UTech, Ja Student Handbook 2019-2020

need only one session, others could necessitate months of regular visits. Additional sessions can be arranged at the counsellors’ discretion. All information given at the counselling session is held in the strictest confidence, unless the client gives instructions otherwise. Confidential sessions are held on the following issues: • Abuse • Addiction • Adjustment • Alcohol • Anger • Anxiety and Panic Attacks • Assertiveness • Change and Transitions • Concentration Techniques • Depression • Disabilities • Financial • Grief and Loss • HIV / AIDS • Insomnia • Loneliness • Parental Separation / Divorce • Phobias • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder • Psychiatry • Rape • Relationships • Relaxation Techniques • Religion/Chaplaincy • Self-Esteem • Self-Injury / Suicide • Sex and Sexuality • Stress • Time Management • Trauma S U P P O R T G R O U P S A N D P R O G R A MM E S • Risk Reduction • Conflict Resolution • Conflict Reduction Techniques • Consultations and Referrals • Bereavement Counselling • Focus on Healthy Lifestyles • Coping Skills • Holistic Counselling • Counselling Seminars • Individual and Group Therapy O T H E R P R O G R A MM E S Peer Counsellors’ Training (LINX) LINX – “Reaching Out, Connecting”. This pro- gram trains students to counsel their peers. Training is facilitated through lectures, discus- sions, exercises, and role plays. General coun- selling techniques are stressed, through special presentations on assertiveness, decision-mak- ing, referrals, crisis intervention, and substance abuse issues, among other activities. U N I V E R S I T Y O F T E C H N O L O G Y , J A M A I C A – S T U D E N T H A N D B O O K 2 0 1 9 – 2 0 2 0 D I V I S I O N O F S T U D E N T S E R V I C E S A N D R E G I S T R Y 52