Examples of Embedding Mental Wellbeing
These resources have been developed as part of the Embedding Mental Wellbeing Collaborative Enhancement Project 2021, supported and funded by QAA Membership.
Benefits for students:
Belonging & resilience
Benefits for practitioner(s)/ programme(s):
Practitioner preparedness & class dynamic
Benefits for institutions:
Whole University approach
Benefits for students:
Resilience & communication
Benefits for practitioner(s)/ programme(s):
Practitioner wellbeing & student engagement
Benefits for institutions:
Equitable access
Benefits for students:
Learning opportunity & preparedness
Benefits for practitioner(s)/ programme(s):
Enhanced student partnership & student achievement
Benefits for institutions:
Policy compliance
Benefits for students:
Reflection & confidence
Benefits for practitioner(s) / programme(s):
Practitioner confidence & practitioner preparedness
Benefits for institutions:
Engagement
Benefits for students:
Belonging & confidence
Benefits for practitioner(s)/ programme(s):
Student engagement & retention
Benefits for institutions:
Engagement
Benefits of embedding mental wellbeing
This project acknowledges and identifies that there are benefits of embedding mental wellbeing for students, practitioners or programmes, and institutions (including Students’ Unions). Benefits are measurable improvements from outcomes as seen by stakeholders that may be realised during an activity or a long time after an activity has concluded. For example, a student may instantly acknowledge the learning gained from an activity but it may be some time before this is recognised by a ratified award outcome.
For each of the examples within this resource the project team have identified the primary benefits that you may experience if you replicate this example within your own context. The project team encourages you to explore examples that may be appropriate for your context, you may want to start by asking ‘what is the benefit I am are trying to achieve from implementing this activity?’.