Transcript Student Support at Sussex (Overview) [PPTX 67.09KB]

Claire Powrie Director of Student Services
STUDENT SERVICES AT SUSSEX
Student Services Division
 Careers and Employability Centre
 Chaplaincy
 Counselling Service
 International Student Support
 Student Life Centre
 Student Support Unit
 Widening Participation
Careers and Employability
 Linda Buckham, Director of the Careers and
Employability Centre, is here and will talk
about the service in detail
Chaplaincy
 There for students of all faiths or none
 Chaplains from a range of faith groups
 Quiet study room
 Space for prayer and reflection
 Close links with the Islamic Society and
dedicated prayer facilities for Muslim
students
Counselling Service
 Individual Counselling (Cognitive Behavioural
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Therapy or Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy)
Group therapy
Eating Disorders Group
Drug and Alcohol Counselling programme
Manage your Mood Workshops
Procrastination Workshop
Insomnia Workshop
International Student Support
 Sara Dyer, Head of International Student
Support, is here and will talk in detail about
the support offered
Student Life Centre
 The Student Life Centre offers information and advice on a
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range of issues including:
Personal concerns affecting study progress or well-being
Funding and finance including scholarships, bursaries and
hardship funds
Sources of help to improve academic performance –
identifying obstacles to learning
Understanding University systems and regulations in
relation to assessment, services, complaints, conduct and
discipline
Progression, intermission and withdrawal processes discussion and support
Referrals to other professional services on campus
Student Support Unit
 Offers support and advice to prospective and current
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students with specific learning difficulties, unseen, mobility
and sensory impairments, mental health conditions and
autism spectrum disorders
Assists with applications for the Disabled Students’
Allowances
Assists with applications for personal care provision and
liaison with Social Services as required
Liaises with University staff over teaching and examination
arrangements
Arranges support workers, note-takers, scribes etc
Liaises with Residential Services over accommodation
needs
Widening Participation Team
 Works with schools and colleges to advise
students from low participation
neighbourhoods about the opportunities
available to them at university
Other services for students
 Advice and University of Sussex Students’ Union
(USSU)
The USSU Advice & Representation Centre can give students free, independent
and confidential information, advice and support on a range of academic and
non-academic issues. Delivered by professional advisers and elected student
representatives : the service is independent from the University .
 Residential Advisers in the University Halls of
Residence: Residential Student Support Team
In Residential Services, the Residential Student Support Team is for students
living in University managed accommodation in order to help students to adjust
to communal living and provide you with welfare support.