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FAQs about the Counselling Service What kinds of
services do we provide?
The Counselling Services provide many opportunities for students to develop and enhance their psychological skills and general resilience. There are many ways that these skills give students an advantage in their current studies and in their career preparation. Via Counselling Services students are able to access free and confidential services including:
For UNSW staff we also provide services that assist you in your engagement with students. These services include:
If any member of staff would like confidential personal counselling they may contact the UNSW Employee Assistance Program provider, Davidson Trahaire on 1300 360 364. We also have a team of psychologists who provide the professional expertise to all the programs and services. All the counsellors are registered psychologists with postgraduate training and an interest in student well being and development. As a team we are dedicated to providing a high quality professional service for the students and the whole UNSW community. Psychologist Intern Program: Postgraduate students in counselling and clinical psychology can apply to undertake their field placement experience under the supervision of our experienced counsellors. To find out more about this opportunity contact the Intern Program Coordinator on 9385 541 How do I make an appointment to see a counsellor? We have offices at Kensington and COFA campuses. Call 02-9385 5418 to make an appointment at the Kensington Campus and 02-9385 0733 at the COFA campus. You can also Drop-In to the Kensington Campus to discuss the best way to get a first appointment. Location: Kensington Campus - Level 2, East Wing, Quadrangle Building. COFA Campus - Ground Floor, G block, Room 05. All the personal counselling we provide is confidential - for more detail see http://www.counselling.unsw.edu.au/about_us/your_rights.htm Why use the Counselling Service? Here's some of the reasons we think are good ones - why not see if you 'qualify' for any of these! Students may want:
Staff may want:
What kinds of things do students come to see us about? Students use us for a variety of reasons. Everyone finds themselves in difficult circumstances at some time in their lives. When students first start at university they commonly encounter a number of issues which can cause distress:
On top of this, students may have personal difficulties such as:
Our counsellors are well equipped to provide student with skills that enable students to help themselves in difficult situtions. Our psychologists help students to bring effective thinking and behaviour skills and other personal resources to the fore to manage many common and uncommon problems. Lerning to apply psychological skills often makes for a greater feeling and experience of achievement and satisfaction. Students also come to see a psychologist to focus on positive areas of personal development and life skills which can greatly increase enjoyment, performance and satisfaction with uni and other important areas of their lives. Development of skills like:
can make a big difference to the experience of academic life. Don't forget to check out our collection of online self help information sheets and our resource library of self help books which are on display here in our Self Help Area. We are currently building our collections so let us know if you have a good suggestion or if what you're looking for is not there. Sometimes we may also refer students to other services either within the University (student support services) or out in the community (such as specialist private psychologists or counsellors or community services). So as you can see, we do lots of different things in order to help students have a great experience at UNSW! Sometimes students are unsure about whether a visit to the Counselling Service to see one of the psychologist is the best course of action in their circumstances. If this is you, we suggest you give us a try anyway! Why not make an appointment or come to drop-in , talk to one of the team and find out for yourself. Most times within the first appointment you and your counsellor would discuss what might be a useful next step. It's up to you to decide whether you think the counsellor can be of any further help to you after that initial session or whether you might prefer to tackle the issue on your own or see someone else. Or you might choose a combination of these approaches. And if we cannot help you we can usually point you in the right direction of someone who can. Of course if you have friends and family you feel you can talk to we highly recommend doing this as well. Finding someone who will listen to you or asking for help from someone you trust can be a much greater sign of inner strength than trying to do it all yourself all of the time! Where is the Counselling Service located? On the College of Fine Arts (CoFA) campus we have a counselling office on the ground floor of G Block, Room 05, Tel 9385 0733. On main campus at Kensington we are just off the Basser steps on Level 2 of the East Wing of the Quadrangle Building. Have a look at the map or give us a call on 02-9385 5418 if you can't find us!
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We provide counselling and personal development opportunities for students. We actively promote the overall mental and physical health and well being of our students to help them get the most out of their time at UNSW, participate fully in campus life and intelligently prepare for life outside of uni. We aim to consult with and support schools, faculties and academic and administrative staff in the very important job of helping their students. Our Mission To assist the University to achieve its strategic objectives through program planning, and development, consultation with Faculties and administrative units and participation in the implementation and evaluation of student support strategies, policies and programs.
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