{"id":984,"date":"2019-09-26T09:42:45","date_gmt":"2019-09-26T09:42:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/shaping\/?page_id=984"},"modified":"2019-09-27T08:15:44","modified_gmt":"2019-09-27T08:15:44","slug":"action-area-5-ensure-access-to-effective-services","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/shaping\/action-area-5-ensure-access-to-effective-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Action Area 5: Ensure access to effective services"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ensuring that students who may be experiencing mental health difficulties have access to appropriate services and academic adjustments requires not only that those services are in place but also that barriers to access (awareness and perception) are addressed.<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

Mental health difficulties and mental illness are surrounded by misunderstanding and stigma. This impacts the treatment of and responses to individuals who experience such difficulties; it also affects individuals\u2019 acknowledgement of mental health difficulties when they arise and decisions to seek help or access support.<\/span><\/p>\n

Core activities (to undertake in the first year):<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n
    \n
  1. Ensuring diverse, visible and discreet student services to support wellbeing and learning (eg counselling, academic skills, careers)<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Collecting data for evidence-based evaluation of the accessibility and quality of services<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Active student involvement in the development, review and evaluation of services<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Additional activities may include:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

      \n
    • Auditing and developing appropriate print and online guides to accessing relevant school, university and community-based services \u2013 health and non-health \u2013 that may assist students experiencing psychological distress (such as counselling, medical services, financial aid, childcare, chaplaincy, international student services, disability support, indigenous programs, LGBTIQ networks, academic skills, careers advice)<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Developing or reviewing strategies to ensure that students take up the available services<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Developing or reviewing guides for university staff on referring a student who may be experiencing mental health difficulties to relevant services<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Possible indicators of progress:<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n
        \n
      • Number of, and participation in, diverse services to support wellbeing and personal development (eg counselling, academic skills, careers)<\/span><\/li>\n
      • Proportion of off-campus, part-time or distance students accessing services<\/span><\/li>\n
      • Feedback from students on the quality of services<\/span><\/li>\n
      • Average waiting times for services<\/span><\/li>\n
      • Ratio of the number of counsellors to the student population<\/span><\/li>\n
      • Proportion of students applying for special consideration related to mental wellbeing.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        Ensuring that students who may be experiencing mental health difficulties have access to appropriate services and academic adjustments requires not only that those services are in place but also that barriers to access (awareness and perception) are addressed. Mental health difficulties and mental illness are surrounded by misunderstanding and stigma. This impacts the treatment of…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":704,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-984","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P9xEmc-fS","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":979,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/shaping\/action-area-3-strengthen-community-awareness-and-actions\/","url_meta":{"origin":984,"position":0},"title":"Action Area 3: Strengthen community awareness and actions","author":"Adam Wilkinson","date":"September 26, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Mental health and wellbeing is supported when individuals within a community have the information and abilities needed to identify options and make decisions and choices conducive to good health. 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