on Wednesday evenings from July 15 to August 12, 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Center for Children and Youth, One Cherry Lane, Ramsey.

The goal of the workshop is to assist students in their transition to college life - whether living on campus or commuting to a local college. Topics to be covered include: the process of transition, commuting issues, dorm life, daily living, organizational skills, time management, money management, campus resources, support systems, disclosure and advocacy choices, roommate issues, socialization and coping with the unexpected.

The fee for the workshop is $250. (The registration form and fee are due by July 9.) For further information or to register, please call Kelly Doyle at (201) 934-1160 ext. 7231.

Established in 1963 as a child guidance clinic, today West Bergen provides comprehensive services for all age groups with various levels of need. West Bergen Mental Healthcare recently celebrated being voted Number One in Client Satisfaction by the Mental Health Corporations of America’s National Survey for 2007. The Agency has earned this notable recognition five times since 1998.