Road From Ryerson: A New Pathway for Graduating Student Transition Support
Presentation created by: Rachel Barreca, Andrew Bisnauth, Bailey Parnell
According to Schlossberg (1981), transition occurs when an event (or non-event) changes our assumptions about the world and our place in it as well as our subsequent behaviour and relationships. Higher education pays a lot of attention to the ‘moving in’ transitional needs of new students. Traditionally, less concentrated attention is paid to the ‘moving out’ phase. While Career & Alumni programming provide support to graduating students at most institutions, we don’t offer many activities designed to help people recognize and process the impact of transition on identity and mental health. A small group of staff at Ryerson is changing how our students are supported through this transition with a new program called #RoadFromRyerson. We aim to fill an existing gap in programming and create a more holistic developmental experience in the lifecycle of Ryerson students.
Our presentation starts with an explanation/review of Schlossberg’s theory and a detailed description of our program through the lens of this theory. We share the results of our initial program and the next steps we want to take to expand the project with more partners so we can meet more of our students’ needs during their final year on campus. Finally, we will run an interactive activity designed to uncover best practices of graduation transition support on other campuses and to help participants commit to a new practice at their home institution.
Road From Ryerson: A New Pathway for Graduating Student Transition Support
Presentation created by: Rachel Barreca, Andrew Bisnauth, Bailey Parnell
According to Schlossberg (1981), transition occurs when an event (or non-event) changes our assumptions about the world and our place in it as well as our subsequent behaviour and relationships. Higher education pays a lot of attention to the ‘moving in’ transitional needs of new students. Traditionally, less concentrated attention is paid to the ‘moving out’ phase. While Career & Alumni programming provide support to graduating students at most institutions, we don’t offer many activities designed to help people recognize and process the impact of transition on identity and mental health. A small group of staff at Ryerson is changing how our students are supported through this transition with a new program called #RoadFromRyerson. We aim to fill an existing gap in programming and create a more holistic developmental experience in the lifecycle of Ryerson students.
Our presentation starts with an explanation/review of Schlossberg’s theory and a detailed description of our program through the lens of this theory. We share the results of our initial program and the next steps we want to take to expand the project with more partners so we can meet more of our students’ needs during their final year on campus. Finally, we will run an interactive activity designed to uncover best practices of graduation transition support on other campuses and to help participants commit to a new practice at their home institution.
Service Assessment Tool for Post-Secondary Student Mental Health
Su-Ting Teo, Ryerson University, Meg Houghton, Humber College, Cheryl Washburn, UBC, John Meissner, Carleton University
In follow up to the CACUSS 2014 presentation: “In House and Outsourced Health and Counselling Services: How Do They Stack Up?”, a group of practitioners representing diverse post-secondary institutions across Canada will present a paper to assist campuses in making objective decisions regarding health and counselling services to best meet the needs of their students.
When Health Care Institutions and Post Secondary Collaborate to change the Landscape for Student Mental Health: The Case of the Mobile Mental Health Team
BY: Su-Ting Teo, Ryerson Unviersity
Karen Cornies, Redeemer University College,
Louisa Drost, Mohawk College
Recognizing the critical mental health needs of students, PSEs are looking for fast effective referrals. Partnerships with local health care agencies can be of tremendous benefit in providing such services. Join us to hear about Hamilton PSEs working with St. Joseph’s Hamilton Healthcare staff and community services to launch a collaborative initiative called the Youth Wellness Centre and the Mobile Mental Health Team. Hear about Ryerson’s efforts and be inspired to launch your own initiative!
A Student at Every Table
BY: Bailey Parnell
We’re all here for the students and it’s important we are delivering our services in ways that connect with them. Who understands students better than students? This is why it’s important we incorporate them in the decision-making processes of student affairs.
Using real world examples, those who attend this presentation will understand why having a student at your table is necessary and will learn easy ways to incorporate them into the decision making process. What’s important is that we believe in the value of their opinions. I will explain how this concept benefits both the student and the student affairs portfolio.
Bridging the Gap from Hospital to School: Lessons learned from the NAvigaTe Project.
BY: Su-Ting Teo, Ryerson University
Janine Robb, University of Toronto
Andrea Levinson, University of Toronto,
Sarah Bell, University of Toronto
Ryerson University, York University and the University of Toronto have partnered in the development and implementation of a program model that supports post-secondary students to connect to appropriate services during the critical transition back to school following a stay in hospital for a mental health reason. The goals of the NAvigaTe Project were to develop a program model and toolkit that could and be shared with other PSE institutions. This session will focus on sharing quantitative and qualitative data collected, as well as lessons learned from the implementation of the one-year pilot.
Service Assessment Tool for Post-Secondary Student Mental Health
Su-Ting Teo, Ryerson University, Meg Houghton, Humber College, Cheryl Washburn, UBC, John Meissner, Carleton University
In follow up to the CACUSS 2014 presentation: “In House and Outsourced Health and Counselling Services: How Do They Stack Up?”, a group of practitioners representing diverse post-secondary institutions across Canada will present a paper to assist campuses in making objective decisions regarding health and counselling services to best meet the needs of their students.
When Health Care Institutions and Post Secondary Collaborate to change the Landscape for Student Mental Health: The Case of the Mobile Mental Health Team
BY: Su-Ting Teo, Ryerson Unviersity
Karen Cornies, Redeemer University College,
Louisa Drost, Mohawk College
Recognizing the critical mental health needs of students, PSEs are looking for fast effective referrals. Partnerships with local health care agencies can be of tremendous benefit in providing such services. Join us to hear about Hamilton PSEs working with St. Joseph’s Hamilton Healthcare staff and community services to launch a collaborative initiative called the Youth Wellness Centre and the Mobile Mental Health Team. Hear about Ryerson’s efforts and be inspired to launch your own initiative!
A Student at Every Table
BY: Bailey Parnell
We’re all here for the students and it’s important we are delivering our services in ways that connect with them. Who understands students better than students? This is why it’s important we incorporate them in the decision-making processes of student affairs.
Using real world examples, those who attend this presentation will understand why having a student at your table is necessary and will learn easy ways to incorporate them into the decision making process. What’s important is that we believe in the value of their opinions. I will explain how this concept benefits both the student and the student affairs portfolio.
Bridging the Gap from Hospital to School: Lessons learned from the NAvigaTe Project.
BY: Su-Ting Teo, Ryerson University
Janine Robb, University of Toronto
Andrea Levinson, University of Toronto,
Sarah Bell, University of Toronto
Ryerson University, York University and the University of Toronto have partnered in the development and implementation of a program model that supports post-secondary students to connect to appropriate services during the critical transition back to school following a stay in hospital for a mental health reason. The goals of the NAvigaTe Project were to develop a program model and toolkit that could and be shared with other PSE institutions. This session will focus on sharing quantitative and qualitative data collected, as well as lessons learned from the implementation of the one-year pilot.