Bisekova Gulnur Duysenbekovna
Head of the Service of social and psychological support
Service of social and psychological support
In November 2016, at the initiative of the university rector Bekmukhambetov E.Zh., the Department of Social and Psychological Support was established with the aim of providing comprehensive social and psychological support to the students and staff of the university. From 2016 to 2018, the department was headed by Kadyrova Zh.A., who laid the foundations for the department’s work. From 2018 to 2019, the department was led by Nazhenov A.E., who continued to develop and expand the services provided. Since December 2020, the department has been headed by Bisekova G.D., who continues to effectively manage the department and further develop its activities. In February 2023, in connection with further improvements to the structure and functionality, the department was renamed the Service of Social and Psychological Support.
- Psychological support for students and faculty, psychological prevention and control of mental problems;
- Escort of students from socially vulnerable groups;
- Promotion of healthy lifestyles;
- Improvement of the socio-psychological climate of students and the staff of the university;
- Prevention of professional burnout and emotional exhaustion among employees of the university;
- Creating a favorable social development situation for students;
- Organization of quality leisure for students aimed at psychological relief and relaxation;
- Adaptation of 1st year students (including international students);
- Individual psychological consultation of university employees;
Group classes on prevention of professional burnout and emotional exhaustion among university employees; - Individual counseling of students of all courses and faculties (including internship, residency and foreign students) on the problems of teaching, development, life and professional self-determination, relationships with adults and peers, self-education, etc.;
- Advising students on social issues at the university and university dormitories;
- Keep records of socially vulnerable students and provide them with assistance;
- Development and implementation of group classes and trainings on psychological issues of students of all courses;
- Study of the socio-psychological climate in groups and collectives;
- Research of students’ characteristics, their interests, abilities, inclinations for the purpose of an individual approach in the process of educational work, assistance in professional and personal self-determination;
- Diagnostics of students’ relationships with adults and peers, identification of psychological causes of communication disorders;
