{"id":1312,"date":"2018-11-15T10:18:12","date_gmt":"2018-11-14T23:48:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/student-health-and-well-being\/?p=1312"},"modified":"2018-11-15T10:18:12","modified_gmt":"2018-11-14T23:48:12","slug":"meet-ali-barnes-wellbeing-promotion-officer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/student-health-and-well-being\/2018\/11\/15\/meet-ali-barnes-wellbeing-promotion-officer\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Ali Barnes – the Wellbeing Promotion Officer"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A week or so back I introduced you to Sascha<\/a> – she helps students with disability get jobs. Looking at the site clicks tells me there were quite a few of you that were happy to meet Sascha (in the digital realm that is), so I thought it appropriate to do such introductions more regularly. Today I am introducing you to Ali Barnes. She is the Wellbeing Promotion Officer with OASIS and a kick-arse person in general. Take it away Ali!………….<\/em><\/p>\n

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If someone asked you what the Wellbeing Promotion Office<\/strong>r does, it could be hard to narrow down what exactly that job would be. Or if that even existed at Flinders.<\/p>\n

Well it does and it\u2019s me \u2013 Ali, and this role is part of the Oasis<\/a>, the community wellbeing centre on campus.<\/p>\n

\"Ali\"<\/p>\n

Through student feedback and engagement, I develop and implement health promotion and wellbeing initiatives, at the OASIS and across the campus. This can be annual events, ongoing programs, training, volunteer coordination and one-off events all related to mental health and wellbeing.<\/p>\n

What I love the most is engaging directly with students, hearing what life is like for them, what they recommend, and being able to utilise that to deliver what students want, can get involved with, and benefit from.<\/p>\n

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Here is just a snapshot of what I\u2019ve been involved with 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n