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Administrative Divisions Psychological Counseling and Educational Guidance Division

Workshop

Psychological Counseling and Educational Guidance Division

Workshop

16 June 2025

Campaign to Reduce/Stop Smoking

Within the efforts of the Department of Psychological Counseling and Educational Guidance to promote awareness among students and staff, the department organized an awareness campaign to avoid smoking, aiming to reduce the spread of this harmful habit and to promote healthy behaviors within the university environment. The campaign aimed to educate students about the dangers of smoking on general health, its impact on physical and psychological abilities, as well as its negative role in the spread of chronic diseases. The campaign also focused on encouraging smoking students to take serious steps toward quitting and providing them with psychological and informational support. The campaign included a variety of awareness activities, such as: Educational lectures about the direct health effects of smoking. Distribution of brochures offering practical tips for quitting smoking. Posting awareness posters throughout the colleges to warn about the harms of secondhand smoke. The campaign witnessed positive interaction from students, who showed great interest in learning methods of quitting and ways to protect their health. Open discussions also contributed to enhancing collective awareness of the importance of avoiding smoking and creating a healthy and safe university environment. At the conclusion of the campaign, the department affirmed its commitment to continuing the organization of health and awareness activities that contribute to improving student behavior and enhancing community awareness, ensuring a better academic and healthy future for all.

16 April 2025

Filial Piety Workshop

As part of the awareness and educational activities, the Psychological Counseling and Educational Guidance Unit organized a workshop entitled “Honoring One’s Parents.” The workshop was delivered by Asst. Prof. Eman Ghanem Hameed from the College of Pharmacy and Asst. Prof. Muslim Aqeel from the College of Arts and Humanities, and was attended by the University Presidency Advisor, Prof. Dr. Mohsen Abd Ali Al-Furaiji. The workshop aimed to promote moral and human values among participants, highlight the importance of honoring one’s parents and their esteemed status in religion and society, and emphasize their role in building a righteous individual and a cohesive family. The workshop addressed the concept of honoring parents and its religious and social dimensions, supported by Quranic verses and Prophetic traditions that emphasize the great status of parents and the obligation of kindness toward them. It also discussed various forms of honoring parents in daily life, such as obedience, respect, service, and gentle treatment, especially during their advanced years. In addition, the workshop discussed the positive effects of honoring parents on individuals and society, and its reflection on psychological and social stability, as well as the negative consequences of disobedience to parents and the resulting family and social problems. The workshop witnessed notable interaction from participants through discussions, questions, and contributions that enriched its theme

12 February 2025

A training workshop for the committees and units of psychological counseling and educational guidance

The Department of Psychological Counseling and Educational Guidance organized a training workshop directed to the psychological counseling committees and units in the departments and colleges. The workshop aimed to enhance the skills of those working in the counseling field, raise their efficiency in dealing with students, and unify the work mechanisms among the counseling units across the college/university. The workshop included presentations on a set of main topics, including: Mechanisms of psychological and social support for students. Methods of dealing with behavioral and educational problems. Follow-up and documentation procedures within the counseling units. Ways to enhance a supportive university environment for students. A number of members of the psychological counseling committees in the departments and colleges participated in the workshop, which witnessed positive interaction and constructive discussions that contributed to exchanging experiences and improving performance. The department also emphasized the continuation of such activities to improve the reality of psychological and educational counseling. At the conclusion of the workshop, recommendations were presented to strengthen counseling work and emphasize the importance of cooperation between committees and units to ensure providing the best services to students.