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Student Support Services

Student Support Services. MA Social Work 2012 Entry. Student Support Centres. Advice and Guidance Financial Support Counselling Service International Student Support Disability and Dyslexia Service Academic Development Skills Centre. Advice and Guidance.

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Student Support Services

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  1. Student Support Services MA Social Work 2012 Entry

  2. Student Support Centres • Advice and Guidance • Financial Support • Counselling Service • International Student Support • Disability and Dyslexia Service • Academic Development Skills Centre

  3. Advice and Guidance Advice and Support with practical issues • Student funding • Money • Debt • State Benefits • Housing • Academic Issues • Welfare • Part-time employment

  4. Financial Support Range of support to help in cases of unexpected hardship • Financial Contingency Fund • Trust Funds • Charities • Emergency Loans

  5. Counselling • Short term individual counselling • Group work • Self-help/referral International Student Support • Visa renewal assistance • Immigration questions • Liaison with Embassies or Home Office

  6. Disability and Dyslexia Service • Screening and assessments • Help claiming Disabled Students’ Allowance • Study skills tuition • Mental Health Adviser Academic Development Skills Centre

  7. Where? • 50 Park Place, Cathays • 2nd Floor, Cardigan House, Heath Park How? • Drop-in • Appointments • Phone calls • Emails • Talks and workshops • Self-help FAQs, DVDs, website

  8. Daycare Centre • 43-45 Park Place, Cathays • 10 weeks to 5 years • 8am-6pm Monday - Friday • Jacqui Kempa on 029 20 874135 • creche@cardiff.ac.uk • www.cardiff.ac.uk/creche

  9. How will I fund my time at university? • Social work funding • Savings • Professional and Career Development Loan • Additional funding

  10. Tuition fees Cardiff University MA Social Work Tuition Fees for 2012/13 are £6,050.

  11. Welsh Domicile Students If you normally live in Wales before you start you course: • Social Work Bursary of £6,640 (non income assessed) • Practice Learning Opportunity Allowance: £7.50 per practice learning opportunity day • No financial support towards Tuition Fees

  12. English Domicile Student If you normally live in England before you start your course: • Basic Bursary: £3,362.50 (non income assessed) • This includes a £862.50 Practice Learning Opportunities Allowance. • Additional Bursary: £2,608(income assessed) • £3,732 Tuition Fee Contribution (non income assessed)

  13. Additional funding • Income assessed – income evidence required.

  14. Care Council for Wales • 0845 0700 249 • www.ccwales.org.uk • E-mail student.funding@ccwales.org.uk Application forms available from June 2012. Deadline 3rd September 2012.

  15. NHS Business Services Authority • 08456 10 11 22 • www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/swb • E-mail swb@ppa.nhs.uk Apply May – July. Check website for dates and deadlines. Must apply for the Bursary before 30 November 2012 = first-come, first-served basis.

  16. Costs of living in Cardiff Estimated costs of living in Cardiff for 2012/13

  17. Accommodation costs in Cardiff

  18. Moving to Cardiff? • Private sector housing list - RESI • Letting agents – ALMA/ Student Letting in Union • University Residences - 029 20874849 • Postgraduate House Hunting Event • August 2011, see Graduate centre website or call 029 2087 0046 • Flatmate websites/ noticeboards • Remember: Additional licensing in Cathays Tenancy deposit scheme Check your contract

  19. Further information www.cf.ac.uk Current students ↓ Student support

  20. Contact us 50 Park Place, Cathays Park Campus 029 2087 4844 2nd Floor, Cardigan House, Heath Park Campus 029 2074 2070 studentadvisory@cardiff.ac.uk counselling@cardiff.ac.uk disability@cardiff.ac.uk dyslexia@cardiff.ac.uk

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