stepping into the new
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Workshop delivered by Jackie Head to the Europan Association for Counsellors April 2014TRANSCRIPT
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Stepping into the NewMaking a positive transition to Higher Education
Jackie Head
Head of Student Counselling, University of Bristol
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Workshop Outline
• Who goes to University?
• Charting your journey
• Some student examples
• Markers of wellbeing
• Special cases
• What helps?
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Who goes to University?
• Brightest and best?• I sent my head to University• Transition to HE begins early• Opportunities and challenges• A goldfish bowl / a pressure cooker
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Wellbeing and work
‘Skills for study include the ability to maintain appropriate work-life balance and psychological equilibrium, to manage stress and work collaboratively with others, to remain motivated and avoid procrastination, and to develop emotional intelligence and psychological coping strategies.’
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Charting your journey
Milestones
Strengths & Fault lines and their impact
What is my core belief about myself?
Educational self esteem
Skills for study
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Some examples
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Five Ways to Wellbeing
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Pre-existing and emerging MH difficulties
Movement from one CMHT to anotherGeographical distance from known Lost support networksStigma
Not everyone understandsThoughts feelings and behaviourWhere is new support network?
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When someone has emerging mental health difficulties at University there can be new challenges
Confusion and destabilisation to one’s sense of self
Feeling constrained by our own/others prejudices
Difficult symptoms to manage
Being unfamiliar with how to access support
Feeling driven towards behaviour (coping strategies) which might not help
Loss of the ‘old me’
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What helps?
• Awareness of strengths and needs• Normalise talking about mental health• Signpost to support (Tutor/DSA/CMHT)• Fresh starts balanced with safety nets• Peer to peer connections• Tailored provision