Mental health and higher education in Australia / / edited by Abraham P. Francis and Margaret-Anne Carter

• Pubblicazione: Singapore : , : Springer, , [2022]; ©2022
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (361 pages)
• Disciplina: 411
• Soggetto topico: Clinical psychology; Psicologia clínica; Assistència psiquiàtrica; Universitats
• Soggetto geografico: Austràlia
• Soggetto genere / forma: Llibres electrònics
• Persona (resp. second.): FrancisAbraham P.; CarterMargaret-Anne
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Foreword -- Declarations -- Acknowledgements -- About This Book -- Contents -- About the Editors -- An Evolving Higher Education Landscape in Australia Including Institutional and Curriculum Responses -- Introduction -- The Context and the Background -- Introduction to the Book -- References -- Developing a University Mental Health Framework for Australia -- Background -- International Context -- Process for Developing the Australian Framework -- Consultation -- Key Themes Emerging Through the Consultations -- Consider the Context -- Thematic Content -- Tone and Design -- Themes from Students -- Divergent Views and Perspectives -- Overview of the Final Framework -- Towards Implementation -- Conclusion -- References -- COVID-19 and the Changing Higher Education Landscape: The Impact on Academics and Their Well-Being -- Introduction -- Methods and Procedures -- Data Description -- Data Analysis -- Results -- Discussion -- Conclusion and Ways Forward -- References -- Cultural Partnership Practice and Mental Health in Higher Education -- Context -- Cultural Diversity and Mental Health -- Ways Forward -- Conclusion -- References -- Investigating Whether Law Schools in the UK and Australia Are Workplaces that Support the Wellbeing of Law Teachers -- Introduction -- Methodology -- A Summary of the Results of the 2017 UK and Australian Law Teacher Studies -- The Overarching Theme of the Negative Impact of Neoliberalism on the Tertiary Sector -- The Impact of Poor Management Styles, and Workload and Administrative Burdens in Combination with a Lack of Teacher Support -- The Impact of a Lack of Trust, Transparency and Respect, and the Need for Higher Levels of Communication and Autonomy -- Summary of Results of the 2020 UK and Australian Law Teacher Studies. ; Summary of Responses to the Question About What Universities Should Implement or Change to Improve Staff Quality of Working Life in the Short Term and Long Term as a Result of the COVID-19 Pandemic -- Summary of Responses to the Question 'Please Explain What You Think Your University Could Do More Generally to Improve Staff Quality of Working Life'? -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- Employing Humanistic Teaching Approaches to Promote Student Wellbeing in Higher Education -- Introduction -- The Concept of Humanism -- A Humanistic Approach to Teaching -- Translating a Humanistic Teaching Philosophy into Implementable Principles -- The Challenges of Implementing a Humanistic Pedagogy -- Conclusion -- References -- Student Support in Rural Medical Education: What Does Evidence-Based Practice Look Like? -- Introduction -- Risk of Academic Failure -- The High Cost of Failure -- What Does Support for Medical Students Look Like? -- James Cook University Medicine Student Risk Management Model -- Regional, Rural, and Remote Students -- Managing At-Risk Students -- MBBS Home Group Program -- Building Resilience -- MBBS Student Support -- Student Attendance -- Identifying Students at Risk of Failing -- Student Feedback to Inform the Outcomes -- On-Campus Versus Online? -- Conclusions -- References -- Interdisciplinary Research Initiatives -- Exploring Visual Art Students' Wellbeing: A Multi-level Research Approach -- A Rationale for the VAW Research Project -- Methodology -- Theoretical Framework -- Research Methods -- Participant Recruitment and Demographics -- Analysis -- Describing the Participants' University Experiences and Wellbeing -- Quantitative Findings -- Qualitative Findings -- Exploring Ways to Improve and Sustain Student Wellbeing -- Discussion and Further Recommendations -- References. ; Reimagining Higher Education Curricula for Creative and Performing Artists: Creating More Resilient and Industry-Ready Graduates -- Introduction -- Artists: History, Perceptions and Mental Health -- The 2020 Pandemic, Art and the Future of Creative Industries -- Implications for Higher Education Programs in Creative and Performing Arts in the "New Normal" -- Conclusions -- References -- Embedding an Aboriginal Well-Being Intervention in Australian Social Work Curriculum -- Introduction -- Background -- Findings and Discussion -- Conclusions -- References -- Promoting the Mental Wellbeing of Law Students Through the Curriculum and Communities of