Workshop
The University of York shares their toolkit to recognise, coordinate and take action on complex student cases where there’s a risk of harm (to themselves, to other students, to colleagues).
Specifically focusing on how this is done cross-institutionally and out of hours, this session explores how the University of York team work in tandem with on-call colleagues, training, ‘fitness to study’ procedures and through regular meetings, guidance and procedures to reduce the risk of harm in the university community.
You’re invited to share your practice and identify some of the common themes and challenges that are faced in this work, and you can contribute to shared drives of good practice with short presentations.
Martin is Deputy Director for Student Life and Wellbeing at the University of York. His work involves providing strategy and oversight in relation to the university's approach to student mental health, wellbeing, community development, advice, conduct, safety, engagement and safeguarding. Martin's professional background is in student community development and wellbeing work through the University's Colleges system.
He has previously worked in service delivery roles working with vulnerable children and adults, and with the families of people who are missing, and at a Students' Union.
Steve is a Senior Mental Health Practitioner with the University of York’s Open Door Team, where he leads a multidisciplinary team of practitioners embedded across academic departments.
Steve is a SWE (Social Work England) registered Social Worker and has worked as a practitioner and manager in Higher Education for over 20 years, across the fields of mental health and disability. Prior to moving into Higher Education, Steve worked in 3rd sector mental health crisis support, and drug and alcohol recovery services.
Jenny is the Deputy Head of Student Support at the University of York, holding responsibility for frontline wellbeing provision, and the delivery of supportive interventions such as the Support to Study process. She has worked in a variety of student-facing roles over the last 16 years, providing both ongoing support and crisis interventions.
