This event will include:

  • Reflections on sector progress/challenges
  • The University of East London’s ‘Empowerment 360 ( Beyond Adversity)’ project
  • Overview of project and Hub, including key findings
  • Interactive session: Introduction to evaluating student mental health interventions

Speakers: 

  • John De Pury, Senior Advisor and Consultant in Health & Education (previously Assistant Director Policy, Universities UK)
  • Dr Helen Lawson, Research Programmes Manager, TASO
  • Tatjana Damjanovic, Research Officer, TASO
  • Rebecca Page-Tickell, Associate Professor and Director of Education & Experience, Royal Docks School of Business & Law, University of East London
  • Dr Emma Davies, Beyond Adversity Project Lead, University of East London
    Arwel Pritchard, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, University of East London
  • Professor Bugewa Apampa, Pro Vice-Chancellor of Education & Experience, University of East London
TimingContent
13:45Arrive - refreshments
14:00Introduction:

What will be covered
Introduction to the student mental health context
14:10UEL example of practice - Empowerment 360:

Overview of intervention

Intervention approach / resources required

Intervention evaluation

Recommendations / next steps

Audience Q&A
14:30Overview of project:

Key findings from literature review; best available evidence

Overview of hub itself and key elements

How you can get involved

Audience Q&A
15:00Break
15:15Interactive workshop on evaluating student mental health interventions:

Using evidence for developing evaluation

Developing ToCs

Core Theory of Change of an example mental health intervention.

Final discussion and QA
16:15Pro Vice-Chancellor of Education & Experience remarks