Counselling is about communication between people. Even if you are fluent in a second language, you may not be as comfortable as speaking your mother tongue. As a non-local student speaking English or Putonghua as your first language, have you ever worried that local counsellor might not fully understand you given they share different cultural background?
Starting from September 2021, the Wellness and Counselling Centre (WACC) of the Office of Student Affairs (OSA) has launched a Multicultural Counselling Service to support non-local students from CUHK. The service is provided by St John’s Cathedral Counselling Service and is available to all CUHK non-local students. Counsellors from St John’s Cathedral Counselling Service can provide counselling services in Mandarin or English, as well as other languages such as Dutch, French, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Hindi and Sindhi.
Details of the services are as follows:
Location: St John’s Cathedral Counselling Service (7th Floor, Wings Building, 110-116 Queen’s Road Central, Central)
Website: https://www.sjcshk.com/
Service Period: September 2021 to June 2022
Service Target: All CUHK full-time non-local students
Session: 6 counselling sessions (might be extended to 12 according to service needs)
For more information on the Multicultural Counselling Service, please visit OSA’s website or contact WACC staff at 3943 7208 or 3943 3493.
How can I make an appointment?
- By telephone: Call WACC at 3943 7208 or 3943 3493 within office hours to arrange an appointment;
- Through internet: Online booking via Multicultural Counselling Service Student Enrolment Form (For registered full-time undergraduate and postgraduate students who are new users of WACC counselling service only);
- In person: Visit WACC (located in 2/F Pommerenke Student Centre) within office hours to make an appointment.
If you have an urgent need to see a counsellor, you may visit WACC during office hours. The Duty Counsellor will assess your needs and make appropriate arrangements with you. If you need counselling service during non-office hours, please call the CUHK 24-hour Emotional Support Hotline at 5400 2055 (exclusively for CUHK Full-time Students and Part-time PGDE Students), or seek help from other Counselling Hotlines / Online Counselling Services.
