Students
can work together to tackle problems and support each other through building skills of care and emotional resilience.
The Power of Care for On-Campus Wellbeing
The need for students, faculty and staff, and peers to know how to care for each other has never been greater, and yet we are living in a time when over 80% of people we have worked with have told us they don’t feel equipped to know what to say and do to someone who is struggling.
It is our goal to create a culture of care on college campuses.
Comfort U helps students, peers, faculty and staff, and even parents and caregivers be a resource to each other, strengthening the campus community as a whole.
78%
of college students don’t feel seen when they struggle, according to our surveys.
63%
struggle with anxiety and depression.
Faculty & Staff
face overwhelming burnout teaching and performing administrative duties in a transformed new world, and need to learn how to comfort and be comforted in return as well.
Parents & Caregivers
can be taught to understand the role they play between being the parent and being the comforter to their children.
STUDENT PROGRAMS
Discovery
We’ll take a baseline temperature read of your campus to uncover the potential for more connection. We do this using our proprietary survey and validated care and connection metrics. We’ll give a presentation and break you out into groups to talk through scenarios that are lacking in connection and care.
Outcome: We’ll develop a targeted action plan for your campus that illuminates the pathway to a self-sustaining culture of care and deeper resilience.
Fundamentals
Our signature Student Training program which includes assessments/surveys and aggregated data, a presentation, and our signature Awkward Zone Workshop. Fundamentals is perfect for incoming students, sports teams, and other on-campus organizations.
Outcome: Students will learn new tools and strategies to break through their own personal Awkward Zone™ and they will be equipped to know what to say and do for those around them who need a friend.
Core
Inspiring Comfort offers RA’s, Peer Leaders, and OLs a deeper orientation into the skill of comfort with deep dive scenario-based leadership training. They will receive a copy of the book Showing Up and participate in collaborative group sessions to identify specific strategies to be able to care for and support those students in their care who need a friend.
Outcome: RAs, Peer Leaders, and Orientation Leaders will be better equipped to offer comfort and connection to peers in their care.
Peer Leader Certification Training
To certify peer leaders, RAs, or OLs in facilitation of comfort skills training, see our Peer Leader Training Programs.
Team Bonding Training
Perfect for sports teams, arts/performance groups, and clubs. Participants will emerge from our team bonding training feeling more connected, seen, and supported by each other.
Outcome: Brings unity and bonding to teams that need the support of each other to perform well.
What Student Program Works Best For You?
FACULTY & STAFF PROGRAMS
Faculty and staff are crucial to creating a culture of social connectedness on campus, both among students and each other. Through this powerful combination of surveys, assessments, presentations, and workshops, participants will unlock the key to deeper and more meaningful relationships.
Faculty & Staff Programs can include:
Surveys and Personal Comfort Profile Assessments with aggregated results
Keynotes
Lunch & Learns
½ Day Workshops
Outcome: Faculty and staff will break through their own “Awkward Zones” and will be equipped to recognize and support both each other and those in their care.
PARENTS PROGRAMS
It is critical that students have a full circle of care which includes parents, teachers/staff, and each other. Our webinars help parents/caregivers understand the role they play between being the parent and being the comforter to their children.
Our Webinars include:
A Personal Comfort Profile Assessment and Pre-Survey done before session
A 45-minute webinar equipping parents/caregivers with the skill of comfort
Outcome: Parents/caregivers will gain insight into how best to provide care, comfort, and connection to students during times of change.