Summary
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Good mental health is essential for students to manage the challenges that university life presents. This book offers pragmatic guidance to support academic and student services staff in engaging with this critical issue, both in terms of being proactive within their role to promote a positive approach to wellbeing, and understanding how to care appropriately for students who may not be flourishing in the university environment. Key topics include: • The pressure points and transitions of student life • The crucial role of departmental and academic staff • How to make mental health policies work • The legal obligations and limits of student support • Creating the conditions for confident support
The Student Lifecycle: Pressure Points and Transitions
The Student Lifecycle: Pressure Points and Transitions
Objectives
This chapter will:
- Introduce the idea of the student lifecycle and the student identity as, by definition, one of transition
- Discuss the psychology of transition and its application within the student lifecycle, including additional challenges facing particular groups of students
- Identify conflicting discourses affecting the expectations of students, parents and staff
- Establish effective support and a sense of belonging as essential factors for learning and for a successful university experience for all students
- Recommend practical strategies for supporting students’ mental wellbeing at each stage of the student lifecycle
Introduction
The experience of transition is central to the student experience, and also a significant psychological challenge, recognised as an important factor in student ...
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