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Advice and Counselling Service Queen Mary, University of London. Supporting your Research. Laura SeQueira Head of Advice and Counselling Service. Advice and Counselling Service. Confidential Free Discreet location Ground floor, Geography Building, Mile End campus 020 7882 8717
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Advice and Counselling Service Queen Mary, University of London
Supporting your Research Laura SeQueira Head of Advice and Counselling Service
Advice and Counselling Service Confidential Free Discreet location Ground floor, Geography Building, Mile End campus 020 7882 8717 www.welfare.qmul.ac.uk
Specialist Services • Counselling • Welfare Advice
Counselling Emotional Personal Psychological
Counselling Relationship problems Managing your relationship with your supervisor Procrastination, motivation to study Difficult decisions Depression Anxiety Academic stress, working in isolation / in teams Family Problems Enduring mental health problems and crises
Counselling One to one counselling – usually 4-6 sessions Group Therapy Support Groups e.g. Assertiveness, PhD support group Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Academic anxiety sessions Consultant Psychiatrists
Welfare Advice • Practical • Financial • Legal: • Your rights and entitlements
Welfare Advice Funding difficulties Hardship Funds Fee status and fee problems Council Tax Dealing with debt Immigration Law (authorised by UK government to provide immigration advice at QM) – Tier 4 and post study work options International Student issues Students with children / disability: welfare benefits and tax credits
Welfare Advice One to one advice sessions Group advice sessions – Tier 4 and Post Study Work Advocacy and representation service Formal appeals or tribunals e.g. council tax, welfare benefits, Tier 4 immigration Information sessions e.g. working after your studies, funding
Service Information Self referral Confidentiality Frontline information officers Information and self help materials Website: www.welfare.qmul.ac.uk Email enquiries via website Drop in sessions every weekday during main College term time at 2pm – first come first served Bookable appointments