Social counseling

How it works

Depending on your personal concerns, social counseling ranges from

• information
• relief
• empowerment and
• networking with other services.

In a conversation in a calm atmosphere (in person, by phone or video), you tell your counselor about your issue

- without obligation, confidentially, free of charge, transparently and anonymously if you wish.

In social counseling, we follow a systemic solution-oriented approach, but relief through listening also plays an equally important role:

By sharing the problem, emotional relief is possible, verbalization leads to cognitive structuring. A clearer view, new perspectives and approaches become possible.

The student's individual stressful situation is given space and time. The topics of discussion can be anything that concerns you - in your private life or at university.

You can reach the social counselling service as follows:

Rostock/Wismar

open consultation hours (without appointment) by telephone only:

Tuesday 13:30–16:00, Tel.: 0381-4592 640, Soz.-Päd. Anke Wichmann

Wismar:

Open consultation hours (without appointment on the Wismar campus, House 1, R 149):

Wednesday fortnightly (even calendar weeks), 11:00–13:00 

Individual appointments for both locations via: sozialberatung@stw-rw.de 

Concerns that need to be discussed confidentially and in peace and quiet require an appointment for a consultation time of between 30 and 55 minutes. Consultation possible by appointment in person, by telephone and online (video).

Possible topics

• How can I best organize myself if I have a double or multiple burden due to studying with a child, studying with a health impairment or as a foreign student?

• What does it actually mean to provide proof of performance for the BAföG office?

• What is the effect of a part-time job?

• When does a loan seem appropriate?

• What can I do if my parents transfer too little money to me?

• What should I think about if I am considering a change of subject?

• How do I finance a leave of absence due to illness, pregnancy or parental leave?

• Who gets a Mensa-Freitischkarte or a Härtefondsdarlehen?

• How do I apply for a pass for the Kinderteller in the Rostock and Wismar canteens?

• How can I actually get a scholarship?

• How do I organize myself when there are constant conflicts between me and the requirements of others?

• How does “good” - because solution-oriented - communication work? (e.g. in a shared flat, between partners or in the family)

Referral service

• Contact with groups in special circumstances, e.g. students with children, disabled/ chronically ill or international students

• Allocation of loans and Mensa-Freitischkarten

• ID for the Kinderteller in the canteens in Rostock and Wismar