Welcome!
Hello there! Nice of you to drop by 🙂 My name is Gareth and I am the eMental Health Project Officer at Flinders University. I […]
Programs for Flinders students to improve their wellbeing
Note: As you can imagine, most of our programs have finished for 2019, but the intention is that we run many of the same programs […]
Our Self-help Library
If you’ve been to the Health, Counselling and Disability Service before, you might have noticed we have various pamphlets and handouts on the walls. They […]
Some interesting psychology research from the BPS Research Digest
The BPS Research Digest is a blog that is definitely worth following. They write daily easily digestible articles on the latest psychology research and what […]
Bushfire recovery resources
Here at Health, Counselling and Disability Services we are mindful that some students and their families have been affected by the bushfires. Many organisations have […]
The OASIS Facebook Page
When students think of Health, Counselling and Disability Services (HCDS), they rightly think of the services we offer at the Student Centre (GPs, nurses, counsellors, […]
I don't have enough time!
This morning I was reading an article in InPsych – the regular newsletter of the Australian Psychological Society, of which I am a member. The […]
Develop your own wellbeing information diet
The term ‘diet’ refers to the sum of food and drink that a person consumes. An ‘information diet’ is the sum total of the information […]
An interactive workshop for people living with disability to learn facilita...
A news item from the Disability Services team 🙂 It is a training event for people living with disability. I have reproduced the information from […]
The problem with a transactional view of relationships
Back in 2018 I wrote a blog post titled ‘Is this a helpful way to think about relationships‘. I was responding to an article I […]
Nourish Adelaide
When SSAF funding was announced for 2020, I was disappointed to see that Eating Well @ Flinders was not funded. Eating Well @ Flinders was […]
Students telling students how to look after themselves
I’m a qualified health professional. That means I spend large amounts of time telling people to look after themselves. I have to admit, I enjoy […]
Let's talk about 'fitness for placement'
I did a presentation yesterday to Dietetics students about to head out on their work placements. Heading out on placement is an exciting, if not […]
Giving the Student Health and Wellbeing Blog more purpose in 2020
This blog has been been running since July 2017 – 2 and 1/2 years In that time we’ve posted 550+ blog posts and sent out […]