Counselling Service at Doncaster College
Please call into room N.5.612 or telephone 01302 553741.
Alternatively, you may email: counselling.service@don.ac.uk
The Counselling Team:
- Diane Lawson - Head of Welfare
- Sally-Anne Moxon - Staff/Student Counsellor
- Kevin Hewish - Staff/Student Counsellor
- Imelda Deheer - Staff/Student Counsellor
A full copy of the Counselling and Welfare
Service Policy is available from the Learning Resource Centre, or
the College Intranet.
How Can We Help You?
Counselling is available for all staff and
students at Doncaster College and helps you to look at problems you
are experiencing in such a way that allows you to begin to take
control of your life.
Counselling involves talking and
listening. Many often find it easier to talk to a stranger
than to a friend or relative.
Our aim is to listen, support and work with
you to develop your strengths and resources.
We often deliver workshops to groups of
students, designed to help with stress and anxiety management,
assertiveness and managing difficult situations and we understand
the pressures and conflicting demands you may have as a
student.
What Can I Expect From The Counselling
Team?
All Doncaster College Counsellors are fully
qualified and work within the ethical framework of the British
Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). The
College is an organisational Member of BACP.
We will usually respond on the same day and
offer you an appointment within seven days. In an emergency,
we try to respond at least during the day – but often
immediately.
We are available all year round during the day
and also offer twilight sessions, available on request.
FAQs - Frequently Asked Questions
Take a look at some of our most frequently
asked questions. However large or small your problems, come
and talk to us.
Q.“Being at College is harder than I
thought – should I leave?”
A.Before you make a decision come along and
speak to a Counsellor, who will help you identify difficulties and
ways of managing them.
Q.“Studying costs so much – is there
any help?”
A.We have funds available to help students who
are finding it difficult to juggle family income and the increased
cost of studying. 1200 students were assisted last
year. Call into the Front of House area at The Hub, or
telephone 01302 553760 or email: belinda.marshall@don.ac.uk
to speak to a member of staff, in confidence.
Q.“I am 17 and have a baby. How could I
attend College?”
A.Childcare support is available. The
College has nurseries at The Hub and High Melton. Financial
support is also available through “Care to Learn”. Contact
the EMA team, or, call into the Lifetime Centre on Bradford Row and
ask to speak to a Connexions Adviser.
Q.“I didn’t expect my family to react
as they have to me becoming a student. Why are they so
against it and what can I do?”
A.Returning to study brings a number of
changes and personal development, which are sometimes difficult for
families to understand. A Counsellor will be able to help you
look at the concerns and develop strategies for addressing
them.
Q.“It’s so long since I was at school
and I didn’t take exams. I am looking forward to my course
but worry about whether I will cope with everything”.
A.A high percentage of our students are adult
returners, many of whom share your concern. You can expect
support from your tutor and the Counselling Service offers help
with time management, managing exam stress and also hints on how to
make full use of other college services.
Q.How confidential is the
service?
A.Counsellors offer a confidential
service. No one else need know that you are receiving support
from us. However, many students ask their tutor or Mentor to
make appointments with a Counsellor on their behalf. We
would not tell anyone else in College what was discussed within the
counselling session without your agreement.
Counsellors may, on rare occasions not be able
to offer complete confidentiality, for example, if a child was at
risk of harm. Your counsellor will explain our limitations
before counselling begins.