The Division for Student Development and Support (SDS) plays a leading role in co-creating a holistic, enabling environment and excellent engagement opportunities for students to develop their full potential as active scholars and responsive citizens. The Centre for Student Support Services (CSSS) is one of four departments within SDS. The CSSS provides multifaceted, student-centred co-curricular and in-curricular initiatives. All offerings are evidence-based and aim to enhance the quality of life, holistic wellness, experience and success of students. The services and practices are furthermore aimed at igniting agency in students as partners for holistic student success so that they are able to thrive. The Centre is also an accredited HPCSA training site for Intern Counselling Psychologists.
The successful incumbent for this position will fulfil the role of Psychologist in Therapeutic Services, one of four Offices within CSSS. Therapeutic Services offers a range of individual and group mental health and counselling support services and awareness programmes to break the stigma of mental health at UWC, enhancing mental health to facilitate student academic functioning, as well as creating opportunities for mental health and wellbeing so that students can succeed academically. Therapeutic Services also partners with key mental health organizations to broaden the reach for students for mental health support.
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