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336. STUDENT COUNSELING, CAREER SERVICES & ACADEMIC ADVISING6.1 Counseling ServicesCollege life offers students tremendous opportunities for personal intellectual growth. To assist the students in taking advantage of the opportunities, the university provides counseling services which help the students to develop effective tools to be used in overcoming obstacles to academic progress, examine personal and intellectual strengths and weaknesses, and learn skills which promote personal and intellectual development.The Counseling Center%u2019s psychological services are designed to provide accessible individual counseling and referral services which enable the students to function effectively at RAKMHSU.The Counseling Center offers:%u2022Group counseling opportunities that enable students to learn about themselves as individuals interacting with others.%u2022Personal development workshops that assist students to learn about themselves and to develop skills which will enhance academic and professional success.%u2022Consultation services to the students in providing psychological support when needed6.1.1 Personal Counseling: individual and group counselingPersonal Counseling is provided to student referrals as well as to self-referrals. Individual and Group Counseling allow students to address issues such as educational and academic goals, academic adjustments, family and relationship concerns, traumatic experiences, managing feelings, substance abuse, and sexual identity issues. These services are confidential.6.1.2 Academic CounselingAcademic Counseling is provided to both, student referrals as well as self-referrals in the form of time management, preparing a study schedule, strategies of learning for retention, identification of learning styles, improving concentration, overcoming procrastination, etc.6.1.3 Learning SupportLearning support is provided as part of Academic Counseling. It consists of identification of learning deficits, learning styles and provision of strategies of learning and retention in order to enhance academic performance.6.1.4 Personality Development WorkshopsPersonality development workshops provide students with opportunities to develop personal management skills to enable them to succeed academically as well as personally. Programs include topics such as managing procrastination, performance anxiety, stress management, communication skills, assertiveness, anger management and building healthy relationships.