Counseling on Campus
At the beginning of each semester, the Equal Opportunities Office presents itself together with other advisory services in the canteen of Hochschule Worms. At an advice stand, students, especially first-year students, are presented with important information on advice and financial support opportunities. Of course, the Worms University of Applied Sciences' wheel of fortune will also be there: Students can look forward to a gift or two!
Together with the respective employees of the Studierendenwerk Vorderpfalz, the confessional communities ESG and KHG Worms and the Central Student Advisory Service, the individual departments will present their offers, which are also summarized here.
Life and Social Counseling in Worms and the Surrounding Area
Difficult situations can always arise in life. Below you will find some counseling centers in the region:
- Caritas and Diakonisches Werk offer free life counseling, addiction counseling and much more.
- The Evangelical Deanery Worms-Wonnegau offers psychological counseling for marriage, family and life issues.
- Social counseling for children, adolescents, young adults and their parents is offered by the City of Worms' Department 5.05 Youth Services.
- Students can turn to the Studierendenwerk Vorderpfalz for social counseling, where they receive orientation and clarification assistance for all personal and social questions and concerns.
Advice for People with Disabilities or Serious Chronic Illnesses
You can find the representative body for severely disabled employees and students at Hochschule Worms here. Further important information on studying with a disability can be found here.
Advice and, if necessary, financial support for those affected is also offered by foundations such as
The EUTB (Ergänzende unabhängige Teilhabeberatung) offers information for people seeking advice with all types of impairments, crisis experiences, impending disabilities and disabilities – also for relatives of those affected.
Debt Counseling
Worms residents can obtain free advice on financial problems and debts from the debtor and insolvency advice service.
Financial Support in Emergencies
The “Familie in Not” foundation can help in particularly precarious situations. The foundation offers quick and unbureaucratic financial help, especially to single parents, young families and large families in need. You can find more information here.