Centre for Social and Psychological Support
The Centre for Social and Psychological Support is a special-purpose facility of the Technical University of Košice with a university-wide scope of activity.
It provides:
- psychological, social and career counselling,
- counselling in the field of adverse psycho-social situation due to the threat of social exclusion (e.g. due to the origin from a disadvantaged background, discrimination based on gender, gender, nationality, age and other diversity),
- first-contact counselling on sexual harassment and gender-based violence,
- information and counselling activities,
- crisis intervention,
- educational activities in the field of social skills and personal development,
- primary prevention of socio-pathological phenomena (e.g. substance and non-substance addictions, sexual harassment, etc.),
- the development of peer-to-peer support groups at the University.
The Centre collaborates with those providing services in the Accessibility Centre, members of the tutoring system, the Student Information Centre and other relevant parts of the University for the work of the Centre. It also cooperates with non-university domestic and international partners in accordance with its mission and activities, in particular with institutions in the field of counselling and support services.
Counselling is provided free of charge and in confidence, with confidentiality. Personal information is not disclosed to third parties inside or outside the University.
Adresa
Vysokoškolská 39/4, 042 00 Sever
2nd Floor
Room No. 258
What We Help WIth
Study and study problems
- support for adaptation to university studies and environment
- support for coping with the demands of studying, e.g. low academic performance, perceived burden in the exam period, failure to study, repeating a year, loss of motivation, loss of interest in studying, presentation stage fright
- supporting the reconciliation of the demands of study, personal and professional life
- advice on effective ways of learning
Personal and family life
- counselling in solving personal, family and work problems, solving relationship problems
- counselling when experiencing discrimination on the basis of gender, gender, race, colour, nationality, age and other diversity
- first-contact counselling when experiencing sexual harassment and other forms of gender-based violence
- first contact counselling for substance and non-substance dependence,
- support for developmental tasks (e.g. transition to adulthood)
Personal development
- help in finding resources for personal, social and emotional maturation
- support for the acquisition of interpersonal skills for work and personal life
- support in recognising one's own potential and the possibilities of fulfilling it in practice
Career orientation
- supporting the development of career management skills
- identifying strengths for pursuing a particular career
- developing the skills needed to pursue a specific career
- help with preparation for the recruitment process
Sudden crisis situations
- coping with acute stress and strain situations,
- coping with unforeseen life events in one's own life (family, personal and work relationships),
- coping with maladaptive behaviour in crisis situations
