Nicola Barden & Ruth Caleb 
Student Mental Health and Wellbeing in Higher Education [EPUB ebook] 
A practical guide

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

Cuprins

Part 1: The context

Chapter 1: Higher Education in the twenty-first century: changes and challenges for mental wellbeing – Ruth Caleb and Nicola Barden

Chapter 2: The legal positions: obligations and limits – Sian Jones-Davies

Part 2: Mental health

Chapter 3: Student Mental Health and the Developing Mind – Dominique Thompson

Chapter 4: The student life cycle: pressure points and transitions – Denise Meyer

Chapter 5: Cultural approaches to Mental Health Among Migrating Students – Antonio Ventriglio, Gurvinder Kalra and Dinesh Bhugra

Part 3: Policy and practice

Chapter 6: From strategy to policy and procedure: Making mental health policies work – Ruth Caleb

Chapter 7: Academic and departmental support – Ann-Maria Houghton

Chapter 8: Professional support in Higher Education – Nic Streatfield

Chapter 9: Risk and crisis: Managing the challenges – Nicola Barden

Chapter 10: Supporting staff: Creating the conditions for confident support – Andrew Reeves

Despre autor

Dr Ruth Caleb MBE is a wellbeing consultant, trainer and psychotherapist, BACP member and registered with UKCP, who specialises in the mental health and wellbeing of students and staff in higher education.  She is also a supervisor and tutor on the Metanoia Institute / Middlesex University Doctorates in Psychotherapy and Counselling Psychology programmes.  She has over 30 years’ experience as a counsellor and psychotherapist in a wide variety of settings, including the National Aids Helpline, Child Line, fertility counselling and private practice. Over the last 25 years she has specialised in mental health and wellbeing support for university students and staff.  She was Head of Counselling at Brunel University London from 1999 to 2017.   Ruth was Chair of the Mental Wellbeing in Higher Education (MWBHE) Working Group from 2012 to 2018 and was a member of Universities UK’s Mental Health in HE programme working group. She has worked strategically at a national level, including addressing and contributing to All-Party Parliamentary Group meetings on student health and informing Members of Parliament speaking in parliamentary debates involving student wellbeing.  Previously Ruth was Chair of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy’s Universities and Colleges Executive Committee (2008-2010) and a member of the BACP International Research Committee (2003-2006). She has published articles and book chapters on student mental health and wellbeing, ethical practice, organisational support and the role of a counselling service.