Student counseling

The Student Guidance and Counseling Office has the purpose of facilitating and supporting the educational mission of the Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music to achieve academic and musical excellence. It offers a professional counseling service that promotes the student's personal, intellectual, emotional, academic and occupational development. It provides support to the student from the beginning of their university life until achieving the success of their educational and musical goals. The Office offers personal, academic and occupational counseling services. In addition, he coordinates a series of workshops of interest to the university community, and provides guidance on different areas and offices of the Conservatory.

Lcda. Indira L Bhajan Ortiz

At the Counseling Office, we offer confidential personal, occupational, and academic counseling services, with the goal of addressing various concerns that may be affecting your academic performance and general well-being. Ms. Bhajan, with more than 20 years of experience providing support to academic communities, holds a BA in Social Work and an MA in Counseling, both from the University of Puerto Rico. She is currently pursuing doctoral studies in Rehabilitation Counseling at the same university.

We are available to serve the entire student community and are located in the Dean's Office of Student Affairs. To schedule an appointment for counseling services, you can access the following link: https://calendly.com/ibhajan/30min or call 787-751-0160, extension 263.

Services

Individual and group counseling
Academic advising
Occupational counseling

Workshops

Anxiety and stress management
Self-esteem
Healthy relationships
Conflict management
Adaptation to university life for new and international students
Academic success strategies
Organization and time management
Goal setting
Study skills and habits
Life and career planning
Preparation of the professional portfolio
Information about academic offers from local and international universities and/or boarding schools
Information about entrance exams for local and international graduate programs
Referrals to Psychological Services

Notes on the beginning of university life

Always use the Academic Regulations, in which your rights and duties are clearly specified.
Read the syllables of the different courses carefully, they will allow you to know the contents, methodology and the evaluation process, among others.
Consult all doubts. Go to your teachers to clarify everything you consider relevant. Ask questions in class.
Plan and learn to organize your time. You must take into consideration attendance at classes, daily study, completion of assignments and readings, participation in seminars and/or groups.
Try to keep up to date with your courses and work. Calculate approximately two hours of individual work for one hour of class; This way you will be able to keep the course up to date.
Use computerized study resources (“softwares”, tutorials, dictionaries, etc.)
Visit and use the services offered by the Learning Resource Center
If you miss class, ask a classmate for their notes and catch up on the material discussed.

I encourage you to visit the student counseling office so you can share your doubts and concerns about university life. Remember that your student counselor is a professional who has the necessary skills and knowledge to help you through personal, academic and occupational counseling so that you can successfully achieve your educational and musical goals.

What is Title IX?

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in the programs and activities of educational institutions at all levels that receive federal funds. Protects students, employees and visitors in general from all types of sexual discrimination, sexual identity discrimination, sexual harassment, dating violence, sexual assault, exploitation and stalking. For more information you can contact Indira L. Bhajan, Title IX Coordinator at 787-751-0160 ext. 251 or by email to tituloix@cmpr.pr.gov.

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Be persistent, don't get discouraged, even if the first results are not good.
In college, as in life, those who persevere achieve their goals.

Office and contact hours

Monday to Friday:
8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

(787) 751-0160 ext. 227

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