The President of King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah, Prof. Dr. Abdul-Rahman bin Obaid Al-Yobi, inaugurated the sessions of the virtual forum entitled “A Safe Psychic Return in Light of the Current Challenges”, in the presence of the University''s Vice President for Educational Affairs, Prof. Dr. Abdul-Moneim bin Abdul Salam Al-Hayani, and a number of university officials.
The forum targets educational institutions, university counseling centers, specialists in the psychological field, and students in Saudi universities.
In his speech during the inauguration, the university president explained that the university supports our wise leadership that spares no effort in urging, and encourages such meetings and initiatives that provide advice and guidance to those interested in psychological counseling aspects for the benefit of students and students, and psychologically prepare them to return according to measures. Precautionary recommended by official authorities.
He said that university counseling centers in Saudi universities are considered one of the pillars of universities in achieving their goals by improving the quality of life for university students through distinguished counseling programs to protect young men and women from psychological and social disorders that may affect their educational achievement, as the university looks forward to achieving the initiative «return A safe psychology in light of the current challenges »the hopes entrusted to it, and to achieve the desired goals of its contract.
For his part, the Dean of Student Affairs, Dr. Masoud bin Muhammad Al-Qahtani, stated that the forum, which is the first of its kind at the level of Saudi universities, aims to raise awareness of the most important s, psychological and academic problems facing institutions, families and students to coexist with the current conditions and their impact on the psychological and academic side, and discusses The forum has three axes, which are the role of educational institutions, the role of the family, and the role of students, in 6 sessions over two days, with the participation of 17 specialists from government and educational agencies.
The first day of the forum witnessed the organization of two sessions, and the first session came under the title “The role of educational and governmental institutions to prepare students to prepare for the new academic year,” where the services of the Ministry and some government institutions and the rationalization of beneficiaries were discussed by Dr. Muhammad bin Khalid Al-Abd Al-Aali, Assistant Minister of Health.
The Executive Director of the National Program for Growth and Behavior Disorders at the Ministry of Health, Dr. Samira Bint Ali Al-Ghamdi, spoke about whether or not to be ... to return or not to come back, and the general supervisor of the University Counseling Center, Dr. Solhi bin Ali Al-Faqih, presented a post entitled "What does my university offer for me?" The General Supervisor of the National Center for Mental Health Promotion, Dr. Abdul Hamid bin Abdullah Al-Habib, reviewed under the experience of the National Center for Mental Health Promotion within the initiative to promote mental health in universities, and Dr. Ahmed Al-Jumai''a, General Supervisor of the General Administration of Information and Communication with the Ministry of Education, spoke about the efforts and role of the Ministry of Education during the pandemic.
In the second session entitled “Initiatives of Counseling Centers to Support Students Before and After the Beginning of the Academic Year”, Dr. Abdulaziz bin Saleh Al-Mutawa, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University, highlighted the University Counseling Center initiative to prepare university students for a safe return in light of the Corona pandemic, and Dr. Ahmed bin Nayef Al-Hadi, Consultant of Medicine and Psychotherapy, College of Medicine from King Saud University, on the use of techniques of cognitive-behavioral therapy in psychological counseling, and Dr. Asma bint Tawfiq Al-Qusayr from King Abdulaziz University presented the sessions of the first day of the forum with a participation entitled the power of the holdining space in supporting the student to reach his full potential, Dr. Ahmed bin Muhammad Al-Saleh, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences in Jeddah, concluded the sessions of the first day of the forum with a participation under the title of the relationship between a mentor and a mentor.
