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Often we hear students say “I wish I had known about this support before now.” With many different resources and services available to you, it can be hard to keep track of them all.
If you are experiencing more complex or elevated challenges, or require support to be coordinated through multiple departments or services, it’s best to connect with the Dean of Students office directly for help.
Laurier students are a big part of the reason we’re known as a supportive and caring community. Students often help connect each other to the right services and people, especially during challenging situations or circumstances. Recognizing the significant impact that personal challenges (mental health, financial insecurity, personal safety issues etc.) can have on students’ academic and personal success, timely help and a coordinated and caring approach can make a big difference for a student needing support.
You can help connect a student to support by walking them to the appropriate office, offering to help them make a call, or reviewing support options with them.
In cases where you are worried about the safety or well-being of another student, you can seek support from the Dean of Students office on how to best help. We can provide information about resources, talk through different ways of offering support and help come up with a plan.
Reasons to Connect With Us
There are four reasons why you should connect with us:
New this year, the Care Report is another option to help you share your concerns or help connect a fellow student to support.
A Care Report is an online form that students, faculty and staff can submit to help ensure students are getting the right support. Before submitting the report, you are encouraged to discuss it with the person you are worried about or referring for support. This helps make sure that the student of concern is not surprised if someone from the Dean of Students office does outreach, and that they are better positioned to welcome the care and support.
Once a Care Report is received from you, it is reviewed by staff in the Dean of Students office to determine next steps. Considerations include whether the student of concern is already connected to our office or to other supports, along with what level of support would be most helpful. Follow up may include:
Most importantly, we want to ensure a respectful, coordinated and caring approach in any next steps.
Ultimately, it is up to each student to choose whether they wish to participate with the available support. While most are thankful to learn more about the support options, and indicate feeling encouraged and supported by our staff, some students just aren’t ready to take those next steps. And that’s okay, because we’ll be here for whenever they are.
Contact Us:
Waterloo campus
E:
deanofstudentswl@wlu.ca
T:
519.884.0710 x3533
Office Location: Fred Nichols Campus Centre 2-209
Brantford campus
E:
deanofstudentsbr@wlu.ca
T:
519.756.8228 x5716
Office Location: One Market 207-40