Welfare Support
Welfare Officer
Gillian Purcell
Welfare and Equality Officer
welfare [at] st-annes-mcr.org.uk
Rebecca McKavanagh
Welfare and Equality Officer
welfare [at] st-annes-mcr.org.uk
Gillian Purcell and Rebecca McKavanagh are the current MCR Welfare Officer, and is always around to help you with any questions you might have about welfare and equality related issues, or point you in the direction of the right person to talk to. You can email the Welfare Officer at welfare [at] st-annes-mcr.org.uk.
Senior Tutor
The Senior Tutor is the College Fellow who holds overall responsibility for your welfare. The Senior Tutor of St. Anne's is Anne Mullen, who may be reached by emailing anne.mullen [at] st-annes.ox.ac.uk or phoning 01865 274858. The college Academic Office is located on the first floor of Hartland House on the main college site. You can also visit the contact page for the college Academic Office.
Women's Officer
Maike Sauter
Women's Officer
women [at] st-annes-mcr.org.uk
The MCR Women's Officer provides support to any female student who might require it. The current Women's Officer is Maike Sauter; she may be reached by emailing women [at] st-annes-mcr.org.uk.
Student Counselling Service
Visit the Student Counselling Service website
Where?
- 3 Worcester St, Oxford
Who?
- Alan Percy – Head of Counselling Service leads team of seven practitioners including psychologists and one consultant psychiatrist
Clients:
- 2011: 58% of clients were undergraduate, 42% of clients were graduate
- 6% of the student body has used the service
What?
- Provides short-term psychological and counselling services mostly but some longer-term intervention
- Provides Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Psychodynamic Counselling
- Facilitates Workshops, e.g. Procrastination, Mindfulness, Perfectionism
How?
- Can refer yourself, can be referred by GP, college doctor, tutors
- http://www.ox.ac.uk/students/shw/counselling/appointment/
- Clients usually asked to complete a pre-assessment form as a means of focussing how the service can help you
- Graduate group sessions
- Most common issues that clients come to the service with are: identity (international and sexuality), bereavement and eating disorders
- Great links on the website to self-help and free online resources – books, films http://www.ox.ac.uk/students/shw/counselling/self_help/
When?
- Open Mon-Thurs 9am-8pm, Fri 9am-5pm
- May have waiting time for an appointment on average 9.6 days
