Category: Wellbeing

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Yasuhiro Kotera, University of Derby Academic Lead in Psychotherapy, looks at how online learning can improve outcomes for students with disabilities.

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Mental health in the workplace is high on the national agenda. Yasuhiro Kotera, Academic Lead in Psychotherapy at the University of Derby, looks at how NLP can help.

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Therapist and Psychoeducation Coordinator Joanna Baker, from the University of Derby, shares her insight and methods to combat stress.

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Dr. Fiona Holland, Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Derby, looks at how motivational interviewing can help people make positive changes.

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Dr William Van Gordon, Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Derby Online, examines how we can be addicted to ourselves, and puts readers to the test.

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Around 25% of university students experience mental health problems. Could self-compassion be the key to coping with shame arising from stigma?

Student, Tamzin Burch, describes how she settled into her new life in Derby. 

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Student, Eva Machova, describes hows she settled into her life in Derby after moving from the Czech Republic to study Media and Communications. 

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To support University Mental Health Day, the University of Derby's Joanna Baker explores the rising number of students experiencing mental health problems.

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Angela Pereira, Lecturer in Mental Health Nursing at the University of Derby, discusses why nursing students should take care of their own mental health.