UFS Student Counselling & Development

UFS Student Counselling & Development UFS STUDENT COUNSELLING & DEVELOPMENT IS A FREE SERVICE FOR ALL REGISTERED UFS STUDENTS!!! Services

๐ŸŽค ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐˜€ & ๐—•๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐— ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€ โ€” ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ง๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„Join ๐— ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ก๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ธ for a powerful and inspiring conversation on๐˜‰๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฌ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜‰๐˜ฐ...
09/03/2026

๐ŸŽค ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐˜€ & ๐—•๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐— ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€ โ€” ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ง๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„

Join ๐— ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ก๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ธ for a powerful and inspiring conversation on๐˜‰๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฌ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜‰๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ด ๐˜”๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ด โ€“ ๐˜“๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ž๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜“๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ด.

This session explores how students can pursue leadership opportunities while maintaining academic excellence.

โœจ Learn how to balance your academic responsibilities while stepping confidently into leadership roles.
๐Ÿ“š Discover practical ways to manage your studies while growing your influence.
๐Ÿ“ฃ Gain the confidence to speak up, take initiative, and shape your future.

This is your reminder that you can succeed in the classroom and lead with impact.

Donโ€™t miss it.

Interested in learning more about the ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—˜๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐˜† (๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—•๐—ง) ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ?๐Ÿ’กJoin Student Counselling and ...
06/03/2026

Interested in learning more about the ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—˜๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐˜† (๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—•๐—ง) ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ?๐Ÿ’ก

Join Student Counselling and Development for a virtual information session where you can explore how the online REBT self-help programme works and how it can support your wellbeing.

๐Ÿ“… Date: 16 March 2026
โฐ Time: 12:00 โ€“ 12:45
๐Ÿ“ Where: Blackboard

This session will introduce you to the programme and show you how to access the online workbook designed to help you build healthier thinking patterns.

๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ค๐—ฅ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ท๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป.

For more information, contact Student Counselling and Development.

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๐——๐—ผ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ?Overthinking can sometimes lead to feelings of anxiety, stress, or low mood. The ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—˜๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ถ...
05/03/2026

๐——๐—ผ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ?

Overthinking can sometimes lead to feelings of anxiety, stress, or low mood. The ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—˜๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐˜† (๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—•๐—ง) ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ can help you develop healthier thinking patterns that support positive emotions and behaviours.

This ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ณ-๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ, facilitated by psychologists from Student Counselling and Development, allows you to work through practical tools and strategies at your own pace.

๐Ÿ“ The programme is available on ๐—•๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ
๐Ÿ“… Runs from ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ
โœ” You can sign up at any time

๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ท๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป:
โ€ข Log into Blackboard
โ€ข Select Organisations
โ€ข Choose Student Counselling and Development
โ€ข Select the REBT Programme
โ€ข Register using the group sign-up sheet
โ€ข Access the course content

Taking care of your mental wellbeing starts with small steps.

๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—จ๐—™๐—ฆ ๐˜€๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€.You do not have to face challenges alone. The ๐—จ๐—™๐—ฆ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ...
04/03/2026

๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—จ๐—™๐—ฆ ๐˜€๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€.

You do not have to face challenges alone. The ๐—จ๐—™๐—ฆ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ, in partnership with SADAG, offers confidential telephonic counselling and referrals whenever you need support.

This service is available ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฐ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐Ÿณ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ.

If you need someone to talk to, reach out:

๐Ÿ“ž 0800 00 6363
๐Ÿ“ฉ SMS 43302
๐Ÿ“ง helpline@sadag.org

Seeking help is a positive step towards caring for your mental wellbeing.

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๐—˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—”๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ด๐—ฒI pledge to take action against eating disorders by ensuring that my peers can acc...
28/02/2026

๐—˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—”๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ด๐—ฒ

I pledge to take action against eating disorders by ensuring that my peers can access the support they need.

Support starts with awareness. It grows through conversation. It strengthens through community.

We invite you to stand with us.

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—จ๐—™๐—ฆ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†.



๐—”๐˜€๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ฎ ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€. ๐—œ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ.Reaching out can be the first step toward healing, un...
27/02/2026

๐—”๐˜€๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ฎ ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€. ๐—œ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ.

Reaching out can be the first step toward healing, understanding, and recovery.

You do not have to manage everything on your own.

The Student Counselling and Development offers free, confidential counselling to support your wellbeing.

Contact your campus SCD office or call the 24/7 UFS Student Careline: 0800 00 63 63

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โ€œ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น ๐—ถ๐—ณ ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ท๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜, ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜, ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ด...
26/02/2026

โ€œ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น ๐—ถ๐—ณ ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ท๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜, ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜, ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต.โ€

Eating disorders are complex mental health conditions. They are not defined by appearance, and they do not only affect people who look underweight.

Someone may be struggling even if their eating habits seem normal to others, or if their body does not fit common stereotypes.

Because of these misconceptions, many individuals delay seeking support or feel that their struggles are not serious enough.

๐™€๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™™๐™ž๐™จ๐™ค๐™ง๐™™๐™š๐™ง๐™จ ๐™˜๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™–๐™›๐™›๐™š๐™˜๐™ฉ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™š.

