The UniSA Staff Toolkit – Responding to students at risk is part of UniSA's commitment to enhancing and promoting the wellbeing of our community of staff and students. It has been developed to help all staff recognise and manage concerning, at risk, threatening or aggressive behaviours. It provides guidelines and practical strategies on how to support a student presenting with welfare and safety risks due to personal, academic or health issues.
Content in the Staff Toolkit is organised within the four topics below:
To access the UniSA Staff Toolkit: Responding to students at risk, click here to access the LearnOnline Staff Toolkit and enter your staff login and password.
The University of South Australia is dedicated in helping students achieve positive mental wellbeing.
Positive mental wellbeing is crucial for success at university. Students with positive mental wellbeing are better able to cope with stress, maintain focus, and manage their emotions effectively. Positive mental wellbeing also supports academic performance and a student's ability to navigate challenges during their academic journey.
UniSA recognises that we can positively and proactively influence the mental wellbeing of our students by continuing to evolve how we approach, normalise and support students in line with their perspectives and experiences.
The UniSA Student Mental Health Framework Project brings together students, student leaders, staff and mental health experts to achieve meaningful and sustainable outcomes for our student community.
This additional resource (Students in Distress Flowchart) was developed with the key aim to assist academic staff members to support students who may present to them in distress and offering steps for both immediate support and referring students to the counselling service or other student engagement unit services as required.
If you are involved in, or witness a serious or distressing incident on campus please contact Security – Call 88888 from internal University telephones – Call 1800 500 911 (24-hours, free call)
Staff are encouraged to view the online information to gain more skills on how respond to and support students in distress. You can access this through the Learnonline Staff Toolkit: Responding to Students at risk.
Staff can also access a new guideline on responding/managing student misconduct and is available on the University policy page under Codes, guidelines and procedures.