Support for Studying
The aim of student welfare is to promote the learning, health and well-being of students.
Student welfare means the services of psychologists, school social workers and school health care. Student welfare is executed as multidisciplinary co-operation between Education Division and Welfare Division. Close co-operation is conducted with students and their parents as well as with other partners in co-operation if needed. Student welfare is organized as communal student welfare and individual student welfare.
The school social worker offers help in matters concerning
- motivation
- absence from studies
- concentration difficulties
- bullying
- loneliness
- controlling emotions
- friendships
You can contact the school social worker on the telephone. Contact details: Curating student welfare (varha.fi)
Please contact the school psychologist if you are worried about
- stress
- feeling low
- anxiety
- sleep problems
- difficulties with regard to learning and concentrating
The student, the guardians, someone from the school personnel or another person/partner who is working with the student in some way, can contact the school psychologist. You can contact the school psychologist on the telephone. Contact details: Psychologists services (varha.fi)
You can contact the school nurse about problems or issues concerning
- growth and development
- sleep/sleeping
- food/eating
- sports
- mood
- health check-ups
- vaccinations
You can contact your school nurse on the telephone. Contact details: Student health care services (varha.fi)
Contact the student counsellor if you are worried about
- study skills and school attendance
- self-knowledge
- further studies
- vocations, fields of education
- working life
You can contact the student counsellor on the Wilma web interface.