All Academic Personal Tutors should receive mental health awareness training

Extra Information: 

Currently APTs don't receive any mental health awareness training, despite being front line staff. If they had mental health awareness training it would mean better support for our students, better sign posting and more informed staff.

 

It doesn't mean they become counsellors, it just means they know what to say, and what not to say to students and where to sign post them too.  

Actions Taken

  • This Idea opened on 2nd October 2017 and closed for voting on 23rd October 2017.
  • This Idea has conditionally passed. Work will start on this Idea unless it is vetoed by two-thirds of the Student Council Meeting on 28 Nov 2017. Click here for more info

  • November 2017: Student Council agreed to pass this Idea. This Idea has been sent to The Executive for work to begin.

  • April 2021: The Head of Wellbeing Services at UWE confirmed this is an ongoing project which has now been formalised. 

Discuss

Sian Hampson
9:46am on 20 Oct 17 Hi Maximillian, if you read the extra information provided it states: "It doesn't mean they become counsellors, it just means they know what to say, and what not to say to students and where to sign post them too. " I wouldn't want APTs to become counselors as that would not be appropriately. However knowing how to adequately signpost I believe is essential.
Maximilian Rubens
12:55pm on 19 Oct 17 I don't think this should be a requirement as Councillors are the ones who are meant to address mental health issues.
John Wyatt
12:21pm on 4 Oct 17 Point of Information : There is a similar policy that is about to expire on this matter https://www.thestudentsunion.co.uk/pageassets/representation/policies/2014-11-Mental-Health-Support-at-UWE.pdf
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