Birzeit University

General Information
Type of Organization:	Private	Acronym:	BZU
Governorate:	Ramallah & Al-Bireh	Establishment Year:	1972
Address:	Bir Zeit / Al Marj street	Telephone:	02-2982000
Website:	www.birzeit.edu	Fax:	022981105
E-mail:	mahmad@birzeit.edu
Person in Charge Name: Mohammed Farouk Zaki Al - Ahmad Position: Dean of Student Affairs Telephone: 02-2982086 Mobile: 0599590266 E-mail: mahmad@birzeit.edu
Staff:	Psychologist (2) Social Worker (1)

Mission & Goals

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Mission:

"Birzeit University is a Palestinian Arab institution supervised by an autonomous Board of Trustees that is responsible for it and decides its policies.
The University is committed to excellence and encourages creativity, experimentation, innovation, accomplishment as well as team work and democratic practices anchored in pluralism, freedom of expression and respect for others.
The University endeavors to excel in higher education, scientific research, and service to the community. Since its establishment, the University has remained committed to providing equal learning opportunities to qualified individuals and to prepare students to become good citizens active in their society and committed to its advancement and well-being.
The University provides the appropriate environment for students to develop their personalities and realize their potentials in an open and liberal atmosphere that stresses the Arab-Islamic heritage."

Goals:

To create a campus offers a secure and adjusted atmosphere of to accommodate students.

Target Groups

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Youth

Activities / Interventions

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Information dissemination to the community at large
	Messages on positive coping
Strengthening of community and family support
	Support for social support activities that are initiated by the community
	Facilitation of community supports to vulnerable persons
	Structured recreational or creative activities
psychosocial work
	Psychological first aid (PFA)
	Lining vulnerable individuals/families to resources
Psychological intervention & Clinical management
	Basic counselling for individuals
	Basic counselling for groups
General activities to support MHPSS
	Training. / TOT
	Technical or clinical supervision
	Psychosocial support for staff / volunteers

Time of implementation:	Morning
Place of implementation:	Center	Other
Geographical Distribution of the Services / Activities:	City	Village	Camp	Bedouins
Cost of the services provided:	Free

Mental and Behavioral Disorders

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Neurotic, stress-related and somatoform disorders
	Phobic anxiety disorders
	Obsessive – compulsive
	Emergency
	PTSD
	Adjustment disorders
	Brief depressive
	Mixed anxiety & depressive
	Somatoform disorders
Disorders of psychological development
	Specific developmental of speech & language
Behavioral & emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in child & adolescence
	Conduct disorders
	Emotional disorders (separation anxiety)
	Behavioral & emotional disorders
Mental disability
	Mild
Behavioral syndrome associated with physiological disturbances & physical factors
	Sleep disorders
	Nonorganic eating disorders
Disorders of adult personality & behavior
	Specific personality disorders
	Habit & impulse disorders
	Gender identity
Mental & behavioral disorders due to psychoactive substance use
	Alcohol
	Drugs , opioids, cannabinoids
Schizophrenia & delusional disorders
	Schizophrenia
	Psychotic disorders
Mood (affective) disorders
	Manic
	Depressive

Training

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1 - Mental health and self-management.
2 – Adapting and violence towards women.
3 - Mental illness.

Research

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1 - A research about violence at the universities.