The Student Counselling and Wellness team offer a number of workshops and sessions for students during their time studying at NCI.
Explore the free wellness support services offered to NCI students.
Wellness Workshops
The Student Counselling and Wellness Service at NCI runs free information sessions for students on various topics to help support students with their studies.
Workshops for this semester are listed below:
| Week
|
Topic
|
Date
|
Delivery Method
|
| 2
|
Work-life Balance
|
6th October
|
Online
|
| 4
|
Groupwork
|
20th October
|
Online
|
| 6
|
Stress Management
|
3rd November
|
Online
|
| 8
|
Building Confidence
|
17th November
|
Online
|
| 10
|
Sleep
|
1st December
|
Online
|
| 12
|
Terminal Assessments/Exam Prep
|
15th December
|
Online
|
Workshops are FREE OF CHARGE.
Please complete this form to book your place. Get in touch by emailing counselling@ncirl.ie if you have any queries or you want to let us know what sessions you would like run.
Connect Cafés
Connect Cafés are short meet-ups which help students to network within their courses but also with student leaders, the Students' Union and with other NCI students.
These sessions are informal and usually have a theme such as:
- Settling into college
- Networking and socialising
- Culture share
- Clubs and societies
- Hobbies and interests
Connect Cafés for this semester are listed below.
| Week
|
Topic
|
Date
|
Delivery Method
|
| 5
|
Settling into College
|
2pm, 27th October
|
Online
|
| 9
|
Networking and Societies
|
2pm, 24th November
|
Online
|
| 11
|
Plans for Holidays
|
2pm, 8th December
|
Online
|
Cafés are FREE OF CHARGE. Please complete this form to book your place.
Chillout Sessions
The Student Counselling and Wellness team is offering Chillout sessions for students during their busy weeks in NCI.
These sessions focus on helping students relax and unwind:
- Yoga
- How to relax the body & mind
- Deep breathing for relaxation
- Breathing techniques to help relax the nervous system
- Relaxation techniques
- Progressive muscle relaxation
- Visualisation
- Meditation
- Meditation techniques
The sessions will run during weeks 3, 5, 7, 9 and 11 of Semester 1. To attend, complete our Yoga and Meditation Chillout Sessions Form.
If you require further details on the session dates and times, get in touch with our Counselling Team.
Additional Supports
There are a number of additional support services and resources available to students of National College of Ireland. Please find a list below with further details: