Creighton University Counseling and Psychological Services
 

Community and Internet Resources
INTERNET RESOURCES

Mental Health

• National Mental Health Association:  Search for helpful information on a variety of mental health topics.  Find a local mental health association or browse news and events
• Mental-Health Resources: Covers mental health issues such as panic disorders, stress and depression.  Find General psychotherapy information.
• About.com - Mental Health:  Covers a variety of mental health issues and conditions including panic disorders, stress and depression, as well as treatments.
• Mental Health Net: On-line book on Psychological Self Help covers many specific mental health conditions as well as discussing the methodology of self help

University Counseling Center Resources

• The Counseling Center Village: University of Buffalo
• Counseling Resources on the Internet: University of Scranton
• Counseling Resources on the Internet: University of California-Northridge
• Learning Skills Resources and Virtual Handouts: George Washington University Counseling Center
• Academic Learning Center: Writing Tips from Union County College
• Center for Academic Success: Study Strategies from Louisiana State University
• Web Learning Sites: East Campus Learning Support from Pima Community College
• Study Skills: East Campus Learning Support from Pima Community College
• Self Assessments:  East Campus Learning Support from Pima Community College
• Learning Support Center Handouts: For handouts on Time Management, Memory & Stress, Lecture Note Taking, Problem Solving, Reading Speed, Textbook Usage, and Test Taking; click on the button "Handouts".  For links to various Academic Help Internet Resources, click on the "Net Resources" button. Courtesy of Purdue University Liberal Arts Learning Center
• Study Sills References and Other Links of Interest: Learning Support Center at Paradise Valley Community College
• General Adult ADD Symptom Checklist: Daniel G. Amen, M.D.
• Learning Disability Checklist:  Gary Singler, Ed.D
• Readiness Checklist for Distance Learners:  Southwestern Community College
• What Makes a Successful Online Student?:  Illinois Online Network
• Hemispheric Dominance Inventory: Developmental Studies Department at Middle Tennessee State University
• A Learning Style Survey for College: written by Catherine Jester, Learning Disability Specialist at Diablo Valley College
• Treasure Trove of Chemistry:  by Eric Weisstein
• Wordsmyth, the Educational Dictionary-Thesaurus (WEDT): the premier online American English dictionary with an integrated thesaurus. WEDT contains 50,000 headwords, and very precisely defined and hyperlinked synonyms.  And the search engine allows for very flexible search.
• Focusing on Words: A rich source of information that will enhance English-vocabulary skills by focusing on the Latin and Greek elements used in English.
• SuccessTypes Related Links: within the Medical Education Forum.
• Emergency Test Preparation: University of St. Thomas' ISS-Learning Center, St. Paul, MN.
• Acronym Finder:  A world wide web searchable database of more than 186,000 abbreviations and acronyms about computers, technology, telecommunications, and military acronyms and abbreviations.
• Learning Styles Assessment: Chemeketa Community College, Salem, Oregon.
• Latin and Greek Prefixes and Suffixes: Many medical terms are built from Greek and Latin prefixes.  Knowing the common words enables one to quickly comprehend and understand many long, complicated terms.  Technion Israel Institute of Technology.
• Internet Self-Assessment in Pharmacology:  ISAP is a Web based educational environment for health professionals and students of health professions.
• Translation Dictionary: OneLook® Dictionaries is an index of online dictionaries.
• Memory Techniques and Mnemonics: by Mind Tools™.
• Guide to Grammar & Writing: Prepared by Professor of English, Charles Darling, for English courses at Capital Community College and for the general online public.
• Test Anxiety:  presented by Texas Woman's University Counseling Center
• Study Aids: study resources for basic sciences from Biotest Publishing. 
• Academic Success Database: from the Student Doctor Network, including a short course in medical terminology
• Study Skills/Learning Tactics: a Medical Student Online Service of Kansas University
• Learning Process: a Medical Student Online Service of Kansas University that presents four variables in the learning process.
• Instructional Sciences and Assessment: related links from the Oklahoma College of Pharmacy that includes on-line assessment measures, specific strategies for learning and assistance and many more.
• Study Guides and Strategies: provided by the University of St. Thomas, including writing basics
• Study Tips for the Distance Learner: provided by Creighton University's Non-traditional Doctor of Pharmacy program
• How do you Learn?:  A workshop provided by Louisiana State University to help determine your learning style and the best study methods for you
• Success Types: Articles in medical education provided by Texas Tech University
• People Patterns:  A modern look into the four temperaments by Stephen Montgomery, Ph.D.
• Study Guides, Strategies & More:  Especially useful guide for nursing students, provided by the University of South Carolina-Lancaster

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