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Student's Compass Website is a free programme for all Jyväskylä University students. You can log in with your JYU’s credentials.

The Student's Compass (S.C.) is founded on the principles and theoretical framework of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. S.C. provides you with the opportunity to enhance your mental well-being and study ability while practicing skills that are essential for studies, future career, relationships, and life in general. With this programme, you can work on matters such as:

• Identifying your values and setting goals
• Mindfulness skills
• Skills for managing difficult thoughts and emotions
• Self-awareness and self-development

The pro­gramme’s aims are: 

• to promote students' well-being including psychological, emotional, social, physical and mental wellbeing 
• encourage self-development and self-care 
• to help students cope more effectively with study-related challenges, such as difficulties in concentrating and completing tasks, worries about graduating, and any other motivation-related issues 
• provide strategies to work through life challenges more effectively
• to prevent and address stress, anxiety and mood-related problems 

We have conducted numerous studies based on the Student's Compass programme and its various support models. Our research indicates that the S.C. significantly improves students' wellbeing by:

• Boosting mental wellbeing
• Increasing life satisfaction
• Enhancing psychological flexibility
• Developing mindfulness skills
• Building self-confidence and 
• stress, anxiety, and depression management skills.

 S.C. helps prevent and reduce common student challenges such as stress and mood issues, which can adversely affect your studies and overall study skills.

To learn more about the research related to the Student's Compass, visit our website.

Self-guided online. The programme is easily accessible online and students can use it independently, at their own pace, and anonymously. The programme consists of different themes addressing wellbeing and includes experiential exercises and practice material available in text, audio, and video.

You can also choose the most suitable exercises from over 70 different well-being practices covering study skills, time-management, emotional intelligence, motivation, sand elf-confidence. 

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You can also choose the most suitable exercises from over 120 different well-being practices.

Do you need individual wellbeing coaching or group sessions?

• Individual Coaching. Free, low-threshold support for enhancing mental wellbeing, study and life skills. Do you want to discuss your situation with someone? You have the opportunity to receive three individual meetings from a wellbeing coach along with the online Student Compass programme.

• Group coaching. Free, low-threshold support for student for enhancing mental well-being, study and life skills. Peer support. We offer group support alongside the Student's Compass online programme.

      More information is available here

Goodies (Student wellbeing advisers) provide casual counselling on using the Student's Compass and may suggest some exercises that you can do together or as homework. If you visit a Goodie, you can ask for more information about the Student's Compass.

Our enhanced guidance counsellor, Panajiota Räsänen, who is also the developer of the Student's Compass programme, actively uses the programme in her counselling sessions. She can tailor the programme to your individual needs, suggest themes and exercises for you to do during the counselling session, and discuss thoughts that arise from independently completed S.C. exercises. If you are referred to our enhanced support, do not hesitate to inquire about the Student's Compass.