Information for NUI Galway Staff

From time to time members of staff may encounter students who are very distressed. Quite often the distressed student may be underperforming academically. Some students may try to mask their distress by attributing academic underperformance to some other cause. Sometimes the issues that are the cause of the distress in the student may be relatively minor, other cases may be more complicated. Irrespective of whether the case is minor or severe, dealing with the distressed student requires some simple skills, and a knowledge of where you can refer the student for specific help.
The health and welfare of students is everyone's concern. It is important to be prepared for emergencies, but you should be aware that they occur very rarely and expert help is available.

While we do not provide counselling sessions for staff, support is available through the Employee Assistance Programme offered by the University.

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