Student Guide
2020-2021
Resources and Social Welfare The Student Support Centre Student Support Centre programmes The Student Support Center (SSC) is a service that provides answers for a wide range of special needs that have a direct or indirect impact on the academic life of students. You can apply for services by arranging an appointment using UACloud app for Student Support. Location: Social Sciences Building. Ground floor. SSC Secretary: 965 909 402 / 3873 Open Monday to Friday from 9 am to 2 pm. Evenings: Monday to Thursday appointment only. web.ua.es/en/cae SSC is aimed at helping all UA students who cannot fully participate in university life due to their personal, social or financial situation. Current SSC programmes are as follows: DISABILITY AND SNES: Aimed at students with any type of disability, illness and specific needs for educational support (SNES) interfering in their studies. We help students with the required adjustments during their studies. Here, we assist students to improve accessibility, use of adaptive transport, study support products, mediation with other professionals and participation in volunteering activities. Career guidance for students with disabilities: Job opportunities for students and graduates with disabilities and SNES, where you can design your own employment plan. This plan is based on activities included in the Equal Opportunities Observatory: Organisation and teaching of joint activities, with public and private entities in the province of Alicante, on good practices for disability and SNES under the principles of universal accessibility and equal opportunities for everyone. SOCIAL AFFAIRS: Its goal is to provide technical advice on social and/or economic resources (internal or external to the UA) in order to provide comprehensive attention to students in personal or family situations that may affect their studies. Areas of assistance: - Emergency financial aid - Social counselling - UA Homeshare scheme - Volunteering programmes. PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELLING; Aimed at students who wish to improve their academic performance, enhance skills, make decisions and contribute to the achievement of their vocational goals. Areas of assistance: - Psychology and psychopedagogy. - Gifted and talented students - Sex counselling CURRICULUM ADJUSTMENT: These are adjustments make access, stay and performance of students with special needs easier for them to acquire all the professional skills and academic content required to work as professionals in their fields of study. The SSC manages the curriculum adjustments for students with disabilities and for those with a recognised SNES condition by means of a medical report or certificate. Other curriculum adjustments for other groups can be found on page 151. You can find all the programmes managed by the SSC on its website and through UACloud, by clicking on ‘Student Support.’
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