Irish University Students with Mental Health Difficulties
ISBN 9781916704855
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Table of contents

  • Cover
  • Half Title
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Acknowledgements
  • Dedication
  • Table of Contents
  • 1 Introduction
    • Learning objectives
    • Researching lived experience
    • A note on terminology
  • 2 The Irish context
    • Learning objectives
    • Introduction
    • Mental health in Ireland: A brief history
    • Higher education in Ireland
    • Current provision for students with mental health difficulties in higher education
    • Conclusion
  • 3 Transition to higher education
    • Learning objectives
    • Introduction
    • What is a transition?
    • The experience of transition
    • Disability Access Route to Education (DARE)
    • Conclusion
  • 4 Disability support
    • Learning objectives
    • Introduction
    • Diagnosis
    • Disability support service
    • Studying a mental health related subject as a student with a mental health difficulty
    • Conclusion
  • 5 The lived experience of navigating higher education with a mental health difficulty
    • Learning objectives
    • Introduction
    • The nature and meaning of higher education for students with mental health difficulties
    • Managing a mental health difficulty while at university
    • Perfectionism
    • Upside of “it”
    • Conclusion
  • 6 Analysis, implications, and reflections
    • Learning objectives
    • Introduction
    • 1.  Supporting transitions
    • 2.  Re-examining the model of provision of support for students with mental health difficulties
    • 3.  Financing widening participation
    • 4.  Investing in people and relationships
    • 5.  Celebrating and protecting the idea of a university
    • 6.  Honouring the voice, experience, and wisdom of students
    • Conclusion
  • Appendix
  • Recommended assignments
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index