The need for the existence of this department arises as a result of the successive developments and successive complexities surrounding students and required by the times, and due to the skills, abilities and capabilities required by the student's personality to face these challenges and difficulties, the existence of such a department was an urgent necessity.
A student who enjoys good mental health will be able to face these challenges and difficulties. With their lack, he will be prone to frustration, anxiety, stress, depression and other mood swings, psychological and behavioral disorders, and the inability to control emotion, which will lead to the end - as Allah - to fall into psychological, emotional and therefore social instability, and then They enter into cycles of violence, and it is known that students who are in good mental health are the most capable students of achievement, academic achievement, psychological and physical stability, and social effectiveness.
Vision
Reaching a safe, stable and stimulating university and community environment capable of enabling students to take the initiative, make decisions and face challenges within the highest standards of positivity and psychological wellness.
Mission
Through experts specialized in psychological and behavioral counseling, we seek to provide specialized sessions in helping individuals solve their daily problems, and explore new and creative ways that meet their psychological needs and address various concerns that affect academic achievement, social development and emotional stability .
We also seek to hold a number of off-campus events that will support aspects of preventive, curative and constructive psychological counseling .
We also seek to serve the local community by providing various awareness programs and curricula.
Objectives of the Department
1. Providing psychological, educational, and professional services to university students, faculty members, their families, and the local community.
2. Preparing and implementing specialized courses for specialists in the psychological field within the local community.
3. Providing and developing measurement and diagnostic services for students, faculty members, their families, and the local community in the psychological and professional fields.
4. Building various counseling programs that support students and the local community.
5. Organizing seminars at the university on mental health affairs that may contribute to serving the local community.
The department seeks to achieve its objectives by providing the following services:
Psychological and Social Counseling
Support Services for Mother Students
Support Services for Students with Special Needs.
Students Learning Development Center