Career and Counselling Services Department

The Counselling & Career Services Unit (CCSU) gives focus on the following programmes:

• Career Guidance
• Self-Development
• Study Skills
• CFS Peers Training
• Academic Enhancement and Personality Growth
• Mental health and student emotional wellbeing
• Motivation and community services

Areas of counselling, guidance and consultation services include the following:

• Anxiety (general anxiety).
• Home and family
• Depression, grief, suicidal thoughts.
• Academic Adjustment
• Developmental issues
• Self-esteem, identity and assertiveness
• Social psychological Relationship
• Stress management and etc.
• Personal/Emotional Relationship
• Career Guidance / Career Test

The length of session for initial interview i.e., to gather detailed assessment information usually lasts for about 30 minutes. The remaining follow up counselling sessions usually lasts for about 30 – 45 minutes per session.

The guidance and consultation services with students cover on matters pertaining to daily life at CFS especially on psychological aspect of individuals or groups. For any matters pertaining to academic issues, students must seek advice, guidance and consultation from the respective academic departments at CFS.

How to Get the Counselling Session Service?

There are generally two types of clients who come to the CCSU office; i.e. referred clients and walk-in clients. Hence, the counselling sessions conducted by psychology officer with clients at the CCSU office can be divided into two types as the following:

• • Referred Counselling Session

    • The referred clients are CFS’s students who are referred by lecturer, head of department, fellow of mahallah, principal of mahallah, parents and etc..

      The referral bodies must fill up referral form issued by the unit if they want to refer students to psychology officer. Upon receiving the referral form, the unit will issue a memo to the students to remind about the counselling session.

      Psychology officer will conduct counselling session/s with the referred clients. A letter will be sent to the referral bodies to inform about the referred client’s condition if necessary.

• Voluntary Counselling Session

  • The walk-in clients are students who voluntarily come to the CCSU for counselling session. Walk-in clients are required to fill up the appointment form at the counter.

    If the psychology officer is available, they will be attended immediately.

    If the psychology officer is not available, an appointment date and time will be given to clients. Clients can choose the psychology officer that they want to meet.