Welcome all English-speaking visitors!
We are a non-profit institution established and run by City of Cracow’s Department of Education. Our mission is to provide a specialized and comprehensive mental health service to the children and families of Cracow Northwest (Krowodrza District). We also support teachers from educational institutions in enhancing the quality of learning and teaching (especially children with specific learning disabilities). Our team members specialize in working with the school community. We employ psychologists, pedagogues, speech pathologists and career counselors. We are concerned with learning, behavior, social and emotional development. Each psychologist or pedagogue is assigned to a group of schools.
We offer a wide range of interventions:
- assessments
- consultations
- therapy
- mediations
Our follow-up services include:
- individual and group therapy
- family therapy
- speech and language therapy
- pedagogical therapy (Educational Kinesiology)
- neurofeedback therapy
- sensory integration therapy (Developmental Movement)
- support groups
- social skills trainings
- stress management trainings
- parenting courses
- career guidance
We organize trainings, seminars and conferences for health and education professionals as well as special events: a Day of Solidarity with Children with ADHD, a Day of Entrepreneurship, Educational Fair, a Day of Lifelong Learning and many others. We work in coalition with social services, employment services and judicial system. Our initiatives are aimed to improve the coordination between the education and health sectors. We help our clients in their quest for information and direction. We empower them to deal with their difficulties using their own strengths and resources.
We are:
- serving our community for over 40 years
- committed to assisting families who need help, positive thinking, functional support and practical direction
- supporting children as they transition through their life phases, environmental and social changes
Our services are free of charge. We do not require referrals.
We are open:
Monday – Thursday 8:00 – 18:00
Friday 8:00 – 16:00
Contact:
ul. Siewna 23 d, 31-231 Kraków
tel/fax: +48 12 415 6968
e-mail: poradnia2krakow@op.pl
We also inform, that you can turn to the Center for Psychological and Pedagogical Counseling that specializes in assisting migrant and foreign families. It is located at ul. Św. Gertrudy 2, ph. +48 12 422 4383, +48 660 6373 312, e-mail: pppddd@op.pl
http://www.poradnia-psychologiczna.com/
In addition, you can address your questions regarding education, job market, Polish social system regulations etc. to the
FREE INFORMATION CENTRE FOR FOREIGNERS IN KRAKOW at ul. Batorego 2/28, ph. +48 12 312 06 46, e-mail: info@migrant.krakow.pl (they speak English, Ukrainian and Russian languages)
http://obywatelski.krakow.pl/otwarty_krakow/217944,artykul,punkt_informacyjny_dla_obcokrajowcow.html
https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Non-Governmental-Organization–NGO-/Punkt-Informacyjny-dla-Obcokrajowc%C3%B3w-w-Krakowie-385985531879464/
There’s another free INFORMATION AND COUNSELING POINT located at ul. Basztowa 22, ph. +48 12 4269001 (they speak English, Ukrainian and Russian languages)