Is this course right for me?

Target Audience: Staff who have a wellbeing element to their role (PDA / Disability Support etc)

This pilot session is for staff who provide student wellbeing support as part of their role, whether that’s your main focus or just one of your responsibilities. It’s designed to help you create an environment where students feel safe, supported, and able to talk about how they’re feeling, free from stigma or discrimination.

Please only sign-up for this course if you have a student wellbeing element to your role - if you do not then you would be better suited to do the 'all staff' version which you can access here: https://bookings.strath.ac.uk/Home/Course/7061

Together we’ll explore:

• How to recognise and challenge stigmatising language

• Supporting students who may face overlapping or intersectional experiences of mental health stigma

• Pathways of support and how to signpost effectively within your wellbeing remit

• Practical ways to remove barriers to open conversations

The session will help you build confidence in discussing mental health and think critically about what truly helps - and what doesn’t - when supporting students. You’ll also work on action planning with an anti-stigma approach, ensuring your support is inclusive, respectful of boundaries, and tailored to the realities of your role.

This course has been developed and will be delivered by See Me, in partnership with the University Workplace Wellbeing Team. It’s shaped by some important research findings:

• 79% of Scottish students have experienced unfair treatment from teachers, lecturers, tutors or trainers because of their mental health (See Me).

• In 2022, 36% of university students reported moderately severe or severe symptoms of depression, and 57% said they hid a mental health problem for fear of stigma (Mental Health Foundation).

The Mental Health Foundation recommends that universities find new ways to build staff skills, knowledge and confidence to better support student wellbeing.

This pilot session is See Me and Think Positive’s response, designed to spark fresh thinking about what really helps (and what doesn’t) when supporting open, confident conversations about mental health.

Prerequisites