Practice -- Introduction -- The Wellbeing of Law Students in Australia -- The State of the Legal Education Curriculum in Australia -- Law School Strategies to Address the Mental Wellbeing of Students -- Addressing the Emotional Wellbeing of Law Students Through Curriculum Change -- Mindfulness Practices and Building Resilience -- Student Transformation -- Fostering a Sense of Belonging for Online Students -- Conclusion -- References -- How Perfectionism, Procrastination and Parenting Styles Impact Students Mental Health and How Mindfulness and Self-Compassion May be the Antidote -- Introduction -- Common Causes of Student Stress -- Perfectionism -- Procrastination -- Parenting Styles -- Regulating the Autonomic Nervous System: Developing Tools to Mediate Perfectionism, Procrastination and Attachment Needs -- Mindfulness and Self-Compassion -- Building Resilience: How Educational Institutions Can Support Students -- Conclusion -- References -- The Higher Education Experience of Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Impact on Mental Well-Being: A Review of the Literature -- Introduction -- Methodology -- Higher Education Arrangements in the COVID-19 Pandemic. ; Online Higher Education During the Pandemic: Opportunities and Challenges -- The Online Migration of LTA and Experience of Students -- The Mental Well-Being of Students in Higher Education -- Impact of the Pandemic on the Mental Health of Students in Higher Education -- Overall Impact of the Pandemic on the Mental Health of Students -- Impact of Lockdown on the Mental Health of Students -- Impact of Quarantine on the Mental Health of Students -- Coping Mechanisms of Students -- Conclusion -- References -- Community Initiatives, Responses and Ways Forward -- The Impact of Relationship Issues on the Mental Health of Students in Higher Education -- Introduction -- Relationships in Higher Education -- Comorbidity Between Relationship Difficulties and Mental Health Issues -- Early Theoretical Underpinnings to Relationship Difficulty -- Conflict and Lack of Relationships Skills -- Self-defeating Attitudes and Behaviours in Education and Relationships -- Personality Traits Responsible for Issues in Education and Relationships -- A Way Forward -- Conclusion -- References -- Detoxing University Through Creative Engagement -- Introduction -- A Discourse of Dissonance -- Understanding Lived Experience in Higher Education -- Finding Alternative Ways of Knowing -- Art Heals -- Art-Based 'Togetherness' for Wellbeing -- Conclusion -- References -- Art, Truth and Beauty in the Classroom: Individual Creativity, Knowledge and the Natural Emergent Properties of a Self-organising System -- Introduction -- Can We Learn from the Past? -- How Does Science Inform Us? -- Are We Responding to Current Research? -- Implementation -- Conclusion -- References -- Australian International Border Closures: Impact on International Student Well-Being -- Introduction -- Why Do International Students Study in Australia? -- Literature Review -- The Cash Cow Phenomenon. ; Marketing Australia Higher Education -- Absence of Specialist Supports -- Poor Transitioning -- Poor Mental Health -- Suggested Supports -- Discussion -- References -- COVID-19 and Mental Health and Well-Being of Higher Education International Students -- Introduction -- COVID-19 and Mental Health -- COVID-19 and International Students -- Methods and Procedures -- Research Findings -- Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- Mental Health in Higher Education and the Community-Building Capability, Sharing Experience -- Background -- Mental Health in Higher Education -- Resilience -- The University and Community -- Some Local Examples of Collaboration and Partnerships -- Community Development -- Law -- Medical Training -- Youth -- Migrants and Refugees -- Suicide Prevention -- Community Mental Health -- Lived Experience -- Working Together for Mental Health -- References -- Interprofessional Collaboration in Promoting Wellbeing in the Higher Education Sector: The AMHHEC Experience -- Mentally Healthy Universities in Australia -- Interprofessional Communication -- AMHHEC Leadership -- Commitment and Acceptance -- Interprofessional Collaboration in the University Workplace -- Appendix -- References -- Mentally Healthy City Townsville: Promoting Wellbeing in Communities -- Introduction -- The Mentally Healthy City Townsville -- The Essence of the MHCT Approach -- MHCT Essentials -- Delivery Phases -- Future Directions for the MHCT -- Appendix: Mentally Healthy City Townsville-Charter of Actions -- References.
• Titolo autorizzato: Mental health and higher education in Australia
• ISBN: 981-16-8039-6; 981-16-8040-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910743345603321
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