The Student Counselling Centre

…and what we can provide

One of our aimsOne of our aims

• To make the transitional phase of coming here as short and as smooth as possible– Open doors for quick questions, need for

information on where to find what, or how to solve problems occurred

Services include

• Information

• Social events

• Practical assistance

• Emotional support or therapy

Information

• Health system (medical assistance)

• Social security system

• Bureaucracies

• Way things are organised around here

• Spare time activities

• Culture, climate, etc

Information

• Where to buy what (what is cheap where)

• Regular info e-mails + Facebook postings including info of events taking place:

• facebook.com/student.counselling.centre

Social Events

• Cultural Presentations at driv– Friday at 7pm

• Party at driv– Friday at 9pm

– Special discounts on beer/wine

EventsEvents• Full Spectrum Light Morning Café• Welcome back the sun celebration• Monthly International Coffee/Tea Hours

Between 11:30 am and 1pm in the Café Bodega in the basement of House 2 of Teorifagbygget. Free coffee/tea and delicious Norwegian waffles will be served! First time: Friday 3 February

• Information meetings if needed• Information via e-mail & Facebook• Also depending on you!

Town events

• 14 – 20 January Tromsø International Film Festival (TIFF)http://tiff.no/en

• 27 January – 4 February Northern Light Music Festival http://www.nordlysfestivalen.no/en/forside.html

• 4 – 10 February Sami Week Indigenous Festival http://www.msm.no/index.php?id=543463

Town Events

• 6 February – The Sami People’s DayCelebrations will take place on campus and in town

• 9 February 11am-3pm - Grønn Hverdag Second Hand Market in Kulturhuset (culture house) Town Centre http://www.gronnhverdag.no/nor/TM/Lokale-sider/Groenn-Hverdag-Nord/Kalender

• All events http://www.visittromso.no/no/Uteliv/Arrangement/

Practical Assistance

• Translation of letters• Obtaining appointments (making phone

calls), to e.g. doctors, dentists or social security offices.

• Budgeting assistance• Making support letters

– Family reunifications– Holiday visas to other countries– Kindergarten/housing, etc.

Emotional support

• Counselling and psychological therapy– Problems in life that can affect studies and

well being (anxieties, depressions, sadness, grief, eating disorders, long term illness, pregnancy, etc.)

– Assistance with feelings of not coping with studies or exams

Emotional supportEmotional support

• Therapy groups– Exam – Grief – Oral presentations – Self esteem– Depression management *

Where are we?Where are we?• Ground Floor of Breiviklia, Dept’s of History,

Archaeology & Social Anthropology building

• Entrance down the road from the bus stop

Who are we?Who are we?

The Receptionist:• Jill: radgivinga@sito.uit.no 1 Counsellor for international students:• Line: line.vraberg@sito.uit.no + 4 counsellors and 3 psychologistsHow to get in touch:• Office Hours 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Mon-Fri• Make appointments via e-mail, phone or with Jill

at the reception • Drop-in Hours: Mon-Fri 1 p.m.-2 p.m.

Last but not least

• Service is confidential

• And free of charge

• Easy accessibility policy

• Welcome!