NON ACADEMIC RESOURCE CENTRE

UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT COUNSELLING CENTRE(UPCC)

UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT COUNSELLING CENTRE(UPCC)

Providing Individualised Support Services To The University Community

VISION

To build a support service system that will Impact on staff and students the ideals  of career, academic, social and psychological behaviour geared towards becoming better equipped persons. 

MISSION

The Mission of the Centre is in line with the federal government recommendation on students/staff support services in Nigerian universities. 

The Mission of the University of Port Harcourt Counselling Centre is to develop the career initiatives that will help students and staff to obtain critical life skills, ability to make informed decisions for their future and also equip them with social responsibility initiatives that will eliminate current and potential social ills currently invading the Nigerian society. The Centre aims at facilitating physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual well-being of students, staff and other clients in the University community for optimal performance of their duties and effective handling of life challenges.

GOALS

●  To promote campus community's awareness on the various UPCC's services through provision of professional information and education.

●  To enhance the individual's ability to function normally and maximise his or her potentials. The UPCC will also offer an array of individualised services by effectively dealing with client's bio-psychosocial needs.

●  To develop and offer services designed to help students and staff so as to a acquire skills, attitudes, and resources necessary to pursue productive and satisfying lives for success on campus and thereafter. 

●  To provide educational, personal and psychological boost for all categories of staff and students in the university community. 

●  To ensure that the already established system where academic advisers are allocated to students for academic guidance are up to date with student's academic challenges. 

●  To provide for counselling of students and staff, in liaison with the Dean, Student Affairs Department, and the Director, Personnel Affairs, respectively. 

●  To participate in Orientation Programmes for fresh students and newly recruited staff respectively.

●  To organise Counselling for students placed on probation. 

●   To organise Counselling for staff who were not successful in the annual promotion appraisal exercise.

COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES

• INDIVIDUAL COUNSELLING: The clinical professional staff will help clients explore, understand, and work through problems on an individual basis. Individual counselling can

help clients find alternatives, expand choices and overcome obstacles that interfere with personal development and a sense of well-being. The clarification and resolution of personal problems often facilitate a person's ability to concentrate, increase clarity regarding academic direction, productivity, career choice, stability, and enhance relationship. It also ensures satisfaction at work, leisure and classroom. 

• GROUP COUNSELLING: All groups will require a pre-group screening in order to learn more about the group and whether or not it will meet the individual's particular needs. Group therapy offers a unique opportunity of joining a small group of people who share common concerns. The purpose of the group will be to provide a safe as well as challenging place in which to work on personal and interpersonal concerns. Establishing a level of trust allows group members to talk openly and honestly. The group members and therapists work together to establish trust and commitment to the group. The group, with the help of the therapist, is able to give support and understanding, offer suggestions, or gently confront the person. Groups offer opportunities to experiment with different ways of communicating with others and to try new behaviours. Group counselling also provides opportunities to learn that others have similar difficulties and to also learn about one's self as others work on their own problems. In an atmosphere of mutual concern, members can care about and help one another.

• COUPLE COUNSELLING:  The UPCC is committed to helping individuals work through problems they might be having in their relationships with others. Couples seek counselling to address issues such as frequent conflicts, interpersonal communication, power or control struggles, sexual concerns or other threats to their relationships. With the assistance of the therapist, many couples develop a more intimate, satisfying, and healthy relationship and learn skills, which help the relationship continue to grow after counselling has ended. Couple counselling is available to students, faculty and staff, even if the partner is neither a student nor employee of University of Port Harcourt. 

• CRISIS COUNSELLING:  University students typically encounter a great deal of stress in academic, social, family, and finance during the course of their life on campus. While most students cope successfully with the demands of university life, for some the pressure can become overwhelming and unmanageable. Students in difficulty have a number of resources available to them. These include close friends, relatives, the Chaplain/Imam, and coaches. In fact, anyone who is seen as caring and trustworthy may be a potential resource in time of trouble. Competent clinical professionals who can assist students in times of personal crisis are available at the UPCC. Counsellors at the Centre can also provide debriefing for traumatic events that may occur on campus, such as in the students Halls of Residence, or in an academic department for faculty and staff. 

ISSUES THAT CAN BE BROUGHT TO UPCC

●    Anti-social behaviour 

●    Adjusting to university (campus) life 

●    Self-esteem and body image concerns 

●    Stress and anxiety 

●    Depression and suicidal ideation 

●    Trauma 

●    Eating disorders 

●    Relationship concerns

●    Family conflicts 

●    Substance abuse 

●    Vices of abuse: physical, social and emotional 

●    Learning Disability 

CONFIDENTIALITY AND PRIVACY OF RECORDS

It will be the policy of the UPCC that clinical counsellors and staff must adhere to the tenets of professionalism. They must also adhere to the policies and procedures of the Centre, University of Port Harcourt policies that regulations and the ethical guidelines of the respective profession. All client’s records will be kept as private data and may only be reviewed by the client or the client's designated representative with a written authorisation from the client. It is the policy of the UPCC clinical counselling services to make available the statement of these practices to clients in the form of a statement of 'Client Rights and Responsibilities' at the time of registration and commencement of service.

OFFICE LOCATION: The University of Port Harcourt Counselling Centre (UPCC) is located at Ofirima Roundabout, University Park (Abuja Campus). Help is here. See a professional Counsellor.  We are always available in UPCC from 8.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m., Monday to Friday, except public holidays.

Out stations include:

● Student Affairs Department, Choba Park 

● School of Basic Studies, University Park (Abuja Campus)

● Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, University Park (Abuja Campus)

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