(approved in the Academic Senate of 05/11/2019, minutes no. 133 and in the Board of Directors of 06/11/2019, minutes no. 106)
University represents a fundamental context for the cultural, social and psychological growth of students. It is not limited to the transmission of knowledge, but must promote the development of abstract, creative and problem solving skills, essential for the formation of socially integrated individuals with real professional abilities. Therefore, for UNINT and its DRC Research Center, it is crucial to support the growth of identity and subjectivity through active and continuous listening to the individual, in order to facilitate the study pathway and the construction of the students' social personality. In this perspective, psychological support becomes an important resource for the well-being and integral development of students.
The Counselling Office UNINT – COUNSEL offers a safe and welcoming space where students can explore and address their personal, emotional and academic difficulties. Through individual and confidential meetings with experienced professionals, the service aims to support the students' psychological well-being, facilitating the management of stress, anxiety and relational problems.
Furthermore, UNINT - COUNSEL promotes awareness and personal growth, providing useful tools to improve coping skills and foster a balance between academic and personal life. With an empathetic and non-judgmental approach, the Counselling Office aims to be a point of reference for all students, contributing to creating a more inclusive and supportive university environment.
Objectives
Through these objectives, the service UNINT – COUNSEL aims to support students in their university pathway, promoting their psychological and social well-being.
UNINT - COUNSEL aims to:
- Support in adaptation: provide assistance to students in dealing with the difficulties of adaptation related to entering the university world, including doubts about choices, managing freedom of study organisation and social relationships.
- Support and listening to women victims of violence, creating a safe and welcoming space where they can share their experiences and receive professional help. Through individual and group interventions, we promote women's awareness, resilience and empowerment, favouring their path to healing and rebirth.
- Anxiety and loneliness management: help students manage anxiety and feelings of loneliness that may arise during their studies, especially at critical moments such as approaching graduation or confrontation with peers.
- Reflection on experiences: provide a safe space to reflect on negative experiences, enabling students to understand and make sense of their discomfort, rather than trying to eliminate it.
- Promotion of well-being: foster students' ability to recognise and appreciate small successes, counteracting feelings of frustration and helplessness.
- Access to psychological counselling: offer facilitated access to psychological counselling, with the possibility of further meetings based on individual needs.
Organisation
UNINT - COUNSEL, coordinated by Alessandro Frolli, is managed and organised in a space within the University where it is possible to organise:
- individual interviews with the students upon specific request (these conversations will not have a therapeutic value but will represent a moment of confrontation and listening);
- individual and group interviews with teachers, a moment dedicated to comparing and sharing effective educational and teaching strategies;
- information meetings on socially relevant issues (such as social media, bullying, cyberbullying, deviant behaviours, specific learning disorders);
- questionnaires and interviews (anonymous) to detect specific disorders and assess general well-being.
Specifically, the psychological counselling service is aimed at students of the various degree and PhD courses and all research fellows. The UNINT - COUNSEL team is made up of psychologists, psychotherapists and psychotherapy postgraduates with cognitive-behavioural training to provide a first reception service capable of analysing questions and providing brief advice and indications for any subsequent services.
Opening hours, contacts and how to book
The service is available from Monday to Wednesday from 10:00 am to 18:00 pm and on Thursday and Friday from 10:00 am to 14:00 pm.
To book an appointment, please send an e-mail to drc@unint.eu stating NAME SURNAME and any preference for an appointment.
The student who makes the request it is given an appointment within a short time, the date and time of the interview (from one to four interviews), as well as the name of the psychologist who will carry out the consultation.
For many young people, a limited number of interviews is an opportunity sufficient to understand their difficulties. For others, a more prolonged intervention may be necessary. This possibility is not provided by the UNINT – COUNSEL desk, but the student can be helped to find his or her way to other Services.
