Counseling Services

Counseling services for personal and professional challenges

During consultations, any information you provide will be treated confidentially, and we will help you determine the next steps that are appropriate for your individual situation. Following a consultation, we will not take any further action unless you expressly ask us to do so during the consultation. The list is in alphabetical order.

Office/name	Target group	Topics
Contact persons for (anti-)discrimination under the act on the higher education institutions in the Land of Baden-Württemberg (LHG) Website	All members and affiliated persons of the University	Concerns relating to experiences of discrimination in the university environment Confidential counseling on options for filing a complaint under the General Act on Equal Treatment (AGG) Counseling on conflicts Counseling for supervisors whose employees report experiences of discrimination
Contact persons for sexual harassment under the act on the higher education institutions in the Land of Baden-Württemberg (LHG) Website	All members and affiliated persons of the University	Concerns relating to experiences of sexual harassment in the university environment Confidential counseling on options for filing a complaint under the General Act on Equal Treatment (AGG)
Equal Opportunity Commissioner for non-academic staff members Website	All staff members with non-academic employment contracts	Reconciling work and family responsibilities (e.g., working time arrangements, remote work/telework) Supporting the advancement of women (e.g., professional development, returning to or reorienting your career after a leave of absence)
Family services, Department of Equal Opportunity and Diversity Website	All members and affiliated persons of the University	All matters relating to reconciling work and family responsibilities Coordination of the nursing rooms and the Parent and Child Room
Institute of Sports: Contact point for inappropriate and boundary-crossing behavior Website	All members and affiliated persons of the University, External participants eligible to take part in university sports, and instructors	Violations of personal boundaries and sexualized violence in university sports Counseling for individuals who experience sexualized violence in university sports, witness inappropriate behavior or assaults, suspect sexualized violence, or seek advice on how to address these issues
Ombudspersons for conflicts between early-career researchers and their supervisors or mentors Website	Doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers	Conflicts with supervisors and mentors
Staff Council Intranet (in german)	All employees, including student and research assistants	All matters relating to employment (e.g., employment contracts, job classification, part-time and partial retirement arrangements, fixed-term contracts, termination of employment) Conflicts with supervisors or colleagues Support during staff meetings
Advisor for employees who are caring for care-dependent relatives or children (Pflegelotsin) Website	All members and affiliated persons of the University	All matters relating to caregiving
Outpatient Mental Health Clinic of the Otto Selz Institute Website	Open to the public Children, adolescents, and adults	Psychotherapy for adults, children, and adolescents in individual and group settings
Psychological Counseling Services of the Studierendenwerk Mannheim Website	All students at the University of Mannheim, TH Mannheim, Mannheim University of Music and Performing Arts, Popakademie Baden-Württemberg, and Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University (DHBW)	Social and psychological counseling on all matters
Psychosocial Counseling by the Department of Equal Opportunity and Diversity Website	All members and affiliated persons of the University	Psychosocial counseling on all matters Confidential counseling on options for filing a complaint under the General Act on Equal Treatment (AGG)
Psychotherapeutic outpatient clinic for children and adolescents up to the age of 21 Website (in german)	Open to the public Children, adolescents, young adults, and their families experiencing mental health problems	Assessment and therapy for children, adolescents, and young adults up to the age of 21 with mental health problems and disorders, as well as for their families
Psychotherapeutische Hochschulambulanz – Psychotherapeutic outpatient university clinic for individual, couple, family, and group therapy Website (in german)	Open to the public Children, adolescents, and adults, including all members and affiliated persons of the University	Psychodynamic and systemic psychotherapy in individual, couples, family, and group settings Counseling and assessment to determine whether a mental disorder is present and psychotherapy is indicated
Representative for employees with a disability Website	All employees and their first-degree relatives as defined in Book IV of the German Social Code (SGB IV)	All matters relating to disability and severe disability, equal status with persons with severe disabilities for individuals with a degree of disability (GdB) of 30 or 40, and accessibility
Department of Information Security Website	All employees Anyone who processes university information	All matters relating to the protection of university information, files, and documents
Central equal opportunity commissioner Website	Academic staff members, doctoral students, and students Particularly female academic staff members and female students (pursuant to section 4 subsection 3 sentence 1 LHG)	Funding programs and scholarships and/or fellowships for women researchers Sexism and discrimination based on gender in academia and in academic appointment procedures

Independent confidential counsel for sexualized discrimination, sexual harassment, and violence

Michaela Spandau, Stuttgart

(appointed by the Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts)

External website (in German)
Phone: +49 711 673 53 70

Confidential, free counseling and support for individuals affected by sexual or sexualized discrimination, harassment, or violence at higher education institutions

Information and specialized advisory services

Office/name	Target group	Topics
Data protection officer Website	Anyone whose personal data is processed by the university	Compliance with data protection regulations Contact point for individuals who may be affected by a data breach involving the university
Division V (Human Resources, Academic Appointments, and External Funding) Intranet Please contact the head of Division V.	All employees	All matters relating to employment law (e.g., maternity leave, parental leave, leaves of absence, and return-to-work arrangements)
Legal Division Intranet (in german) Please contact the head of the Legal Division.	All employees As a general rule, university units, governing bodies, committees, and employees acting in their official capacity	All legal matters except public service and employment law, budget law, and tax law
Prospective Student Advising Center Division II Admissions Office, Student Services, International Office Advice Services Directory	Prospective students, students, teaching staff, and researchers	All matters relating to studying at the university Please note that the schools also have designated contact persons for all of the topics listed.
Studierendenwerk Mannheim External website	Students All students at the University of Mannheim, TH Mannheim, Mannheim University of Music and Performing Arts, Popakademie Baden-Württemberg, and Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University (DHBW)	All services and support offered by the Studierendenwerk, including housing, BAföG and other financing options, eating on campus, Autoload, and childcare Services for international students and other forms of student support

Support for researchers facing attacks and/or hostility in science communication

Office/name	Target group	Topics
SciComm Support External website Phone: +49 157 923 448 04 (7:00 a.m.–10:00 p.m., 365 days a year) Please contact the Head of Communications at the University of Mannheim.	Researchers and science communicators	Support for researchers and science communicators facing attacks, hostility, or abusive behavior related to science communication

Office/name

Target group

Topics

SciComm Support

External website
Phone: +49 157 923 448 04

(7:00 a.m.–10:00 p.m., 365 days a year)

Please contact the Head of Communications at the University of Mannheim.

Researchers and science communicators

Support for researchers and science communicators facing attacks, hostility, or abusive behavior related to science communication

Safety and Emergencies

In an emergency, university members can find information and assistance on the Safety and Emergencies page.