Enhancing wellbeing for international students and the staff who support them – what is working and for who?

Mental health concerns are on the rise in Australia, however to date, there has been little research or attention on ways to support educators and their students in tertiary settings. This session will present the findings of a recent study on improving educator readiness to support student mental health, with a focus on strategies and mechanisms that can support international students, and the staff who support them.

Presenter

Ana Dabrowski, BEd Southern Cross, CELTA Cambridge, GCER Melb, CCPT Duke, MAAL  New England, MTESOL, MEd, PhD Melb

Dr Anna Dabrowski is a Senior Research Fellow in Education and Development at the Australian Council for Educational Research. Her research interests include staff and student mental health, international education policy, and gender and social inclusion. Anna also has extensive experience working with international students in her role as Adjunct Faculty at The University of Melbourne, and is passionate about generating research outcomes focused on improving conditions for staff and students in education settings For a list of her publications and recent reports, please see: SelectedWorks – Dr Anna Dabrowski