​About the Department

The department is responsible for providing psychological and social counseling services to students to achieve the psychological and social adjustment of students in the university environment. It is specialized in preparing and implementing training programs directed towards psychological and social specialists to raise the level of cognitive and professional empowerment, and preparing and implementing training programs directed towards students. Its main goals are:

  • Raising the level of counseling services provided to students in the university campus.
  • Achieving psychological and social adjustment and support for students in the university campus.
  • Raising the level of cognitive and professional empowerment of psychological and social specialists.
  • Providing awareness, preventive, and therapeutic program plans.


Services provided by the social worker

  • Studying the cases of students applying to benefit from the aid service, and exceptional cases of applicants requesting university housing and childcare.

  • Conducting individual interviews with the student to collect all data and information related to the problem.

  • Comprehensive assessment to determine the nature and type of the problem, and the extent of the need to refer her to the psychological specialist.

  • Referring the student according to her needs to the entities that contribute to solving the student's problem, while following up on her case to ensure the level of case development for the better.

  • Implementing rehabilitative therapeutic plans in cooperation with the psychological specialist.

  • Contributing to observing and monitoring students' academic and social problems within the college.

  • Planning and implementing preventive and therapeutic programs and activities that suit the student's needs in a way that contributes to addressing academic and social problems.

  • Continuous development of the level of counseling services for students at the college and empowering the student to access services within the university, in addition to raising proposals that contribute to improving the university environment for the student.


Services provided by the psychological specialist

  • Conducting psychological counseling through individual psychological sessions and group therapy sessions.
  • Applying psychological scales to diagnose the nature and severity of the psychological disorder.
  • Comprehensive assessment to determine the nature and type of the problem, and the extent of the need to refer it to psychiatric treatment.
  • Designing and implementing rehabilitative therapeutic plans in cooperation with the social worker.
  • Cooperating with King Abdullah University Hospital in some cases that require medical intervention.
  • Contributing to observing and monitoring students' psychological problems at the university.
  • Planning and implementing preventive and therapeutic programs and activities that contribute to addressing psychological problems.
  • Contributing to achieving standards for promoting mental health within the university​

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