Student Support Services
There are student support services available at Perho. Student support services refers to the promotion and maintenance of good physical and mental health as well as good social well-being within the educational community. Services are implemented primarily as preventative care to the entire educational community through collaborative support.
It is accompanied also by individualized study counselling and well-being services. Services include psychology and curator services as well as student health services.
Career Counselor
Career counselor offers support services to individual students as well as for the whole group. Career counselor familiarizes students to activities of Perho. He or she guides students in planning of student’s personal study plan. Career counselor also communicates about important events and information related to studies at Perho.
School nurse
The school nurse works at Proffa building (2nd floor). Any changes for school nurses’ meeting times can be seen in Wilma. In case of illness please contact the school nurse or your own health care centre. The school nurse treats small injuries and gives advice on health-related matters. She will guide the student to subsequent care when necessary. The school nurse will not write sick leave certificates after the incident.
Cerficates of salmonella tests has to be issued to school nurse at the beginning of the studies and as needed.
School Nurse Ms Aulikki Griffith
- available for appoiments from Mon – Thu (8:00 – 15:00) and Friday (8.00 – 14.00)
- You can make an appointment via phone or email.
- consulting hours daily 12:30 – 13:30
tel. 050 310 5600
aulikki.griffith (at) hel.fi
Perhon Proffa (2nd floor)
Appointments for the doctor are booked by the school nurse. Services of the Perho’s student health care are free of charge for all the current students. Current fees for the doctor’s appointment can be checked by the school nurse. For any uncalled appointment there is a penalty fee.
- Local hospitals and outpatient clinics can be found from the City of Helsinki webpage.
School social worker
The school social worker is there to support and help students in various problems and to promote the student’s social well-being and development. The school social worker is available on Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays at the school in the Proffa building, 2nd floor. You can make an appointment by phone or by e-mail or sending a Wilma message.
- Henna Tiainen
- tel. 040 6176533
- henna.tiainen@hel.fi
Psychologist
The psychologist is available on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays in the Proffa building, 2nd Floor. You can also make an appointment by phone or through Wilma. The psychologist support students for example in issues related to life management, motivation, stress, mental health, changes in life and social relationships and any other topics.
- Katri Kajosaari
- 040 662 7257
- katri.kajosaari@hel.fi
Dental care
Dental care is a part of the student health care. All students who are residents of Helsinki are entitled to dental care in the dental care unit of their own health care centre. Appointments are made directly at the dental care unit of the health care centre. For more information, go to the website of your own health care centre.
Further information
You can get help for problematic situations also from the following places (mainly in Finnish and Swedish):
– General emergency number 112
– Social services 24 hrs/day, 020-696006, help and support
– Crisis phone 24 hrs/day, 09-310 44 222, mental support in urgent situations
– Finnish Red Cross Youth Emergency Shelter: Helsinki: Uudenmaankatu 32 A, tel. 09 622 4322
– Espoo: Läkkisepänkuja 2 A 14, Leppävaara, tel. 09 819 55360
– Vantaa: Sairaalakatu 3, Rekola p. 09 871 4043
– Poison information centre 24 hrs/day tel. 09-471 977