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Lancaster University elevates student counselling and mental health services with Symplicity Advocate

Symplicity

Symplicity ® Advocate™ renowned worldwide for student case management with over 300 universities in its network, is thrilled to welcome Lancaster University as a new partner in the United Kingdom.

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Report Calls for Reforming Graduate School Debt and Data Collection

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Notably, among master’s degree programs, 180 social work programs, 176 student counseling programs, and 162 teacher education and professional development programs failed the debt-to-earnings tests. Forty-one percent of master’s programs and 67% of professional degree programs would not pass CEW’s proposed debt-to-earnings tests.

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Something solid when all is tumbling: The Student Counselling Service in the pandemic

Teaching Matters Academic Support

Photo credit: Cristina Gottardi, Unsplash CC0 In this post, Fingal Dorman, Counsellor at the University’s Student Counselling Service, reflects on the challenges of carrying on with his work from home and the importance of providing a solid space for students in particularly disquieting times… These times are unsettling.

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What is burnout and what does it feel like?

Teaching Matters Academic Support

Academic burnout appears to be under-studied, but a 2023 study found that out of the 22,983 students they included in the sample, over half of them were currently experiencing it. I tell students (and my co-workers) that it is a very stressful time to work and study.

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How two wellness providers are broadening the menu of mental health care services for students

University Business

Third-party teletherapy solutions have been some of the most attractive options for colleges struggling to meet student counseling demands amid reportedly declining rates of campus mental health. TimelyCare and Mantra Health’s commitment to self-guided services is their latest approach to student mental health.

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Student mental health at Edinburgh: An introduction from the Director of Student Wellbeing

Teaching Matters Academic Support

iStock [a-poselenov] The theme of student mental health has been covered recently in the national press which has been positive in that this has focused attention on the need for us to work together to enable students to flourish at university.

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Supporting student journeys

Teaching Matters Academic Support

For a student to navigate a path through this minefield, one must be ‘on the ball’ from day one, bringing an armoury of skills ranging from computer literacy, timetabling and map-reading to juggling, negotiating and generally managing the complex aspects of independent living, often for the first time.