The Student Counselling Centre and what we can

The Student Counselling Centre …and what we can provide

One 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 7 pm • Party at driv – Friday at 9 pm – Special discounts on beer/wine

Events • Full Spectrum Light Morning Café • Welcome back the sun celebration • Monthly International Coffee/Tea Hours Between 11: 30 am and 1 pm 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 Day Celebrations will take place on campus and in town • 9 February 11 am-3 pm - Grønn Hverdag Second Hand Market in Kulturhuset (culture house) Town Centre http: //www. gronnhverdag. no/nor/TM/Loka le-sider/Groenn-Hverdag-Nord/Kalender • All events http: //www. visittromso. no/no/Uteliv/Arrang ement/

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

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? The Receptionist: • Jill: radgivinga@sito. uit. no 1 Counsellor for international students: • Line: line. vraberg@sito. uit. no + 4 counsellors and 3 psychologists How 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!