Disabled Students Allowance (DSA) Non-Medical Help (NMH)

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• Provision of support in Higher Education which facilitates competence in self-management of a mental health difficulty or long term health condition.

• Help students come to terms and understand their diagnosis and any medication they have been prescribed in relation to the impact it may have on their studies.

• Identification of triggers that can impact a person’s ability to cope with their illness and academic study.

• Provision of support to develop coping strategies to manage and/or negate the impact of identified triggers.

• Psychoeducation.

• Help students to develop and maintain realistic study patterns.

• Enhance the students ability to overcome barriers to success in Higher Education through empowering the student to self-advocate.

• Provide the student with a more equal chance to achieve success with attaining positive academic and personal goal success.

• Support with timetabling, attendance, organisation, planning, goal setting.

• Understanding and managing self-imposed expectations about appropriate levels of study.

• Provide motivation and confidence techniques to improve opportunities to succeed in both education and life.

• Provide support in meetings with academics and faculty.

 A Specialist Mentor can also work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide person centred holistic support. In addition, our Specialist Mentor has extensive experience of working with people who have a diagnosis of ADHD, ASC and/or Au'DHD.