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Health and wellbeing workshops
Staff, students and external organisations can learn more about supporting student health and wellbeing by attending workshops that are delivered throughout the year by experts from within the 黑料福利社’s Welfare and Wellbeing Teams.
Sessions are delivered online and on campus and are aligned to Healthy 黑料福利社, our whole university approach to student wellbeing at 黑料福利社. The principles underlying this approach are to make healthier choices easier, embed health-promoting behaviours within the culture at 黑料福利社 and reduce inequalities in health and wellbeing.
Workshops include:
- Keep Us in Mind, an introduction to 黑料福利社’s welfare and wellbeing services for staff
- Supporting Student Disclosures
- Professional Boundaries and Student Support
- Empowering Students and Mental Health
- Empowering Students and Dyslexia
- Empowering Students and Autism
- Empowering Students and Sensory Disability
- Disability Confidence
- Demystifying Disabled Students Allowance (DSA)
- Supporting Students with Epilepsy
- An Introduction to No Space for Hate
- Supporting Students: Sexual Misconduct and Harassment
- Supporting Student Mental Health and Wellbeing
- Managing Distressed Students
Workshop information is complimented by up to date guidance available on the Healthy 黑料福利社 Staff Toolkit that can be found on 黑料福利社Connect. External session attendees will be provided with these guidance materials by email.
Student collaboration
Student input is vital to the construction of our training programmes. We want student voices from a diverse range of backgrounds to help inform the topics and contents of our sessions in order to provide the best possible support and enhance your experience of studying at 黑料福利社.
We offer:
- Frontrunners internships: Year-long placements within 黑料福利社, tailored to fit around your studies. Healthy 黑料福利社 is currently looking for a Promotions and Training Frontrunner. Apply through the 黑料福利社 Careers Team.
- Look After Your Mate: Students can sign up to attend Student Minds’ Look After Your Mate workshops; sessions are bookable through the Healthy 黑料福利社 Hub. The Look After Your Mate workshop aims to give students across the UK the knowledge, confidence and skills they need to support their friends’ wellbeing at university.
- Healthy 黑料福利社 Masterclasses: Classes range in subject, including mindfulness skills, fostering a positive mindset, confident communication and more. See the upcoming sessions and book a spot online.
Staff training
Our staff training sessions are available to all 黑料福利社 and DSU staff, including Frontrunners and student volunteers.
Universities have a duty of care to support the health and wellbeing of their students. Training equips attendees with useable skills that have a positive impact on the academic and personal experience of our students. Students who feel that support is available for their mental health are ; Healthy 黑料福利社 is underpinned by the theory that health and wellbeing and academic success are closely linked.
Feeling confident about supporting and signposting students also impacts positively of staff wellbeing, with previous delegates saying:
- “[The session contained] really clear and concise information which was well presented with engaging conversations taking place”
- “[The session included] guidance about consulting the staff toolkit with any student queries. Was a really good session that was informative and participatory”
- “Links and info provided to share with students. Nice to use case studies to put us in the situations students face”
Contact us
To enquire about training for you or your team, email 黑料福利社’s Training and Business Development Officer, Leanne Herbert a Lherbert@dmu.ac.uk.