Responding to students in distress - online

Course description

PLEASE NOTE: This is a FLO Online Course available all the time.

Please click the Enrol now button and a registration link in the acknowledgement email will take you through to the topic.

Teaching and professional staff are often the first to respond in times when study and life have overwhelmed a student. To assist, we have created this course to build staff confidence in responding to students in distress in a way that respects the boundaries of their role.

This course has been adapted from the Protocols for assisting distressed students: Essentials course by RMIT. The course is essential for professional and academic staff in student facing roles. Regardless of the role, all Flinders staff are working in an environment in which they may come into contact with students in distress and as such the course is recommended for all staff.  

Type of course

Online course

What you will learn

In this course, you'll be completing 3 modules covering

• Student distress and your role
• Responding to student distress, and
• Looking after yourself.

Distress can be a sensitive topic for staff. Please consider whether now is the right time for you to be completing this course. Remember you can exit or pause the course at any time. Flinders People and Culture and Employee Assistance Program are available if you require further support.