In a separate room with comfortable chairs and cushions hanging on the wall on which students can withdraw to sit, an 86 -inch infocus compatible display, a wide angle camera and a microphone mounted on the ceiling are available for teleconferences.
“We have a peer support program. Students who run who can use Zoom And talk to someone sitting at his home or on the Blue Bell campus, 50 minutes by car, “says Kang. This configuration saves away from distant students or those on other campuses to have to come to Potstown to do a session in person.
The reaction of students to the resources of the MCCC Wellness Center was notable, says Kang.
“They are just impressed by space,” she says. “They come there and feel really comfortable. This semester has been used a lot – it is always busy. »»
A multidisciplinary approach can produce a nuanced technological offer
In January 2021, the University of Alabama in Birmingham presented a tailor -made health and well -being application – a collective effort of students, the IT division of the University, the Department of Student Affairs and Student Consulting Services, according to Angela Stowe, Director of Services advice to students.
“The students manifested themselves Request an application This gave them 24/7 access to peer support, ”explains Stowe. “But the more we talked about it, we realized that they were actually looking for a mental health center on the campus where they could simply go to one place and connect with all kinds of resources.”
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After group discussions, the application development effort gained momentum with the start of the COVVI-19 pandemic. Today, students can use it to create a Customizable Autosoin Plan This implies elements, such as nutrition and stress management, based on predefined or personalized prompts. They can also check the articles they finish every day and record their well-being objectives and progress in a daily newspaper.
Through the Uabwell applicationStudents can access information on available mental health services and be connected to respondents to emergency services. They can also see the next events of the campus linked to mental health on a live calendar flow and watch videos produced by the UAB on subjects such as yoga and mindfulness.
Data confidentiality and security were a central consideration when developing the application, explains Stowe. The team was aware that students could be concerned about who could see information about them.
“We have designed our application so that people don’t have to connect,” she says. “We have no idea who downloads the application. The only activity we can see involves our videos because they are directly linked to a YouTube playlist, so that we can see how many parts they had. “”
A committee meets approximately three times a year to decide on applications – some of which are based on the comments of an investigation distributed to students through the school management system.
“We will do beta versions, tests, we will comment,” says Stowe. “The computer team will work and then publish an update when we are ready. We were able to do it several times a year, just to refresh it. »»