Personal Growth Programmes - IMU University Malaysia

Successful personal growth requires motivation, the desire to improve, and the willingness to strive to make changes. In IMU, we help our students to unfold their process of inner change via our personal growth programmes.

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The Aims of Student Counselling Services (SCS) Programmes

The aims of the SCS Programmes are to help the students by:

Encouraging the students to embark on a journey of self-exploration in terms of personality, studying styles, personal strengths, and motivation.
Preparing students for university journey and the adjustment to campus life.
Working on personal a plan to acquire the skills they may need for their academic studies or their chosen career path.
Empowering students with soft skills which emphasize on memory, reading, and critical thinking.
Delivering knowledge and skills to manage stress (E.g., relaxation strategies, locating support and resources, self-reflection) to the students.
Learning techniques in decision-making skills, relationship-building, and communication skills.
Exploring students’ resources in managing their feelings and behaviour.

The Outcome of Student Counselling Services (SCS) Programmes

Through the SCS Programmes, students would be exposed to the following outcomes.

Reflecting on their personal learning and working styles, ongoing performance, and achievements.
Learning to capitalise on strengths in planning their all-round personal, educational and career development.
Identifying personal challenges and locating resources to address or resolve the challenges.
Learning to tap into emotion regulation skills to manage their emotional care.
Developing interpersonal skills to build healthy relationships with peers as well as social supports for themselves and others.
Improving and strengthening empathy skill to communicate and support others.

Personal Growth Programmes for Students

These Personal Growth programmes are introduced to students during orientation, outreach, online and ongoing workshops, videos, webinars and talks as well as on our Student Portal.

	Core Workshops / Talks
No	Topics of Workshops	Coverage Areas
1	Adjustments to Campus Life and Personal Safety	Self-awareness
2	My Behavioural Style	Knowing yourself
3	Senior Sharing Study Skill	Study skills & Peer support
4	What’s Your Journey	Motivation
5	Study Skills Workshop Learning Focus Time Management Reading Note Taking Memory Assignments Exams Stress Management	Study skills
6	NEC talk (How to support someone in distress)	Guidance on helping someone in need
	Other Talks and Workshops / Talks
7	Stress Management Workshops	Self-Help and Self-Discovery
8	Student Support Group	Peer support and Self-discovery
9	Online educational series about Mental Health	Self-Help
10	Standard Mental Health First Aid Training	First aid skills in assisting someone with mental health challenges and crisis