If you are concerned about yourself or someone else, the Student Counselling and Development is here to help.๐Ÿ’™

All services are free and confidential.
๐—•๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐˜€
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๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ต ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐˜€
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๐—ค๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—พ๐˜„๐—ฎ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐˜€
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๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฐ/๐Ÿณ ๐—จ๐—™๐—ฆ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ: ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿด๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ ๐Ÿฒ๐Ÿฏ ๐Ÿฒ๐Ÿฏ

Support is available. Recovery is possible.

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๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ณ ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜€๐—ฒ.Some warning signs may include:โ€ข Significant weight ...
25/02/2026

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ณ ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜€๐—ฒ.

Some warning signs may include:
โ€ข Significant weight changes
โ€ข Obsessive focus on food, calories, or dieting
โ€ข Excessive exercise
โ€ข Avoiding social situations involving food
โ€ข Mood changes such as irritability, anxiety, or withdrawal
โ€ข Physical symptoms such as fatigue, dizziness, or stomach problems

These experiences can feel overwhelming, but support is available.

Student Counselling and Development provides confidential, professional support to help students navigate these challenges.

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๐—˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐˜€, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ.Some of the most recognised eating disorders ...
24/02/2026

๐—˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐˜€, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ.

Some of the most recognised eating disorders include:
โ€ข ๐—”๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ถ๐—ฎ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฎ
Characterised by an intense fear of gaining weight, distorted body image, and severe food restriction.

โ€ข ๐—•๐˜‚๐—น๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฎ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฎ
Involves cycles of binge eating followed by behaviours such as purging, over-exercising, or misuse of laxatives.

โ€ข ๐—•๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ
Involves repeated episodes of eating large amounts of food, often accompanied by feelings of shame, guilt, or loss of control.

Eating disorders are serious mental health conditions, but recovery is possible with the right support.

SCD offers free, confidential counselling to UFS students.

Bloemfontein Campus: 051 401 2853
South Campus: 051 505 1989
Qwaqwa Campus: 058 718 5125

24/7 UFS Student Careline: 0800 00 63 63

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๐—˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜. ๐—”๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ป๐—ผ ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ.Eating Disorders Awareness W...
23/02/2026

๐—˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜. ๐—”๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ป๐—ผ ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ.

Eating Disorders Awareness Week reminds us that struggles with food, body image, and control can affect anyone, regardless of shape, size, or background.

If you or someone you know is struggling, support is available.

The Student Counselling and Development (SCD) offers ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ, ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด to all registered UFS students. Speaking to a mental health professional can be an important first step towards understanding, support, and recovery.

You can contact SCD at your campus:

๐—•๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐˜€
051 401 2853
scd@ufs.ac.za

๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ต ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐˜€
051 505 1989
scdsouth@ufs.ac.za

๐—ค๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—พ๐˜„๐—ฎ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐˜€
058 718 5125
scdqq@ufs.ac.za

๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฐ/๐Ÿณ ๐˜๐—ผ๐—น๐—น-๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ
0800 00 63 63

Help is available. Recovery is possible. You do not have to go through it alone.

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๐ŸŽค ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐˜€ & ๐—•๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐— ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€ โ€” ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜†?Join ๐— ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ก๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ธ for a powerful and inspiring conversation on๐˜‰๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฌ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜‰๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ด ๐˜”...
17/02/2026

๐ŸŽค ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐˜€ & ๐—•๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐— ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€ โ€” ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜†?

Join ๐— ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ก๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ธ for a powerful and inspiring conversation on๐˜‰๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฌ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜‰๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ด ๐˜”๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ด โ€“ ๐˜“๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ž๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜“๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ด.

โœจDiscover how to maintain academic excellence while confidently stepping into leadership spaces.
๐Ÿ“šLearn how to balance your books without shrinking your ambition.
๐Ÿ“ฃShow up boldly, speak up with confidence, and make strategic moves that shape your future.

This is more than a talk, itโ€™s your reminder that you can succeed in class and lead with impact!

Make your move.๐Ÿš€

๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด?๐Ÿ’กTaking care of your mental wellbeing doesnโ€™t look the sa...
13/02/2026

๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด?๐Ÿ’ก

Taking care of your mental wellbeing doesnโ€™t look the same for everyone โ€” and it doesnโ€™t always mean booking therapy right away.

The Student Counselling & Development (SCD) Road Map helps you see your options clearly. Whether youโ€™re looking for practical tools, structured growth, career guidance, or confidential counselling, there is a pathway for you.

You can:
โ€ข Access online mental health resources
โ€ข Join a once-off workshop
โ€ข Participate in a developmental programme
โ€ข Book career counselling
โ€ข Schedule individual counselling
โ€ข ๐—จ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฐ/๐Ÿณ ๐˜๐—ผ๐—น๐—น-๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ: ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿด๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ ๐Ÿฒ๐Ÿฏ ๐Ÿฒ๐Ÿฏ

All SCD services are:
โœ” Free for registered UFS students
โœ” Confidential
โœ” Available face-to-face, telephonically, or online

You can book by phoning, emailing, or visiting your campus office:
๐—•๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐˜€
051 401 2853 | scd@ufs.ac.za

๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ต ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐˜€
051 505 1989 | scdsouth@ufs.ac.za

๐—ค๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—พ๐˜„๐—ฎ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐˜€
058 718 5125 | scdqq@ufs.ac.za

๐˜š๐˜ถ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ค๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ด. ๐˜๐˜ตโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ, ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ.

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