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Presentation
In this session, Dr Dominique Thompson (Independent Mental Health Consultant, Buzz Consulting) shares supportive practices when assisting staff, students and family following the death of a student. Also, she'll address the specific challenges from her review of sudden student deaths
How you handle a traumatic event and liaise with those affected from student death can influence the long-term outcomes for the affected individuals, with university staff sometimes finding themselves at the epicentre of unexpected and challenging circumstances when balancing support. Delegates will find out about the learnings from sudden student deaths to cultivate a no-blame approach at their institution.
Dr Dominique Thompson is a multi-award winning former GP, young people's mental health expert, TEDx speaker, author and educator, with over two decades of NHS clinical experience.
Dom now works as an independent mental health consultant and speaker, whilst holding roles including; President of the Student Health Association, membership of the UK government’s Higher Education Mental Health Implementation Taskforce, and Clinical Advisor to NICE and Student Minds.
She is author of The Student Wellbeing Series (Trigger Press) for young people, and co-author of How to Grow a Grown Up (PenguinRandomHouse) for parents.
Dom has done two TEDx talks; ‘What I learnt from 78000 GP consultations with university students’ and ‘Understanding Why’.
She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA).
For information about Dom’s work as a consultant and speaker see www.buzzconsulting.co.uk and check out www.growingagrownup.com for free parenting blogs and resources.