As part of our health series
As part of Bupa's best blog competitions for 2015
And not end up like RMIT
Often the policies on disclosing mental health for students is not clear. Students often fear embarrassment and shame, particularly students from Asian countries. From time to time the Student Union has dealt with students who have mental health problems.
This is a growing problem. Currently RMIT DLU sees about 900 students in one year. In 2011 Meld did an article about this issue. International students don't know where to seek help in Melbourne.
University pressures and adjusting to a University environment is quite high. It is even higher for International students who also have to learn about Australian culture
One way is to have on site psychiatrists to assist students for free. It can come out of the SSAF funding. I have been talking to RUSU and they said that RMIT will employ more student mentors as of next year to assist the disabled.
But Melbourne and Monash have affordable onsite health services which assist students. Some of them are for free and others there is a very small fee.
RMIT"s health service is online.
But the outside private ones charge a big fee, some of which may not be covered under the OHSC.
Being inclusive
Policies need to be inclusive of students with a disability. RMIT's policies are not.
They are also anti racist but they need to be more inclusive of students needs rather than just taking their money. Money isn't everything; an education is. Students have to be happy at the place that they are studying at. If not, why not?
As part of Bupa's best blog competitions for 2015
And not end up like RMIT
Often the policies on disclosing mental health for students is not clear. Students often fear embarrassment and shame, particularly students from Asian countries. From time to time the Student Union has dealt with students who have mental health problems.
This is a growing problem. Currently RMIT DLU sees about 900 students in one year. In 2011 Meld did an article about this issue. International students don't know where to seek help in Melbourne.
University pressures and adjusting to a University environment is quite high. It is even higher for International students who also have to learn about Australian culture
One way is to have on site psychiatrists to assist students for free. It can come out of the SSAF funding. I have been talking to RUSU and they said that RMIT will employ more student mentors as of next year to assist the disabled.
But Melbourne and Monash have affordable onsite health services which assist students. Some of them are for free and others there is a very small fee.
RMIT"s health service is online.
But the outside private ones charge a big fee, some of which may not be covered under the OHSC.
Being inclusive
Policies need to be inclusive of students with a disability. RMIT's policies are not.
They are also anti racist but they need to be more inclusive of students needs rather than just taking their money. Money isn't everything; an education is. Students have to be happy at the place that they are studying at. If not, why not?
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