Social issues
Torgeir Hansen has more than 20 years of experience from different social offices in Norway. He is a trained Social Worker since 1988, and finished his exam in mental-health work (for nurses and social workers) in 2002.
SiÅs Councelling is meant to be easy to get in touch with. The service is supposed to secure good life quality for the students and to motivate the students to "keep the spirit" in their studies and in their lives. If you're in doubt, don't hesitate to have an informal conversation with the Social Consultant.
The Social Consultant can help you in interaction and communication with official (Norwegian) services like
- The Unemployment office (Aetat),
- the hospitals and the services for psychiatric illnesses and drug/alcohol-addiction,
- The Pension office (Trygdekontoret) and in some cases
- the Norwegian State Educational Loan Fund (Statens Lånekasse for utdanning).
The social consultant can help you fill in public forms. You may receive practical help or help to get in touch with the right services in cases regarding:
Health/illness
- Information about legal rights and services
- Prices/Refunds for doctors and medicine
- How to get your own doctor (General Practitioneer)
- Help to handle mental problems
- Cooperation/contact with hospitals and clinics
Social issues
The social consultant can offer advice and counselling on issues like:
- Economical advice - personal economy,
- Drug/alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Network- Relations to partners, friends, other students, parents, staff, supervisor, and so on.
- Pregnancy
- Abortion
- Problems in partnerships/marriages
- Divorce
- Emotional problems/crisis
- Motivation
- Violence/mistreatment/discrimination/horrasment
- Summer jobs/part time jobs
- Emotional support regarding loss of close relations: -Psychological help or a student-priest can be provided, support-groups can be made.
The service from the social consultant is free of charge.
The social consultant can help you get in touch with our psychologist.