Supporting Student Wellbeing and Safety

This module takes us through how we can support tauira, students, in a pastoral care capacity as kaimahi, staff, at Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland.

Completing this learning will enable you to:

• Have a broad understanding of the range and types of challenges tauira face while at university.
• Understand the basics of the Pastoral Care Code of Practice.
• Understand the University’s role and the limitations in supporting tauira.
• Understand the range of support services universities typically provide.
• Understand your role, and your boundaries, as kaimahi when encountering tauira in difficulty.
• Know how to get help for tauira and refer them to appropriate services.
• Feel more confident in handling difficult or uncomfortable situations until help arrives.