Training for colleagues
We offer a number of sessions with different delivery methods. It's important to familiarise yourself with the support services within the Division of Campus Life, including Occupational Health, Advice and Response and The Disability and Advisory Service.
You can join us online for an introduction to the service and learn who we are, what we offer and how students can access the service. Dates to follow.
Stepped Care Model
The University operates within a 'Stepped Care Framework' - a model which helps colleagues to match students' needs to the appropriate level of support. All colleagues should be familiar with this model.
Understanding your role in the Stepped Care Model and Six Ways to Wellbeing
This course is accessed by logging into the My Development Catalogue and typing 'wellbeing' into the search box. Click on the Understanding your role in the Stepped Care Model and Six Ways to Wellbeing course and enrol on the next screen.
Identifying and responding to student mental health problems
This training includes video scenarios covering anxiety, depression and how to identify and respond to a student experiencing a serious mental health crisis, such as psychosis or risk of suicide or self-harm. It requires you to log in with your University details (CAS) to access the page, but no personal information will be tracked. Click to access the Identifying and Responding to Student Mental Health Problems course.
Supporting Students
This training is aimed at supporting students' wellbeing and focuses on that initial point of contact with a student in a range of scenarios. It is designed for colleagues who encounter students' day-to-day and who may need to take on a supportive role.
University student suicide awareness training (zerosuicidealliance.com)
This is a 20-minute session which aims to help you better understand suicidal behaviours so you can feel confident to 'See the signs, Say the Words and Signpost to Support'. Please complete this ahead of attending the Suicide Prevention Workshop.
We offer two online modules focused on supporting Post-Graduate Research students.
Training for PGR Supervisors
We offer two online modules focused on supporting Post-Graduate Research students.
Supporting PGR mental health & wellbeing for PGR supervisors:
https://360.articulate.com/review/content/b953f215-b404-4f29-9310-fea4a00dc970/review
Case studies for PGR supervision in the context of mental health difficulties:
https://360.articulate.com/review/content/655d13f5-c468-49d4-ac9e-7eba95718035/review
We do not currently have a remote offer. We are reviewing the offer at present. Please check back later.
Student Mental Health Matters: making sense of mental health, knowing what to say and knowing what to do.
This is a full day in person workshop aimed at supporting staff who support students.
The workshops run from 9:30am til 4:30pm on the following dates:
12th March, 30th April, 8th July and 3rd September. Dates for sessions in Autumn and Winter will be released soon.
Sign up via Training Catalogue.
The Suicide Prevention Workshop is for colleagues who work in a student support/pastoral role and have regular direct contact with students.
The workshop explores myths, facts and challenges, and supports you in confidently responding to someone at risk of suicide, as well as discovering escalation pathways via the Crisis Pathway.
The Workshop runs from 10am to 4pm on the following dates:
22 January, 5 March, 25 June.
Sign up via the Training Catalogue.
Please note that prior to booking onto this course you need to have completed the online University student suicide awareness training (zerosuicidealliance.com) course.
Content warning: Our face-to-sessions cover difficult subjects. Research suggests that it is important to have open and frank discussions about mental health and this will include the subject of serious mental distress and suicidal thoughts. Staff facilitating the sessions will approach this with sensitivity. However, we want you to be aware that these subjects will be covered before you book a session.