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The Student Counselling Centre at the University of Crete, Greece

Part of: Student Mental Health Collection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Panos Bitsios ,
Evangelos Karademas ,
Angeliki Mouzaki ,
George Manolitsis ,
Ourania Kapellaki ,
Anastasia Diacatou ,
Arianna Archontaki ,
George Mamalakis  and
Theodoros Giovazolias
Panos Bitsios
Affiliation:
Medical School, University of Crete, Greece, email bitsiosp@uoc.gr
Evangelos Karademas
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Crete, Greece
Angeliki Mouzaki
Affiliation:
Department of Primary Education, University of Crete, Greece
George Manolitsis
Affiliation:
Department of Preschool Education, University of Crete, Greece
Ourania Kapellaki
Affiliation:
Student Counselling Centre, University of Crete, Greece
Anastasia Diacatou
Affiliation:
Student Counselling Centre, University of Crete, Greece
Arianna Archontaki
Affiliation:
Student Counselling Centre, University of Crete, Greece
George Mamalakis
Affiliation:
Student Counselling Centre, University of Crete, Greece
Theodoros Giovazolias
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Crete, Greece
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This report describes the Student Counselling Centre (SCC) at the University of Crete. The SCS was established in 2003. Its main areas of activity are individual and group psychological support, crisis intervention, research, prevention, volunteering and awareness. Emphasis is also put on the support provided to students with special needs, which is now the second core service of the SCC.

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BJPsych International , Volume 14 , Issue 4 , November 2017 , pp. 90 - 92
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