UCL DEAN OF STUDENTS

Managing Student Mental Health

UCL Student Psychological Services & Dean of Students Office

What is expected of us?

UCL’s Student Mental Health Policy

http://www.ucl.ac.uk/academic-manual/part-5/student-mental-health

The Dean of Students Office

http://www.ucl.ac.uk/dean-of-students/

Dean of Students - Dr Ruth Siddall (Earth Sciences)

Deputy Dean of Students - Dr Paul Greening (Civil Engineering)

Advisor to Women Students - Dr Hilary Richards (Life Sciences)

Multifaith Chaplaincy - Rev. Jenny Welsh, Mr. Yusuf Kaplan

Contacts:

dean.of.students@ucl.ac.uk

r.siddall@ucl.ac.uk ext 32758

paul.greening@ucl.ac.uk ext 32718

h.richards@ucl.ac.uk ext 40884

UCL Student Disability Service

http://www.ucl.ac.uk/registry/about/division/disability

Danny Marfany - Disability Advisor (Mental Health)

d.marfany@ucl.ac.uk ext 30100

Student Psychological Services

http://www.ucl.ac.uk/student-psychological-services/index_home

Cause for concern raised

Meeting arranged with student

student agrees to engage with support

services

Situation is managed

Student refuses to engage with support

services

Case conference panel convened

everything OK

Management of situation breaks

down

A decision is reached for management of the

situation and, if necessary, conditions are imposed

Fieldwork/Study Abroad

Considerations …

• safety of student and safety of others

• availability of support (including emergency support)

• availability of medication

RISK ASSESSMENT!

• If the risk is deemed too high, then the student should be offered alternative assessment.

• Decision should be agreed with the Dean of Students Office

Student Residences

• Suitability for student accommodation

• Vulnerability and impact on other residents

• Support in student residences

Out of Hours: Warden and Vice-Warden Teams

Daytime: contact the specific student residence or UCL Student Residences https://www.ucl.ac.uk/residences/

Behaviour requiring Disciplinary Action

UCL’s Disciplinary Code is available in the academic manual at:http://www.ucl.ac.uk/academic-manual/part-5/disciplinary-code

• Mental illness is not accepted as an excuse for breach of UCL’s disciplinary code.

Contact: Ruth Siddall

Crisis Management

Take student to UCH

or

Dial 999 (ambulance and, if necessary police)

Also…

London Nightline: http://www.nightline.org.uk/

Samaritans: http://www.samaritans.org/

UCL Crisis Support:

http://www.ucl.ac.uk/support-pages/crisis_support

Professionalism

When to be friends with students …?

Don’t take on more than you (or your family) can deal with!