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In higher education, psychotherapy and mental health are growing in importance. At the same time the higher education marketplace continues to change, which presents challenges for both students and staff. Our Higher Education Special Interest Group (HESIG) is for UKCP members with an interest in higher education who would like to collaborate and contribute their expertise.
In higher education, psychotherapy and mental health are growing in importance. At the same time the higher education marketplace continues to change, which presents challenges for both students and staff. Our Higher Education Special Interest Group (HESIG) is for UKCP members with an interest in higher education who would like to collaborate and contribute their expertise.
HESIG aims to achieve the above via coordinated online activity combined with regular public social events. These events will include debates with notable academics, support staff and/or psychotherapists in the public eye. The debates will cover the challenges to the mental health of students and staff in higher education and provide opportunities to bring together the wisdom of lived experience with professional expertise.
In addition, the UKCP HESIG will host educational events for psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors and other health professionals with an interest in higher education.
HESIG builds and disseminates best practice which supports the mental health of students and staff working in the higher education setting.
HESIG is a way for a group of UKCP members with shared interest to identify a range of key issues and common problems in mental health in higher education. These can then be researched further and key solutions identified on a more formal basis using the experience and expertise of the group.
HESIG members can share experiences and identify best practice for the whole group to learn and benefit from.
HESIG allows members to meet others working in higher education and facilitates mentoring and networking.
HESIG provides the potential for collaboration. Collaborative learning is cost effective and allows the development of common/best practice and an opportunity for joint training.
By providing opportunities for people from different organisations to collaborate, HESIG gives UKCP members a voice and greater influence with the national agenda and government initiatives on mental health policy in higher education.
HESIG intends to influence professional development needs for the sector, looking at how these can be met from within UKCP or via the group, by facilitating the pooling of joint resources or identifying key training needs.
By the invitation of the Chair:
If you would like to become a member or be put on the mailing list to find out about future HESIG events, please email: hesig@ukcp.org.uk.
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