The Student Counselling and Development (SCD) office aims to equip students with the necessary skills, knowledge, and tools to effectively overcome their personal and academic challenges and to become well-rounded, optimally developed students and members of society. We achieve this via a variety of initiatives and services, including:
| Individual and confidential counselling for: |
| Depression and stress-related difficulties | Anger and emotional management |
| Anxiety (excessive worry), trauma, panic attacks | Study skills |
| Relationship difficulties (e.g. romantic, friendships, family) | Low self-esteem |
| Difficulty with adjustment and grief | Other psychological/emotional challenges |
| Weekly group/developmental workshops |
| Self-esteem building | Stress management and coping skills |
| Assertiveness | Communication skills |
| Emotional and social intelligence | Creating healthy and managing difficult relationships, etc. |
| Psychometric and academic support |
| Career counselling | Career planning |
| Learning support through life and academic skills workshops | Psychological assessments for selection courses, admissions testing, and Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) |
Mental Health programmes and projects
We use scientifically-supported programmes and projects designed to improve students’ overall well-being, career prospects, academic performance, and life satisfaction. Our most significant projects include the Kindness Project (a compassion-based intervention), the Career Development Project, The Power Club (dealing with trauma and building resiliency project), and the Super Study Skills project (enhancing academic performance), to name but a few.
Research and Community Projects
We do research on relevant higher-educational and community-related phenomena, present at various conferences, and is actively involved in community projects on the Qwaqwa Campus and within the broader Phuthaditjhaba community.
For more information, bookings, and appointments or to sign up for our workshops, projects or programmes, visit us at the Intsika Building, office numbers 0032, 0033, and 0041 or email us at SCDQQ@ufs.ac.za and our friendly staff will assist you.
Contact
Nonhlanhla Moleleki
Registered Counsellor
T: +27 58 718 5032
E: SitholeNH@ufs.ac.za