{"id":3353,"date":"2022-09-22T08:57:05","date_gmt":"2022-09-22T12:57:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/?p=3353"},"modified":"2026-01-12T15:50:49","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T20:50:49","slug":"supporting-your-students-well-being","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/2022\/09\/22\/supporting-your-students-well-being\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Families: Supporting your student\u2019s well-being"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<lite-vimeo videoid=\"752215599\" autoload><\/lite-vimeo>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-default\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>This Sept. 20, 2022, webinar for new Bates families included panelists from the following campus departments:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/health-services\/\">Bates Health Services<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gobatesbobcats.com\/sports\/2020\/6\/4\/spmeds-athletic-performance-sports-medicine-staff.aspx\">Sports Medicine<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/counseling-psychological-services\/\">Counseling and Psychological Services<\/a> (CAPS)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/student-affairs\/student-support-and-advising\/\">Student Support Advising<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/multifaith\/\">Multifaith Chaplaincy<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/housing\/residence-life\/\">Residence Life and Health Services<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This webinar is password protected, and the password was sent to all incoming families whether they registered for the webinar or not.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To request that we resend the password, please email <a href=\"mailto:parents@bates.edu\">parents@bates.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Are the CAPS clinical support groups short-term or long-term? Can you give more info about what types of groups are available?&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>Clinical groups will be offered on a weekly basis for 8 sessions for a core number of students (usually between 6-8 students). Groups will run for Fall semester and then be reoffered in the Spring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This link shares the types of groups and support spaces being offered: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/counseling-psychological-services\/#groups-and-support-spaces-for-fall-2022\">www.bates.edu\/counseling-psychological-services\/#groups-and-support-spaces-for-fall-2022<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Do the student support services help with time management skills?<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>There are great supports in this area through the Academic Resource Commons: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/academic-resource-commons\/learning-strategies-2\/\">www.bates.edu\/academic-resource-commons\/learning-strategies-2\/<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How do students figure out who their student support person is?<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>Students can sign into <a href=\"http:\/\/reach.bates.edu\">Bates Reach<\/a> using their standard Bates College username and password. On Bates Reach, students can find their &#8220;Network&#8221; where their Student Support Advisor (SSA) is located.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Where do we find out more about the Multifaith Chaplaincy programs?&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/multifaith\/connect\/#pause\">Pause<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/multifaith\/connect\/#hearth\">Hearth<\/a> are the two mentioned this evening, plus we have a lot of other programs that pop up throughout the year: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/multifaith\/connect\/\">www.bates.edu\/multifaith\/connect\/<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>My first<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211;<\/span>year has reported issues with dorm fire alarms. What can be done?<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>While safety is our primary concern, we know this can be frustrating. If a student is concerned, please have them reach out to the Res Life team at <a href=\"mailto:housing@bates.edu\">housing@bates.edu<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How can our student initiate a FERPA waiver?<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>Students can set their FERPA releases via their Garnet Gateway account. If students wish to sign a waiver so that their health information can be shared with their parents, they can find that document in the \u201cForms\u201d tab of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/health-services\/\">Bates Health Service<\/a> site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Do you have an emergency texting alert system?&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>We do have an emergency alert system that sends text messages along with other types of alerts. We send what is called a brief and timely warning when there is a threat to the community and specific actions are recommended. That message goes to those who are on campus &#8211; faculty, staff, and students &#8211; so that they can quickly respond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Additional resources mentioned in the webinar:<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/health-services\/accessing-services-2\/\">Accessing health services after hours or on weekends<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/counseling-psychological-services\/#scheduling\">Scheduling a CAPS appointment<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/campus-safety\/\">Campus Safety<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/events-for-your-students\/\">Parent version of Bates Today<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Student Affairs dedicated mailbox: <em>studentaffairs@bates.edu&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Sept. 20, 2022, webinar for new Bates families included panelists from&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1530,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_hide_ai_chatbot":false,"_ai_chatbot_style":"","associated_faculty":[],"_Page_Specific_Css":"","_bates_restrict_mod":false,"_table_of_contents_display":false,"_table_of_contents_location":"","_table_of_contents_disableSticky":false,"_is_featured":false,"footnotes":"","_bates_seo_meta_description":"","_bates_seo_block_robots":false,"_bates_seo_sharing_image_id":0,"_bates_seo_sharing_image_twitter_id":0,"_bates_seo_share_title":"","_bates_seo_canonical_overwrite":"","_bates_seo_twitter_template":""},"categories":[25,13],"tags":[44],"class_list":["post-3353","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-class-of-2026-families","category-email-updates","tag-all-families"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3353","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1530"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3353"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3353\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6008,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3353\/revisions\/6008"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3353"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3353"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}