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Health Services

Policy 

The University offers basic health services including awareness programs to its students, staff and faculty members.

 

1. Health Services 

The University has an on-campus registered nurse available to address any medical emergency affecting UD students, staff or faculty members. For major incidents, the nurse or security personnel shall call the ambulance for the appropriate action.

  1. Health Awareness 

Health Awareness Programs provide community health education focusing on preventive measures to develop the student’s awareness on how to avoid or deal with various illnesses and injuries, and how to lead a healthy lifestyle. These programs are conducted in partnership with top medical companies specializing in dental, optical, wellness and slimming, skin, hygiene, and dairy and nutritional products.

The Health Center in collaboration with various medical centers under the Department of Health Authority (DHA) organizes:

  • Free screenings and tests for various medical problems such as diabetes, hypertension, hepatitis, vision, and body mass index 

  • Blood donation campaigns, and 

  • Environmental campaigns to promote a sustainable and healthy environment.  

To ensure that students have access to healthy and nutritional food, the Health Center regularly conducts meetings and checks with the cafeteria concessionaire. In addition, a survey is also administered to get the feedback of students regarding the food, service and cleanliness of the cafeteria.  

 

2. Counseling Services

UD offers its current students some counseling services aiming at helping students overcome some of the challenges accompanying their education.

 

A. Student Counseling

  Students often experience stress (e.g., personal, social, and financial) during their university life. While many students cope, others feel frustrated and overwhelmed. The counselor at the Student Counseling Unit (SCU) is expected to support UD students by addressing and helping them successfully overcome academic, psychological, social, relational and personal challenges at UD. 

  

  B. Services

The Student Counseling Unit offers, within the limits of its resources, confidential and culturally appropriate counseling services to all registered students experiencing problems or concerns that affect their personal academic progress and sense of well-being. Students often seek counseling to examine issues such as relationships, family problems, stress, cultural differences, assertiveness, self-esteem, depression and anxiety. The services include:

  1. Individual Counseling: This is provided to students concerned about personal, social, academic and moral issues. The process may take up to six (6) sessions depending on the case. Each session lasts between 45 to 60 minutes.

  2. Group Counseling: This is provided to students with similar concerns but in a group format. Groups are typically formed of 6 to 8 students, and meet weekly, for a period of 60 to 90 minutes.

  3. Consultations: These are usually one-off sessions for urgent matters to help students in making the right decisions.

  4. Training programs and life skills workshops include such topics as: exam stress, time-management skills and social skills.

C. Referring Students for Counseling
To refer a student to the counselor, faculty members and staff complete the referral form and send it to DSS.
Students may show signs of stress in different ways. Warning signs help in identifying the student’s need for counseling. These signs may include: 

  1. Change from high to low grades Excessive absences from classes and exams.

  2. Depressed mood, anxiety, inferior feeling, and stress.

  3. Sudden change in behavior or appearance. 

  4. Inability to remain awake in class.

  5. Expressed suicidal feelings.

  6. Disruptive or violent behavior.

  7. Confused speech, disorganized or irrational thoughts.