Can students with mental illness complete HSC, TAFE or University course?
Definitely! As mentioned above prevention is always better than response and cure so if the supports are in place for the entire school, TAFE or Uni population, ensuring students know that they will not be ostracized or stigmatized in anyway when seeking help, problems are much less likely to occur. These people may need extra support in times leading up to exams or having major works marked. The biggest problem experienced by many students with mental illness is that they are often perfectionists and may need to be encouraged that “good enough is in fact good enough”. People with obsessive compulsive disorder, bipolar and other illnesses often want things to be perfect. Vision in Mind recommends that your staff and students consider doing the Mental Health First Aid Course. You could in fact make this a part of your curriculum e.g. as a part of you PDHPE program or your interdisciplinary projects in Uni. Your staff will benefit greatly from this and will feel much more peaceful about
